Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida‚ which he named. He is associated with the legend of the Fountain of Youth‚ reputed to be in Florida. He was born in the village of Santervás de Campos in the northern part of what is now the Spanish province of Valladolid. Although early historians placed his birth in 1460‚ more recent evidence shows
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conquistador soldier General De Soto wanted to go to the new world and he picked me and a lot of other guys go with him. He wanted to find gold in the new world. We started loading up ships later that day we loaded up 10 ships‚ 700 or more men‚ priest‚ a few women‚ some horses‚ mules‚ some war dogs‚ and pigs. Later that night General De Soto said we would only get like 4 hours of sleep he wanted us up early so we could head out and get there early. I was asleep untill General De Soto came rushing into
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La Route de Chlifa par Michèle Marineua est à peu près d’un garçon qui va sur un voyage au Chliaf pour échapper le guerre avec lui est une fille nomé Maha. Les traits personnels de Karim et Maha change à cause de leur experiences vécues après la mort de la famille Tabouret‚ car ils doivent développer des stratégies pour faire face au conflit‚ à l’isolement‚ et à la perte. Le voyage aux Chliaf est long des dure et sa change Karim et Maha beaucoup. L’Isolation effet Maha par que elle commence d’aller
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Christian de Neuvillette is a character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. Headstrong and young‚ Christian is a baron who comes from Gascony; he intends to join the Guards and become a musketeer. He is a very good-looking man‚ but he has a hard time orally expressing his thoughts and feelings. Because Christian has a hard time articulating himself‚ he keeps his relationship with Roxane alive by relying on Cyrano’s literary abilities. Strong emotional depth is also seen in Christian
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mexico. This is a tradition celebrated by the Mexican Natives‚ most Mexican Americans (including myself) don ’t even acknowledge this day‚ unless they happen to be visiting mexico at the time of this event. Foreigners have more trouble understanding Dia de Los Muertos than any of Mexico ’s other celebrations. At first glance‚ they see Day of the Dead decorations which are colored paper garlands‚ little skeletons performing daily tasks and sugar skulls inscribed with names‚ which remind them of Halloween
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Quels sont les bienfaits de la recherche médicale? Le 20eme siècle a connu des progrès considérables dans le secteur de la recherche médicale et scientifique. Les efforts soutenus des scientifiques ont aboutis à de nombreux succès dans la bataille contre les maladies autrefois dites incurables et ils ont beaucoup contribués à améliorer la santé à travers le monde. Grâce aux recherches dans le milieu médical‚ l’espérance de vie chez les êtres humains est passée de 40 ans à 70 ans au 20eme
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enorme privilegio de contar con su presencia en sus escenario. | | | En los años sesenta‚ época que musicalmente se conoce como La Nueva Ola‚ surge en Puerto Rico una vocalista extraordinaria que‚ con su fuerza interpretativa y su figura delgada y simpática‚ cautivó inmediatamente a todos los puertorriqueños. Su nombre de pila‚ Luz Esther Benítez. Su nombre artístico: Lucecita Benítez. Nació en Bayamón‚ Puerto Rico y emprendió vuelo hacia las alturas de la fama‚ a la edad de años‚ formando
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The oldest masonry fort in the continental United States‚ the Castillo de San Marcos is a great example of Spanish influence in architecture. The monument‚ built from human determination‚ reflects a history that is centuries of years old. Throughout its history‚ the Castillo de San Marcos has been closely intertwined with the city of St. Augustine. The fort and the town serve as constant reminders of the early Spanish empire in the New World. Given the architectural details‚ the fort ultimately
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Business 478 Section D 100 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS FOR: De BEERS Student Name: Qiang Xu Student ID Number: 301184581 Date: Mar. 6‚ 2015 INTRODUCTION Background in Brief The De Beers Group of Companies (DeBeers) was founded in 1888 by Cecil Rhides. De Beers consolidated Mines was formed in 1888 by the merger of the companies of BarneyBarnato and Cecil Rhodes‚ by which time the company was the sole owner of all diamond mining operations in the country.De Beers doing diamond exploration‚ diamond
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Obituary: Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain‚ who has died aged 61‚ was a French navigator and soldier. He is important to Canadian history because he helped establish the settlements. He founded New France and Quebec City as well. Early experience In 1604‚ he was made an assistant to the Sieur de Monts‚ who was a French noble appointed by the king of France to set up trading posts in Canada. In the summer of 1605‚ de Monts‚ Champlain and approximately sixty settlers and established a small
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