Gama: An explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed the Incas of Peru in 1532 Francis Coronado: An explorer who searched for the fabled golden cities. Hernan Cortes: An explorer who conquered the Aztecs. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: Explored the California coast in 1542. 2. How many ships did Christopher Columbus use for his first voyage to
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prior to any European ever reaching the Island. On November 19‚ 1493 he landed on the island‚ naming it San Juan. On August 12‚ 1508 Juan Ponce de Leon‚ a soldier who had traveled with Columbus in 1493‚ invaded Puerto Rico with a small army of soldiers and became Puerto Rico’s first governor. The first town established was Caparra‚ located near the south shore of what is today the San Juan Bay. The Tainos who lived on the island‚ lived in small tribes. They were not physically prepared to resist
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Preparedness Drill for the City of San Juan Capistrano and homeless shelter meal sharing (9‚10‚11‚12). Honors and Distinctions PTA National Reflections Program Participant and Award Winner (9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12) Health and Medical Occupations Academy Academic Achievement Award for History (9) Presidents Education Award (9‚ 10‚ 11‚ 12) Dolphin Pride Award for Citizenship and Academics (9‚ 10‚ 12) Community Service Awards from the Mayors of Dana Point‚ San Juan Capistrano and Laguna Niguel Hobbies
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to Vancouver Island‚ Canada‚ the Cascadia Subduction Zone is a 1000 km long fault line that exists between the North American continental and Juan de Fuca oceanic plates. The danger of the this tremendous fault line is that the Juan De Fuca plate is being forced into the western side of the North American tectonic plate. Instead of sliding underneath‚ the Juan de Fuca has been stuck‚ forcing itself into the side of North America. This subduction zone is an interesting topic to me because an earthquake
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Ryan Lorenc Paper #1 02/18/13 Sor Juan Inés de la Cruz Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz lived a life without fear regarding the social criticisms of her writing and she wrote to influence change regarding the educational stereotypes made by the men of her era. Sor Juana worked diligently to educate herself continuously throughout her life in order to reach a level of sophistication that no man could contest. The educational life of Sor Juana started at the age of three in 1651
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cruises to different places in July. This year was going to be the best for me since we were heading to San Juan‚ Puerto Rico‚ St. Thomas‚ St. Martin and Nassau. We had all our excursions picked out and for once everybody was going to do something that only I wanted to do. We were going to take a walking tour of Old San Juan and see all the forts and cathedrals that were built when San Juan came about‚ but a problem that would occur that day could keep me from enjoying the day I had been looking forward
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damage at Boeing field and at the port of Seattle where we did see damage‚ because in both of those areas the ground shook longer and harder than other parts of Seattle." It’s what’s known as a slab quake (located) 36 miles below the surface where the Juan de Fuca plate slab is diving underneath the North American plate. Geologists believe the plate bent‚ causing it to crack‚ sending shock waves to the surface. Tom Brocher says‚ "As soon as we knew it was a deep earthquake- that it was this type of earthquake-
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Juan Pablo Duarte Moment to Remind You ‘‘Sovereignty is the right of the people to elect their government‚ their laws‚ and their territory is respected. Accordingly‚ we should consider that the law is against someone and that someone granted; therefore‚ we should agree on that sovereignty‚ rather than a right‚ it is the "power". A power mode that includes Jean Bodin in his definition of sovereignty’’. At a time when our country is defining the identity of thousands of foreign residents‚ many pauses
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ROUGH RIDERS Ben Kerfoot 3/7/02 Per. 5 The Rough Riders were the most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba during the Spanish‚ American war. The Spanish‚ American war started by America wanting to expand their influence in the western hemisphere. To do that they would need to gain action politically or militarily in Cuba (a Spanish ruled country). The first battle of the war was The Battle of Manilla. Which
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Based on the infamous 1942 "Sleepy Lagoon" murder mystery and the resulting "Zoot Suit Riots" in Los Angeles ‚ playwright Luis Valdez weaves fact and fiction to depict the fate of 22 young Mexican Americans brought to trial for a murder they did not commit. "Zoot Suit" brings together unforgettable characters such as the irreverent El Pachuco and the charismatic Henry Reyna‚ an unsuspecting gang leader who finds himself caught in the middle of the racially turbulent events that rocked Los Angeles
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