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    Before Ferdinand and Isabella married on October 19th‚ 1469 Spain was separated into four separate kingdoms; Castile‚ Navarre‚ Granada and Aragon. Both of their claims to the throne were in trouble; For Isabella people didn’t want her to be the next ruler whereas Ferdinand’s was in jeopardy due to a civil war. It was not a good time for royalty in Spain. Nevertheless they married in secret and both succeeded to their thrones. This marriage united the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon this made the way

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    If there is one person to blame for World War I‚ its Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ only he didn’t do anything bad‚ he was just assassinated‚ which sparked Austria’s tensions and therefore started the war. The buildup would’ve been much slower‚ perhaps even the war avoided‚ no costs for Germany‚ and no Second World War‚ which might’ve meant no Holocaust. Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the leader of Austria before getting shot by teenager Gavrilo Princip. The assassination of Archduke was unjust because

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    1.The history of automobile The first working steam-powered vehicle was probably designed by Ferdinand Verbiest‚ a Flemish member of a Jesuit mission in China around 1672. It was a 65 cm-long scale-model toy for the Chinese Emperor‚ that was unable to carry a driver or a passenger. It is not known if Verbiest’s model was ever built. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is widely credited with building the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle or automobile in about 1769; he created a steam-powered tricycle.

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    Ferdinand vs. Caliban Shakespeare’s The Tempest includes a variety of character personality such as the drunk‚ determined‚ evil-minded‚ love-stricken‚ and intentionally good. Though at first it may not seem so apparent‚ most of the characters’ attributes parallel each other in some aspect. Hidden in the story‚ though present‚ some of Prospero’s qualities compare to Caliban’s. More obviously though‚ were the traits of the two that contrasted. Although there are a few things that link Ferdinand and

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    established in the Sulu Archipelago and spread from there to Mindanao; it reached the Manila area by 1565. In the midst of the introduction of Islam came the introduction of Christianity‚ with the arrival of the Spanish. Spanish Control: Ferdinand Magellan was the first European recorded to have landed in the Philippines*. He arrived in March 1521 during his circumnavigation of the globe. He claimed land for the king of Spain but was killed by a local chief. Following several more Spanish expeditions

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    Arab traders‚ who introduced Islam in the south and extended some influence even into Luzon. The Malayo-Polynesians‚ however‚ remained the dominant group until the Spanish arrived in the 16th century. Spanish Period Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines and claimed the archipelago for Spain in 1521‚ but was killed shortly after arriving when he intervened in a dispute between rival tribes. Christianity was established in the Philippines only after the arrival of the

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    PROFILE OF PHILIPPINE TARIFF SYSTEM Tariff Originated from Old Spanish coast town of Tarifa‚ 21 miles from Gibraltar‚ which received its name in the Arab who are said to named it after “Tariff Iban Malik”. Like Gibraltar‚ Tarifa is a high promontory and is connected to the coast only by a narrow cause way‚ easily defended. When the moors‚ many centuries ago‚ founded the town of Tarifa‚ they prepared the way for a system that is probably the most important factor in the international trade. As

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    Knutson Construction 101 The Ideal Palace The Ideal Palace was built by Ferdinand Cheval in 1879. Ferdinand Cheval was born in 1836 in Charmes-sur-l ’Herbasse‚ Drôme‚ France and worked as a postal worker for the beginning of his life. He began building the Ideal Palace in April 1879 and it took him thirty-three years to complete. At the time‚ the main labor force were farmers so growing up‚ Ferdinand had a descent life as a postal worker. During that time‚ being a postal worker was considered

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    morning dialogue‚ “That bastard is crazy‚ if he thinks that people have forgotten that he killed Julio Nalundasan. I know that he did‚ and 10 angels and 10 fatherly Laurels telling me that Ferdinand Marcos did not do it would not change my mind. I know it‚ I was part of his defense panel.” “You mean Ferdinand Marcos has declared that he is seeking the presidency of the Philippines? Did he say he was joking‚ Arsenio? At this point‚ Lacson finally took notice of his wife and faced her. “Yes

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    Ferdinand Edralin Marcos was born 11 September 1917‚ in the town of Sarrat‚ Ilocos Norte to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Edralin.[2] He was baptized into the Philippine Independent Church.[3] According to the family’s oral history‚ the original surname was Quidit‚ and their Ilokano stock had some Han Chinese and Japanese admixture.[citation needed] Marcos once claimed that one of his forefathers was a "15th century Chinese pirate." This pirate is the well-known Limahong or Lin Feng in China. Rumors

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