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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...d that a ship could reach the [[Far East]] via a westward course.
3: ...hout running out of food or getting stuck in windless regions. Although his explorations were not the...
5: ...s likely due to the invention of the [[printing press]].
7: ...]]. He never reached the present-day [[United States]] where "Columbus Day" ([[12 October]], the anniv...
9: ...ficial to humans, such as [[tomato]]es, [[potato]]es, [[maize]], and [[horse]]s), and the first large-... - Anna of Austria (1601-1666) (1994 bytes)
2: ...France]]. During her relatively brief reign, [[Jules Cardinal Mazarin|Cardinal Mazarin]] served as Fra...
4: She was born in [[Valladolid]], [[Spain]], as the daughter of [[Hapsburg]] par...
6: ...rusted the government to the prime minister, [[Jules Mazarin]], who was believed to be her lover.
8: ... niece, the Spanish Hapsburg princess [[Maria Theresa of Spain|Marie-Th鲨se of Austria]].
12: ... cunning woman and she is one of the central figures in [[Alexandre Dumas]]' novel, ''[[The Three Musk... - Ponce De Leon (5480 bytes)
2: ...nown to have visited what is now the [[United States]] when he set foot in [[Florida]] in 1513.
4: ...e sailors brought with them and to which the natives had no immunity. Ponce de León, however, became ...
7: ...his newly found discoveries, the Spanish authorities refused to grant the same privilege to his son [[...
9: ...e los Castellanos'' of [[Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas]].
12: ...but was somewhere on the northeast coast of the present State of Florida. Ponce de León claimed "La F... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...ral]] and [[South America|South American]] countries.<!--
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
10: image_coat = Escudo de Espang |
14: official_languages = [[Spanish language|Spanish]]<sup>1</sup> |
17: largest_city = [[Madrid]] | - Spanish Inquisition (11421 bytes)
1: ...umb|250px|[[Pedro Berruguete]]. ''Saint Dominic Presiding over an [[Auto-da-fe]]'' ([[1475]]).]]
3: ...a de sangre]]'' ("cleanliness of blood") against descendants of converted Jews or Muslims. It was als...
6: ...dle Ages]], as in the rest of the European countries, but not in the Kingdom of Castile & Leon!
8: ...rule. The large cities, especially [[Seville]], [[Valladolid]], capital of Castile, and [[Barcelona]], capital...
10: ...ile even had an unofficial Crown [[Rabbi]], a professing [[Jew]]. - Ferdinand Magellan (19348 bytes)
2: ...]. Though Magellan himself died in the [[Philippines]] and never returned to Europe, 18 members of the...
5: ...de Magalh㥳, the mayor of the town, and Alda de Mesquita, Magellan had two siblings: his brother Diog...
7: ..., Magellan continued his education, becoming interested in [[geography]] and [[astronomy]]. Some specu...
9: ... conquering the [[Muslim]] city of [[Kilwa]] in present-day [[Tanzania]].
11: Magellan next journeyed to the [[East Indies]] in [[1506]], taking part in expeditions to the ... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...6th century|16th]] centuries. They called themselves '''Mexicas''', which was reflected in the name of...
7: ...orary [[Nahuatl]]-speakers would consider themselves Aztecs. More particularly, the term refers to th...
9: ...tino'', or ''Mediterranean'': a broad term that does not refer to a specific culture.
11: ...they should be known as Mexica. The [[conquistadores]] knew them as "Mexica".
13: [[Image:MexicanSculptureRememberingTheSignForTenochtitlanFoundation.JPG|thumb|right|300px... - Madrid (20882 bytes)
2: ...Image:Madrid-PlazaEspana.jpg|thumb|300px|Plaza de Espa�a (Spain square)]]
4: ... satellite towns) was 5,603,000 as of 2003 estimates.
14: ...on's granary). In 1329 the [[Cortes Generales|Cortes]] first assembled in Madrid to advise [[Ferdinand...
16: ...le|Enrique III]] (1379-1406) rebuilt the city and established himself safely fortified outside its wal...
18: ...f the city was economically dependent on the business of the court itself.
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