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- Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ns claim he could have been born in other places, from the [[Aragonese_Empire|Crown of Aragó]] to the...
5: ...is one thing that sets off Columbus' first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the ...
29: ... Atlantic Ocean. The fleet came under attack by [[French privateers]] off the [[Cape of St. Vincent]],...
31: ...and]], [[Madeira]], [[Azores|the Azores]], and [[Africa]]. Columbus's brother Bartolomeo worked as a ...
33: ... to purchase sugar, and along the coasts of West Africa between [[1482]] and [[1485]], reaching the Po... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
40: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[August 6]], [[1825]] |
62: ...of the Viceroy of [[Lima]]. Local government came from the Audiencia de Charcas located in Chuquisaca ...
71: ... political awareness among the indigenous people. From the end of the Chaco War until the [[1952]] rev...
74: ...tenssoro]], the MNR introduced universal adult suffrage, carried out a sweeping land reform, promoted ...
76: ...sident in [[1971]]. Banzer ruled with MNR support from [[1971]] to [[1974]]. Then, impatient with schi... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ...e cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]] in [[north Africa]], and a number of uninhabited islands on the ...
48: ..., [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Basque language|Basque]], and [[Galician language|Galician]] are co-offi...
58: ...ans]]. This may have included the [[Basque people|Basque]]s, the only pre-Celtic people in Iberia survivin...
70: ...s present languages, religion, and laws originate from this Roman period.
73: ...frica. Much of Spain's distinctive art originates from this seven-hundred-year period, and many Arabic... - List of sports (7304 bytes)
209: * [[Freestyle skiing]]
222: * [[Freestyle snowboarding]]
280: * [[Pelota|Basque pelota]]
321: * [[Ultimate frisbee]] - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
12: ...the [[19th century]]. Sumerian is distinguished from other languages of the area such as [[Hebrew la...
16: ...le Sumerian because they mainly reproduce tablets from [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]-speaking [[Ninev...
26: ...r a dozen years, starting in 1885, even the great Friedrich Delitzsch accepted Halevy's arguments, not...
30: ...ranslating Sumerian can be illustrated by a quote from Miguel Civil of the University of Chicago's [[O...
34: ... to scholars as many literary tablets as possible from the collections in Philadelphia, Istanbul, and ... - Crusade (28507 bytes)
2: ...ian Crusade]] against the [[Cathars]] of southern France and the [[Northern Crusades]].
7: ...ght an outlet for their violence. A plea for help from the Byzantine Emperor [[Alexius I]] in opposing...
9: ...day Spanish Catholics are allowed to substitute [[Friday abstinence]] with prayer or alms (except duri...
18: ...n and consider how the idea of a holy war emerged from this background.'' — [[Norman F. Cantor]]
21: ... Eastern church, [[Alexius I]] expected some help from a fellow Christian. However, the response was m... - List of religions (13836 bytes)
3: ...major religions" have historically been separated from the list of all religions can be found in the a...
59: ***[[Jacob Frank|Frankists]]
129: ***[[Society of Friends]] (Quakers)
145: *African religions
164: **[[Basque mythology]] - John Cabot (5966 bytes)
4: ...ish flag. Most notably, in [[1497]], he set sail from [[Bristol]] on his ship the ''[[Matthew (ship)|...
10: ...urther one is from the [[equator]], so the voyage from western [[Europe]] to eastern Asia would be sho...
12: ...Henry VII of England]] gave him a grant "full and free authoritie, leave, and power, to sayle to all p...
16: ...-largest seaport in England, and during the years from [[1480]] onwards several expeditions had been s...
20: ...nd]]). He sailed to [[Dursey Head]], [[Ireland]], from where he sailed due west to Asia - or so he tho... - Boise, Idaho (9777 bytes)
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38: ...of Lewiston discovered the capital had been taken from them.
44: ...as [[Jaialdi]]) once every 5 years, and a vibrant Basque section of the city.
52: ...ho.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Boise, Idaho, as seen from the train depot]]
60: ... [[Bogus Basin Mountain Resort]] (a mere 16 miles from Boise city limits) provides excellent [[skiing]... - Estonia (13391 bytes)
38: ...r>[[2 February]] [[1920]]<br>[[June]] [[1940]]<br>From [[Soviet Union]]<br>([[16 November]] [[1988]])<...
68: .... The country was occupied by the [[Third Reich]] from 1941 to 1944, when Soviet forces reconquered it...
118: ...ompanies is a continuing process. With assistance from the European Union, the [[World Bank]] and the ...
127: ...lation consist of ethnic Estonians, with the rest from other former Soviet republics, mainly [[Russia]...
156: ...other European languages except [[Basque language|Basque]], [[Turkish language|Turkish]] and [[Maltese lan... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
4: ...s are listed only if they have an anthem separate from or in addition to that of their mother country.
21: ...]''||''[[Let_us_all_unite_and_celebrate_together|African Union Anthem]]
59: ...||<i>[[Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia]] (Anthem of the Basque Homeland)</i>
69: |[[Belize]]||[[Land of the Free]]
75: |''[[Biafra]]''||''[[Land of the Rising Sun (national anthem... - Tower of Babel (13111 bytes)
2: ... to reach the [[heaven]]s. To prevent the project from succeeding, [[God]] confused their [[language]]...
4: == From the Hebrew scriptures ==
8: ...there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon th...
11: ...munity settled in the land of [[Shinar]], not far from the [[Euphrates]] River. Here they built a city...
13: The name "Babylon" is from Akkadian ''Bāb-ilu,'' which means, "Gate o... - Death Valley National Park (38245 bytes)
6: ... and low points in Death Valley National Park.png|frame|A slice through the highest and lowest points ...
8: [[Image:Wpdms shdrlfi020l death valley.jpg|frame|left|Death Valley and environs]]
36: ...ns front as a result. This type of canyon results from the relatively fast uplift on this mountain ran...
38: ...le rainfall). Annual average precipitation varies from 1.90 inches (48 mm) overall below sea level to ...
40: [[image:below_sea_map_for_Death_Valley.png|frame|Entire area in yellow is below sea level (USGS... - Early history of Ireland (30651 bytes)
5: ...e is known of pre-[[Christian]] [[Ireland]] comes from a few references in Roman writings, [[Irish poe...
7: ...centuries were to pass before the treeless [[permafrost]] was transformed into a densely forested fert...
9: ...eir food, and they are known to have built canoes from dug-out tree trunks.
14: ... revolution was a long and slow process resulting from trade and overseas contacts with agricultural c...
16: ...ket of peat. Consisting of small fields separated from one another by dry-stone walls, the C驤e Field... - Australian Shepherd (9749 bytes)
52: ...often excels at [[dog sports]] such as [[disc dog|frisbee]] and [[dog agility]].
63: ...ht appear to be hyperactivity in the house around fragile furnishings or involve the destruction of ya...
67: ...he [[Pyrenees Mountains]] between [[Spain]] and [[France]].
69: ...Collie, and Bouvier des Flandres, as well as dogs from [[Germany]] and Spain. For many centuries, [[s...
71: ...] and similar mountain ranges. A few Spanish and Basque shepherds, their flocks, and their herding dogs c... - Chile (39914 bytes)
39: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[1810]]<br>[[Fe...
56: ...ego de Almagro]]'s first Spanish expedition south from Peru in [[1535]]-[[1536|36]] called themselves ...
64: ...ed in [[1541]] by [[Pedro de Valdivia]], one of [[Francisco Pizarro]]'s lieutenants. Although the Span...
66: ...f [[slavery]] in [[1683]] defused tensions on the frontier between the colony and the Mapuche land to ...
68: The drive for independence from Spain was precipitated by usurpation of the Spa... - Culture of Spain (17671 bytes)
6: ...e of violence (notably by [[ETA]]), although most Basque nationalists (like virtually all Catalan national...
8: ... a smaller percentage of nationalists than in the Basque Country and Catalonia.
12: ...ommunity inside the two Castilles; the two north African autonomous cities of [[Ceuta]] and [[Melilla]...
17: ...n these languages and (especially for Catalan and Basque) a significant book publishing industry. Many cit...
21: With the exception of Basque, which appears to be a [[language isolate]], all ... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
41: ...any songs and TV drama series presented Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Ch...
48: ...banese Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christian friends. A poll showed that around two thirds of th...
49: ...open all night for praying and people go to visit friends and families, often to villages in the mount...
54: ...ël]]". Most of Christmas Greetings are spoken in French like "[[Joyeux Noel|Joyeux Noël]]" or Englis...
62: ...rch Centre (also assistant parish priest of [[St. Francis Xavier]]'s Church) has lodged a formal compl... - February 22 (10772 bytes)
9: * [[1495]] - King [[Charles VIII of France]] enters [[Naples]] to claim the city's thron...
18: * [[1879]] - In [[Utica, New York]], [[Frank Woolworth]] opens the first of many of 5 and 1...
24: ... United States]] to deliver a [[radio]] broadcast from the [[White House]].
25: ...]: [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] orders General [[Douglas Mac...
32: * [[1979]] - Independence of [[Saint Lucia]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. - Madrid (20882 bytes)
14: ...he first historical data we have from the city is from the middle of the IX Century, when [[Mohamed I]...
18: ...sh Indies]], but Madrid controlled Seville. Aside from a brief period, 1601 - 1606, when [[Philip III ...
20: ...have a lasting impact on French rule in Spain and France's image in Europe in general.
24: ...rero Blanco would continue the dictatorship after Franco's death--contribute to lead the country towar...
26: ...se of left-wing and republican ideology) accepted Franco's wishes of being succeedled by [[Juan Carlos...
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