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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]] - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: ...as a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]], who in [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts...
3: ...xpedition.jpg|thumb|500px|The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542.]]
7: ...d]]. He set out in 1540, joined by a large expedition of 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slav...
11: ...los. He also sent out various expeditions. [[Melchior Diaz]] was sent out to the mouth of the Colorado...
12: ...] was sent east, and found villages around the [[Rio Grande]]. Coronado set up his winter quarters in ... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
5: ...o, Evaristo]], (1675-1742), Italian composer and violinist
55: *[[`Abdu'l-Bah, (died 1921), religious leader
69: *[[Thomas Abel|Abel, Thomas]], (circa 1497-1540), an English priest
74: *[[James Abercrombie Junior|Abercrombie Junior, James]], (died 1775), British Colonel, killed a...
91: ...aharashtra]], [[India]], in the center of a selection scam - List of people by name: Ac (3800 bytes)
25: ...kerman, Forrest J.]], (born 1916), US science fiction author
53: *[[Jose de Acosta|Acosta, Jose de]] (1540-1600)
61: *[[Julio Acosta|Acosta Garc� Julio]] (1872-1954)
64: ...la]], (born c. 1979), Argentine world boxing champion - Arizona (24367 bytes)
17: PostalAbbreviation = AZ |
29: ...light saving time|DST]] except in the [[Navajo Nation]])</small> |
85: ...(United States)|Monuments]], and [[Indian reservation]]s are located in the state.
87: ... attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are:
88: ...tury]] Spanish missionaries changed Father [[Eusebio Francisco Kino]]'s maps of the area; they renamed... - Georgia (U.S. state) (26579 bytes)
12: PostalAbbreviation = GA |
36: ...ia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. Ge...
48: ...rnando de Soto (explorer)|Hernando de Soto]] in [[1540]], had completely disappeared by [[1560]].
54: ...e state to be readmitted to the [[United States|Union]].
62: ...d of single-party dominance of any state in the Union. For over 130 years, from 1872 to 2003, Georgian... - Utah (29154 bytes)
14: PostalAbbreviation = UT |
74: ...avajo]], and [[Goshute]] nations also inhabit portions of the state.
78: ...rch.jpg|thumb|300px|left|Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah]]<br clear=left>
83: ...eology|archeological]] evidence dates such habitation about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Some left [[p...
85: ... have crossed into what is now southern Utah in [[1540]], when he was seeking the legendary [[Cibola]]. - 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]]) - Castle (27805 bytes)
1: ...s]], usually of the [[Middle Ages]], though traditionally in Britain it has also referred to [[Prehist...
2: ...rom the late 15th century, their "castle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often ...
10: ... First and foremost castles were places of protection from an invading enemy, a place of retreat. This...
14: ...easons: territorial expansion and control of a region. A castle was a stronghold from which a lord or ...
15: ...what he liked without fear, relying on the protection of the castle, while others, if they tried anyth... - Francesco Guicciardini (1068 bytes)
1: ...cciardini''' ([[March 6]], [[1483]]-[[May 22]], [[1540]]), [[Florentine]] [[historian]] and [[statesman]...
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) - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
1: ...abaptist]]s. It also led to the [[Counter-Reformation]] within the Roman Catholic Church.
3: == Roots of the Reformation ==
9: == Reformation begins ==
16: * Reformation in [[France]] -- [[Huguenot]]s, [[Pierre Viret]]
20: ... the population to the financial and moral corruption of the secular [[Renaissance]] church. - Gerardus Mercator (3294 bytes)
7: ...man descent, remembered for the [[Mercator projection]] named after him.
9: ...per engraving of maps. He wrote the first instruction book of italic script to be published in norther...
12: ... it had parallel lines of longitude to aid navigation by sea, as compass courses could be marked as st...
15: ...lished in [[1578]] and consisted of corrected versions of the maps of [[Ptolemy]] (though introducing ...
18: ...ercator(02).jpg|thumb|left|250px|modern impersonation]] - 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. - Francis Drake (14963 bytes)
1: ...e:FrancisDrake.jpg|framed|Sir Francis Drake, c. [[1540]]–[[1596]].]]
2: ...ionality not on a Spanish ship) to [[circumnavigation|circumnavigate]] the globe, from [[1577]] to [[1...
7: ... unknown and could be as early as [[1535]]. The [[1540]] date is taken from a portrait painted quite lat...
9: ...ish [[Atlantic slave trade|slave-trading]] expeditions.
12: ...panish forces executed a surprise attack in violation of a truce agreed to a few days before, nearly c... - 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== - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...[[Spain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]], who between [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts...
3: ==Biography==
5: ...old. He set out in 1540, joined by a large expedition of 335 Spanish, 1,300 Mexican Indian allies, fou...
10: ...al [[Tiguex War]], which resulted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hundreds ...
14: ...f his men came back with him. Although the expedition was a complete failure, he remained governor of ... - 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)
142: *[[Ludolph van Ceulen]] (Germany/Netherlands, [[1540]] - [[1610]]) - 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)
170: *[[Vissarion Belinsky]], (1811-1848){{fn|R}} - Apache (7848 bytes)
3: ...imo]]. The U.S. Army found them to be fierce warriors and skillful strategists.
10: ...ile traveling on the plains east of the Pueblo region, [[Francisco Coronado]] wrote:
18: ...in the 1620s, referring to people in the Chama region east of the [[San Juan River]]. By the 1640s, t...
24: ...in Apache Tribe is located in the east central region of Arizona, 194 miles northeast of [[Phoenix, Ar...
26: ...e removed from their [[Indian reservation|reservation]] in [[1876]] and sent to prison in [[1886]]. Su...
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