daughter of the Porto Santo Governor and Portuguese nobleman‚ and soon after had a son named Diego Columbus. Some records claim that Filipa dies in 1485‚ others argue that Christopher left his wife. Either way‚ he found himself a 20-year-old mistress in Spain. Throughout his travels across Europe and East Africa in these earlier stages in his career‚ Christopher learned Portuguese‚ Latin and Castilian‚ as well as a good
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Portfolio. SZIU RANHIGS - North-West Management Institute (Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation) Portfolio on discipline: Английский язык (English for International Relations) Date: 25.12.2014 Completed: Shalovinskii Maksim Sergeyevich. I will begin with the presentation of texts on which I was preparing: Текст 1: About me. My name is Maksim Shalovinskii. I was born in 1996 9th of August
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The political causes of the wars of religion. Throughout history in contemporary Spain before the civil war‚ violence against persons associated with the Catholic Church‚ the symbols of their religion or their interests‚ has been known for its recurrent and prolonged in time as one of the salient dimensioned Spanish anticlericalism‚ which emerged in the liberal political ideology‚ then it would be taken up by more radical republican currents and the movement of the workers. were five killings
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Nice Meeting You‚ Rizal Alfonso M. Samillano‚ Jr. BSED 1A Like anyone of us‚ he too is not perfect. He is vulnerable and emotional. He fell in love and got hurt. But unlike any other heroes the world has known for their bravery and courage‚ he is the gentlest and noblest. He didn’t die in the battlefield like El Cid Campeador of Spain. He didn’t win over an assault in a city like Agamemnon of Greece. He doesn’t possess invulnerability like Siegfried of Germany. He is not a mythical hero but
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of bullfight can be traced back to 711 A.D. This event was first carried out to celebrate the crowning of King Alfonso the 8th. It started as one of the exclusive privileges of the nobility. Over time‚ bullfighting has been established in many people’s minds as a symbol of culture and one of the main traditional events in Spain. It has always been treated as an honorable event in Spain‚ and each week thousands of Spanish people gather at their local bullrings to enjoy the event. It’s part of their
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remained a Colony of Spain until the 1800’s. However‚ there were several rebel movements during this time against the colonization of the Spanish rule‚ however‚ these movements were not successful. However‚ the eventual liberation of Columbia was a result of a similar rebel movement that spread all around the country. It resulted in its independence from Spain in the year 1819. Rebel leader Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Paula Santander played a key role in the independence of Spain. Thus‚ Simon Bolivar
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Vandana Shiva doing the ‘tree hugging’ Dr. Vandana Shiva is an Indian environmental activist‚ ecofeminist‚ anti-globalization author‚ physicist‚ and philosopher. As an environmental activist she has co-ordinated‚ supported and learned from grassroots networks on a wide range of issues across India. Advocates ‘tree hugging’‚ the tactic of hugging trees to prevent them being cut down. Supports ‘Navdanya’ (meaning 9 seeds): “Conserving seed is conserving biodiversity‚ conserving knowledge of
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The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) In July 1936‚ the civil war flared up in Spain between two groups: the Republicans (also known as : the left side)‚ supported by the USSR and some Americans volunteered‚ and the Nationalists ( also known as : The right side)‚ led by General Francisco Franco and supported by the Italians and Germans. The war is going to be characterized by the battles going back and forth during the three year period the war last (1936-1939). The consequences of this war
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he was at first skeptical of Andres Bonifacio ’s armed uprising‚ Mabini later became convinced of the people ’s almost fanatical desire for emancipation. Subsequently‚ he turned out subversive manifestos appealing to all Filipinos to unite against Spain. In May 1898 Emilio Aguinaldo summoned Mabini to act as his adviser. Mabini formulated the famous decree of June 18‚ which reorganized the local government under Filipino control. His policy throughout the struggle can be epitomized by a statement
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and canes. - sought employment as a clerk and messenger in a foreign commercial company trading in the Philippines - did not study much - had a great admiration for Rizal - knew the sentiments and grievances of the ordinary Filipinos. - knew that Spain could not grant reforms. -only solution to end the enslavement of the Filipinos to the Spaniards is revolution. -established and led the Katipunan that launched the Philippine Revolution. -“Father of Philippine Revolution” Anak ng Katipunan- in recognition
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