Thoughout history‚ there has been many‚ great explorers of the Americans who have conquered and failed during their expeditions from the 15th to 18th centuries‚ and here are some of them. Christopher Columbus‚ an Italian exploer‚ went on an expedition to find a shorter route to Asia but instead he discovered America. His exploration opened upp settlement and exploitation to North America but also caused the native population to drop due to environmental deterioration‚ subjugation‚ and disease. Another
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The Villalobos Expedition For thirteen years the Treaty of Zaragoza was signed‚ Spain respected the provision of this treaty and set no expedition to Asia. But from 1538 to 1541‚ King Charles I Of Spain entered into an agreement with Pedro de Alvarado‚ his viceroy in Mexico‚ regarding the fitting out of colonial expeditions to the Far East. An expedition was fitted out in Mexico upon orders of the king. It consisted of six ships and 200 men. Appointed its commander was Ruy Lopez de Villalobos‚ brother-in-law
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Eveline SHE sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. Her head was leaned against the window curtains and in her nostrils was the odour of dusty cretonne. She was tired. Few people passed. The man out of the last house passed on his way home; she heard his footsteps clacking along the concrete pavement and afterwards crunching on the cinder path before the new red houses. One time there used to be a field there in which they used to play every evening with other people’s children
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During the sixteenth century expansion became a key theme across the face of Early Modern Europe; this caused the sixteenth century to acquire the retrospective name of the Age of Expansion or Age of Discovery. According to the historian Richard Mackenney the cause of European expansion during this period can be explained in terms of three major symptoms: overseas discovery‚ population growth and price inflation all of which are tied together in a complex multiplicity making in difficult to isolate
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Chocolate Hills. Located at Bohol. The Chocolate Hills form a rolling terrain of haycock hills – mounds of a generally conical and almost symmetrical shape. The Chocolate Hills is a famous tourist attraction of Bohol. They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural attractions in the province. They are in the Philippine Tourism Authority’s list of tourist destinations in the Philippines; they have been declared the country’s third National Geological Monument
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The Legazpi Expedition to the Philippines As defined‚ an expedition commonly refers to a long sojourn for the sake of fulfilling specific purposes within a given time. Oftentimes‚ their characteristics are exploratory‚ scientific‚ geographic‚ military‚ or political in nature and in breadth. In the Philippines‚ there were several voyages that many in and around the world; do not have any inkling or idea about. One of which‚ was the world-famous and historical conquest simply alluded to as the
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Malaysia‚ and participated in that port’s conquest (the act of conquering) by the Portuguese. It is possible that he also went on a mission to explore the Moluccas (islands in Indonesia‚ then called the Spice Islands). Indies. Read more: Ferdinand Magellan Biography - life‚ parents‚ school‚ young‚ information‚ born‚ house‚ time
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Ming Dynasty Introduction ! Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China between 1368-1644. The early years of the Ming dynasty between 1405 until 1433; it was that time that exploration of China was pushed to its furthest limits. Seven unmatched voyages led by the Chinese imperial eunuch Zheng He. The voyages he led where nothing compared to the expeditions previous explorers had made. As a navigator‚ Zheng He single handedly controlled 27‚800 men and a fleet of 62 treasure ships supported
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Rizal Park Rizal Park is like an oasis for relaxation and fun in the midst of Manila and situated next to Intramuros. Rizal Park has gardens‚ historical markers‚ plazas‚ a grand stadium‚ an observatory‚ an open-air concert hall‚ an artists’ sanctuary‚ a light-and-sound theatre‚ restaurants‚ food kiosks and playgrounds‚ and dozens of fountains. Rizal Park is in the heart of Manila’s thriving financial‚ commercial‚ industrial and institutional centers‚ overlooking the famous and picturesque Manila
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the canal‚ which began in 1881‚ was completed in 1914‚ making it no longer necessary for ships to sail the lengthy Cape Horn route around the southernmost tip of South America (via the Drake Passage) or to navigate the dangerous waters of the Strait of Magellan. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken‚ the Panama Canal shortcut made it possible for ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in half the time previously required. The shorter‚ faster‚ safer
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