sailed with five ships‚ but by the time he reached the Pacific Ocean‚ in October 1578‚ only one was left - Drake’s flagship the Pelican‚ which was renamed the Golden Hind (his most famous ship). Drake became the first Englishman to navigate the Straits of Magellan (south of mainland South America). He travelled up the west coast of South America‚ raiding Spanish ports. He kept going north‚ hoping to find a route across to the Atlantic‚ and sailed further up the west coast of America than any European
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this region is the best in choosing destinations for a vacation. When it comes to Visayas‚ I do love their place‚ especially Cebu City that of which includes traces from the Spanish and religious past‚ specifically the fight between Lapu-Lapu and Magellan in Mactan. On Mactan island‚ tourism is well developed. Many dive centres and
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defeating a Muslim fleet off the coast of India)‚ built a fort at Hormuz‚ took control over the straits of Hormuz‚ connecting the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea‚ helped stop Muslim traders from reaching India‚ captured Goa (port city on India’s west coast)‚ sailed farther east to Indonesia (East Indies)‚ attacked and captured the city of Malacca on the west coast of the Malaysian Peninsula‚ gained control of the Strait of Malacca‚ gained control of the Moluccas (had so many spices-became Spice Islands)‚ and
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people (2010 Census). Cebu City is bordered to the northeast by Mandaue City and the town of Consolacion‚ to the west are Toledo City‚ and the towns of Balamban and Asturias‚ to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island.Before the arrival of the Spaniards‚ Cebu city was part of the small rajahnate and trade center of Pulua Kang Dayang or Kangdaya (literally "[the islands] which belong to Daya")‚ now better known as the Rajahnate of Cebu
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DLC DALUBHASAAN NG LUNGSOD NG CALAPAN (CITY COLLEGE OF CALAPAN) NARRATIVE REPORT Cebu City Tour & Hotel Exposure At Crown Regency Hotels & Towers Fuente Towers‚ Osmen Blvd. April 6-7‚ 2013 Submitted by: Zoverie C. Pagsoguiron BSHRM Submitted to: Angelica A. Berbulla‚ MBM Apprenticeship Coordinator Marian Teresa T. Brucal BSHRM/BSToM Program Head May 2‚ 2013 HOTEL PROFILE The Crown Regency
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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AP European History HANDOUT Explorers Networking Assignment Name of Explorer: Bartolomeo Diaz Date (s) of Exploration: August 1487 - December 1488 Nation of Representation: Portugal Discovery: -set out to find a way around the southern tip of Africa (also to establish a friendly relationship with the country of Prester John‚ a Christian African king) -followed previous route from Diogo Cao to Cape Cross -continued along coast‚ reached Kwaaihoek (today known as Eastern Cape province)
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The Panama Canal is one of the greatest American engineering accomplishments in history. Connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama is a 50-mile‚ man-made canal. Ever since Columbus had discovered the “new world” and not a shortcut to Asia‚ explorers had been fascinated with finding a way through South America instead of sailing around the southern tip. It seemed impossible and impractical to connect the two oceans at the time. Throughout the 1800s‚ British and American
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Beginnings – the human history of the new world began during the ice-age when‚ because of lower sea levels‚ Asiatic tribes were able to cross the Bering Strait and populate the Americas. Eventually‚ these peoples migrated and dispersed to form tribes and some advanced civilizations on almost every corner of these two continents. Bering Strait – a land bridge connecting modern-day Alaska and Russia. During the Ice Age‚ low ocean levels made this bridge tractable for Asaitic tribes‚ who crossed
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the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ in particular: circumnavigation Cape of Good Hope by Diaz (1488)‚ the discovery of America by Columbus (1492)‚ and then the conquest‚ trip [[Vasco da Gama | to India (1498) and the first trip around the world‚ Magellan (1519-1522). These events triggered a further voyages of discovery and contributed to a significant widening of the geographical horizon of Europeans. Expedition of Christopher Columbus Rulers of Spain‚ they realized that they begin to lose the
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