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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...specially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].'...
6: ...a]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: ...r]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
12: ...rge Álvares]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]], the first to reach [[China]])
17: ..., first at the [[South Pole]], first to navigate the [[Northwest Passage]] in a single ship - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...y, the interior eastern region that would become the first european-inhabited area of that country.
5: ...equent appearance in baptismal registers as godfather or witness.
7: ...ght) was painted by a Russian artist in 1839 for the city of Saint-Malo.
9: ...dered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...is trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taignoagny]], the sons of Huron [[Chief Donnacona]], back to Europe... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
2: ...ine de Bourbon, duke of Vendome]] and mother of [[Henry IV of France]].
4: ...t. When she was thirteen, Francis married her to the Duke of Cleves, but this political marriage was a...
6: ...," who would become heir to the French throne if the Valois line died out.
8: ...[[1555]] Henry II of Navarre died, and Jeanne and her husband became rulers of Navarre.
10: ... declaring [[Calvinism]] the official religion of her kingdom. - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
31: HighestElev = Wheeler Peak, 13,161 ft, 4,014 |
38: ...[[Spain|European]] [[Spanish language|Spanish]], the state's name would be spelled ''Nuevo M骩co''.
44: ...00s]], constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Grande]] and pueblos nearby.
46: ...lley led to long-standing hostility that impeded the Spanish conquest of New Mexico.
50: ... governor of the new [[Province of New Mexico]]. The Native Americans at [[Acoma, New Mexico|Acoma]] r... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
1: The following list is an incomplete '''list of painte...
10: *[[Michelangelo Buonarroti]], ([[1475]]-[[1564]]), Italian...
16: *[[Rembrandt]], ([[1606]]-[[1669]]), [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[painter]]
22: *[[Hans von Aachen]] ([[1552]]-[[1615]])
27: *[[Andreas Achenbach]] ([[1815]]-[[1910]]) - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
144: [[Bourne shell]] (sh)
145: [[Bourne-Again shell]] (bash)
156: [[Cache]] --
176: [[Commodore 1541]] --
184: [[Computability theory]] -- - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
1: This is a list of famous chemists:
6: *[[Emil Abderhalden]], (1877-1950), German chemist
7: *[[Richard Abegg]], (1869-1910), German chemist
8: *[[Arthur Aikin]], (1773-1854), English chemist and mineralogist
9: ...[[Johan August Arfwedson]], (1792-1841), Swedish chemist - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
1: [[Image:AC2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by [http://classroom...
2: ...tion of the 16th and 17th century through the southeast and midwest of today's [[United States|USA]].
5: ...ns then were a shield and his sword. In [[1516]], he became commander of an equestrian unit and went w...
6: ...ried to break away from him. De Soto denunciated the treason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result...
7: ... sea between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]]. - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...e southwest of what is now the [[United States]]. He was born in [[Salamanca]], [[Spain]].
5: ...00 Mexican Indian allies, four Franciscan monks, the most notable of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], an...
8: ...ad described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was sent back to [[Mexic...
10: ...ted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hundreds of Indians.
12: ...main force had remained behind. Here he spent another winter. - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
1: [[Image:Cortes-Hernando-LOC.jpg|thumb|250px|Hernán Cortés]]
2: ...ered [[Mexico]] for [[Spain]]. He was known as '''Hernando''' or '''Fernando Cortés''' during his lif...
5: ... Francisco Pizarro who joined Cortés to conquer the [[Aztec]]s).
7: ...y, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New World]].
9: ==Arrival in the New World== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
1: ...opher]]s''' ''(and non-philosophers important in the history of philosophy)'', '''listed alphabeticall...
13: *[[Johann Heinrich Abicht]], (1762-1816)
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}}
25: *[[Theodor Adorno]], (1903-1969){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
32: *[[Agrippa the Sceptic]], (1st/2nd century){{fn|R}} - Apache (7848 bytes)
2: ...up of Apaches.jpg|thumb|250px|<small>Group of Apaches</small>]]
3: ...oradas]], and [[Geronimo]]. The U.S. Army found them to be fierce warriors and skillful strategists.
6: == Entry into the Southwest ==
8: ...west, with substantial numbers not present until the early 1500s.
10: ...pril 1541, while traveling on the plains east of the Pueblo region, [[Francisco Coronado]] wrote: - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...ilt on raised islets in [[Lake Texcoco]] – the site of modern-day [[Mexico City]].
7: ... from the Mexicas alone. This article deals with the historical Aztec civilization, not with modern-da...
9: ...rigin. Their use of the word ''Azteca'' was like the modern use of ''Latino'', or ''Mediterranean'': a...
11: ... be known as Mexica. The [[conquistadores]] knew them as "Mexica".
13: ...[[Huitzilopochtli]] signaling the location where their capital city [[Tenochtitlan]] should be built. ... - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
2: ...ounty, Arizona|Maricopa County]], which includes the city of Phoenix.
6: ...Image:Canyon_de_Chelly.jpg|thumb|300px|Canyon de Chelly]]
7: ...] landmark. The seat of government is located at the town of [[Window Rock, Arizona]].
9: ...s make up the [[Southern Athabaskan languages|Southern Athabaskan]] language family.
11: ...land where Hopi history predates that of Din頩n the area. - El Greco (2407 bytes)
2: ...k [[painter]], [[sculptor]] and [[architect]] of the Spanish school, is best known.
4: ...siastical capital of [[Spain]] — where he produced his mature works, and led a successful c...
7: ...heir efforts to transform the art of painting of the 20th century.
9: ...he mind. Space is perceived in the imagination rather than misused; light is incandescent, fitful and ...
17: ...o]]'', inspired by and dedicated to '''Domenikos Theotokopoulos'''. - Zinc (12445 bytes)
1: ...-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
20: | [[Chemical series]]
56: | hexagonal
72: | [[Heat of vaporization]]
75: | [[Heat of fusion]] - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...st, [[Bolivia]] to the northeast and [[Peru]] to the north.<!--
13: national_anthem = ''[[National anthem of Chile|Himno Nacional]]'' |
38: established_events = • Initiated<br> • ...
39: established_dates = From [[Spain]]<br>[[September 18]], [[18...
48: footnotes = <sup>1</sup> The [[Politics_of_Chile#Legislative branch|legislativ... - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (19760 bytes)
3: ...o-Remington.jpg|thumb|right|Coronado Sets Out to the North, by [[Frederic Remington]], 1861-1909]]
5: ...een 1540 and 1542. Coronado had hoped to conquer the mythical [[Seven Cities of Gold]].
8: ...), [[Dame]] of the Queen [[Isabel I of Castile]]. He was an uncle of [[Juan Vázquez de Coronado y Ana...
11: ...ent hidden as I can find no reliable source on either side of this question, just lots of blogs and su...
13: ==Mounting the expedition== - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...the first phase of the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]].
4: ...endoza]]. Cortés returned to Spain in 1541 where he died peacefully but embittered.
6: ...riptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
10: ...sh and English languages in modern times, and is the name which many people know him by today.
14: ...hird Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal grandfather was a son of [[Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th ... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
1: ...ted States]], was the first European to discover the [[Mississippi River]].
3: ... [[China]]. De Soto died in 1542 on the banks of the [[Mississippi River]] at present-day [[Lake Villa...
5: ...pers of glory and wealth were too compelling for the poor.
7: ... for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
9: ...inand Magellan]], who first sailed that ocean to the [[Orient]], profoundly influenced de Soto's ambit...
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