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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...on]]). For the science fiction book, see [[Expedition (book)]].''
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] ...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
11: ...]] [[Portuguese]] missionary and explorer in [[Ethiopia]])
21: ...sh Empire|British]] naval officer, several expeditions to the [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Arctic]] - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
2: '''Jeanne d'Albret''' ([[January 7]] [[1528]] – [[June 9]] [[1572]]) was Queen of [[Nav...
4: Jeanne was born in [[Pau]] in [[1528]], the daughter of [[Henry II of Navarre]] and [[...
6: After the death of Francis and the accession of [[Henry II of France|Henry II]] Jeanne was ma...
10: ... to her declaring [[Calvinism]] the official religion of her kingdom.
12: ... led to the outbreak of the [[French Wars of Religion]] in [[1562]]. Antoine de Bourbon chose to suppo... - Louisiana (26375 bytes)
16: PostalAbbreviation = LA |
45: ... a unique culture, owing to its [[French colonization of the Americas|French colonial]] heritage. Whil...
51: ...parish boundaries as rough approximations of locations.{{ref|sturdevent-67}}
52: ...n southwestern Louisiana in the parishes of Vermilion, Cameron, Lafayette, Acadia, Jefferson Davis, an...
53: ...upied the southeastern parishes of Iberia, Assumption, St Mary, Lower St. Martin, Terrebone, LaFourche... - Texas (39610 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = TX |
36: ... It has the [[U.S. Postal Service|postal abbreviation]] '''TX'''.
38: ...nly applied the word to the people and their location.
40: Major state designations and symbols include:
43: ... the current Texas flag [http://www.50states.com/bio/nickname5.htm]) - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NM |
38: ...so contains a sizeable [[Native American]] population. As a result, the demographics and culture of t...
44: ... constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Grande]] and pueblos nearby.
46: ...t of the Pueblo people while exploring the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-standing hostility that...
48: === Spanish colonization === - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: ...[[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
14: ...6]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
17: ...[[1841]]-[[1919]]), French [[Impressionism|impressionist]] painter
31: *[[Aetion]] ([[4th century BC]])
38: *[[Mariotto Albertinelli]] ([[1474]]-[[1515]]) - Watercolor painting (4393 bytes)
6: Watercolor painting began with the invention of [[paper]] in [[China]] shortly after [[100 AD...
14:
21: ...ercolor on cardboard, 104 x 74 cm, private collection.]]
23: ...term ''watercolor'' most often to refers to traditional transparent watercolor or [[gouache]] (an opaq...
29: Traditionally, watercolor paint is applied with brushes, b... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
1: '''Baldassare Castiglione, count of Novellata''' ([[December 6]], [[1478]...
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5: <tr><td>'''Baldassare Castiglione'''</td></tr>
8: ...], a relative of Luigia Gonzaga, mother of Castiglione.
10: ...a he travelled quite often; during one of his missions to [[Rome]], he met [[Guidubaldo da Montefeltro... - Francesco Guicciardini (1068 bytes)
3: ...lli's ''[[Discorsi sopra la prima deca di Tito Livio]]''. In these as well as his ''Maxims'' (''Ricord...
7: * ''Storie fiorentine'' (1508-1510)
8: * ''Diario di Spagna'' (1512)
10: * ''Relazione di Spagna'' (1514)
12: * ''Oratio accusatoria'' (1527) - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...n [[Peru]]. Later, de Soto led the largest expedition of the 16th and 17th century through the southea...
5: ...nandez de Cordoba]] on his discovery and colonization voyage through [[Nicaragua]] and [[Honduras]].
7: ...st of [[Yucatan]], hoping to find a direct connection by sea between the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] a...
11: ...en he preceded Pizarro to Cajamarca on their invasion march. After Atahualpa had been arrested, DeSoto...
13: ...urt. This period was the apex of de Soto's reputation and wealth. - Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
5: ...he party of 600 men. The four were enslaved by various [[Native American (Americas)|Native American]] ...
7: ...xpedition. He declined to travel with the expedition as second in command and jealously refused to gi...
9: ...lación'' and published under the title ''Comentarios'' (Commentary).
13: ...nt of the fate of the Pánfilo de Narváez expedition.
17: ==Bibliography, in English== - List of mathematicians (37424 bytes)
1: ...language|English]] [[alphabet]]ical [[transliteration]] order (by [[surname]]).
71: *[[Eugenio Beltrami]] (Italy, [[1835]]-[[1900]])
99: *[[Carlo Emilio Bonferroni]] (Italy [[1892]] - [[1960]])
128: *[[Eugenio Calabi]], (United States)
143: *[[Giovanni Ceva]] (Italy, [[1648]] - [[1734]]) - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
30: *[[Giorgio Agamben]]
81: *[[Antiochus of Ascalon]], (c. 130-68 BC){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{...
97: *[[Ariston of Chios]], (fl. 250 BC){{fn|R}}
131: *[[Alain Badiou]], (born 1937)
142: *[[Domingo Bᱥz]], (1528-1604){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}} - Martin Luther (43050 bytes)
2: {{Infobox_Biography |
5: image_caption= Luther at age 46 (Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1529...
12: ...s undoubtedly impacted upon the [[Counter-Reformation]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]].
14: ...lerical marriage]] within several Christian traditions.
26: ...rayer]] and [[pilgrimage]], and constant [[confession]]. The more he tried to do for God, it seemed, t... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
2: ...t began the first phase of the [[Spanish colonization of the Americas]].
4: ...oy]] was given to a high-ranking nobleman, [[Antonio de Mendoza]]. Cortés returned to Spain in 1541 w...
6: .... As a result of these historical trends, descriptions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either da...
14: ... Ovando y Cáceres]], the third Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal grandfather was a son of [[Rodrig...
16: ...re of Cortés' studies, his later writings and actions suggest he studied [[Law]] and probably [[Latin...
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