colonization of Brazil In 1549‚ the Captaincy Colonies of Brazil were united into the Governorate General of Brazil‚ where they were provincial captaincies of Brazil; Luís Teixeira‚ 1574. Main article: Colonial Brazil Explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral landed on April 22‚ 1500 in what is today Porto Seguro‚ Brazil. Permanent habitation did not begin until São Vicente was founded in 1532‚ although temporary trading posts were established earlier to collect brazilwood‚ used as a dye. From 1534
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Spanish Colonization Early Spanish expeditions Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. The Philippine islands first came to the attention of Europeans with the Spanish expedition around the world led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan landed on the island of Cebu‚ claiming the lands for Spain and naming them Islas de San Lazaro. He set up friendly relations with some of the local chieftains and converted some of them to Roman Catholicism. However‚ Magellan
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Vacca‚ dressed in military-style camouflage trousers‚ was filmed telling the girl: "Turn this leg forward‚ there you go‚ just like that. Alright‚ go ahead and give me one shot. Alriiiiight! Alright full auto..." The video then cut off but‚ according to police‚ the girl immediately lost control of the high powered Uzi as it recoiled and jumped skyward. She maintained her grip but it raised up above her head and at least one bullet struck Vacca in his head. He was airlifted to hospital in Las
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book The Martian and included many different elements‚ but the two that the readers enjoy the most are suspense and humor. Nearing the end of a lot of chapters‚ something big will happen leaving the suspense hanging‚ but Weir often covers it with humor or something sarcastic‚ and even sometimes lets the thought of
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Colonization of Mars What does a planet need to have in order to support life? Earth is unique in our solar system because it is the only planet that is supporting life. Some scientists go so far as to say that the Earth is a “perfect planet” because it has features that are the perfect environment for living organisms; these features include our atmosphere‚ water‚ and a single moon. Earth is also in a place in our solar system where the Sun gives off the right amount of energy to drive the
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lasted from 1607-1783 before independence. British colonists traveled to the Americas and found land and wildlife they could take advantage of new jobs. On the other hand‚ the Spanish colonies reigned from 1492-1825. Their main motivation for colonization was the acquisition of gold and silver. Furthermore‚ both the British and Spanish empires had a negative effect on the native populations. Colonists from Britain continuously alienated indigenous peoples. They took over their land and decimated
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Although they were not the first Europeans in the Philippines‚ the first well documented arrival of western Europeans in the archipelago was the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan‚ which first sighted the mountains of Samar at dawn on 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ making landfall the following day at the small‚ uninhabited island of Homonhon at the mouth of the Leyte Gulf.[1] Magellan had abandoned his Portuguese citizenship and became a Spanish subject prior to his contract
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[N2H4 → N2 + 2H2] → [2H2 + O2 → 2H2O] is how Mark Watney‚ in the movie “The Martian”‚ made water on Mars. I think we’re going to have to learn this lesson on Earth too. We have so much water on Earth‚ but most of it is undrinkable. 97% of the Earth’s surface is covered by it‚ yet 96% is saline water. 3.4 million people die every year because of waterborne diseases‚ and this sparked my Mark Watney moment to get my head around compounds‚ water purification‚ bacteriophage MS-2‚ TiO2‚ nano-science‚ and
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ALUMNI RELATIONS COMMITTEE MDI CHRONICLES — JAN 22‚ 2014 — Click to add a photo or drag your photo here. Click to add a photo or drag your photo here. Imperium and Akshayam Three days to remember Click to add a photo or drag your photo here. Click to add a photo or drag your photo here. Click to add a photo or drag your photo here. For the first time in the history of MDI‚ Imperium - the cultural fest and Akshayam the sports fest were held together from 15th to 17th
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To most individuals living in the United States on October 30‚ 1938‚ this Sunday evening seemed like any other Sunday evening. Around 7:00 pm‚ millions of families across the country were finishing dinner and waiting to tune into their favorite radio show. Approximately 34.7 percent of the nation’s listenership would be tuning into NBC’s the Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show at 8:00 pm. However‚ on this particular Sunday evening‚ another radio broadcast was about to make history. As usual many
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