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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
22: *[[Pêro de Barcelos]] ([[15th century]]/[[16th century]] [[Portuguese...
33: *[[Joseph René Bellot]] [[France|French]] [[Arctic]] ex...
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: ...ian]] navigator in [[England|English]] service, crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] to [[North America]]
51: *[[Alvise Cadamosto]] (1432-1488), [[Portuguese]] explorer of [[Ven... - Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (3639 bytes)
1: ...ain|Spanish]] [[conquistador]], who in [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts of the s...
3: ...tion.jpg|thumb|500px|The Coronado Expedition 1540-1542.]]
7: ... voyage to the north, to [[New Mexico]]. When Marcos returned he told about a wealthy, golden city, ca...
9: ... a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was sent back to [[Mexico]] in disgrace.
11: ...ered Cibola, and explored the other six Zuni pueblos. He also sent out various expeditions. [[Melchior... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...hers. He was an [[explorer]] and [[trade]]r who crossed the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and reached the [[Ameri...
3: ...nd. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get around the planet without running out...
5: ...Columbian trans-oceanic contact]]''', one of the most consistent is the first exploration (before 1472...
9: ...]], the [[Columbian Exchange]] of species (both those harmful to humans, such as [[virus]]es, [[bacter...
11: ...est Indies]]. Others honour him for the massive boost his explorations gave to Western expansion and c... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
7: ...rtrait of Jacques Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a R...
9: ...epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the period.
13: ...ay [[Gaspé|Gaspé, Quebec]] where he planted a cross and claimed the territory for France. During thi...
17: ...sons. Cartier left his main ships in a harbour close to Stadacona and used his smallest ship to conti...
27: ...he St Lawrence river and a three weeks Atlantic crossing, Cartier and his men arrived in Saint-Malo on... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps t...
9: ... the same time ([[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scot...
12: ... West Lothian, [[Scotland]], on [[December 8]], [[1542]] to King [[James V of Scotland]] and his French ...
17: ...ng loss to the English at the [[Battle of Solway Moss]]. In [[Falkland Palace]], her father heard of t...
19: ...her mother, who strongly opposed the marriage proposition, went into hiding in [[Stirling Castle]], wh... - Arizona (24367 bytes)
17: PostalAbbreviation = AZ |
53: Reptile = [[Rattlesnake|Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake]] |
57: Flower = [[Saguaro]] Blossom |
61: Fossil = [[Petrified wood]] |
87: ...rizona" and its attachment to the region. Three possible derivations are: - California (63989 bytes)
11: LargestCity = [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]] |
15: PostalAbbreviation = CA |
64: Fossil = [[Smilodon|Saber-toothed cat]] |
89: ...ost populous state in the U.S.]], as well as the most physically diverse, with the highest and the low...
91: ...lifornia|San Diego]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], and [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
13: PostalAbbreviation = NM |
42: === Native American Pueblos ===
44: ...owns in the valley of the [[Rio Grande]] and pueblos nearby.
46: ...the upper Rio Grande valley led to long-standing hostility that impeded the Spanish conquest of New Me...
52: ...rs]] in [[1610]]. Although the colony failed to prosper, some missions flourished. Spanish settlers ar... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
28: *[[Oswald Achenbach]] ([[1827]]-[[1905]])
37: *[[Josef Albers]] ([[1888]]-[[1976]])
93: *[[Vladimir Baranoff-Rossine]] ([[1888]]-[[1944]])
158: *[[Ross Bleckner]] ([[1949]]-)
171: *[[Rosa Bonheur]] ([[1822]]-[[1899]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
13: *[[1513]]-[[Vasco N?de Balboa]] crosses isthmus of [[Panama]], sees [[Pacific Ocean]]
19: *[[1542]]-[[Hernando_de_Soto_(explorer)|Hernando de Soto]...
20: *1570s-[[Haudenosaunee|Iroquois League]] founded - History of California (38344 bytes)
3: ...habitants after European colonization means that most of the known '''history of California''' begins ...
5: ...e, the area has gone from a [[Spain|Spanish]] outpost of interest primarily populated by [[missionary|...
10: ...Image:Tunnel view.jpg|thumb|300px|California's [[Yosemite Valley]].]]
11: ...Woman]] on [[Santa Rosa Island, California|Santa Rosa Island]] are among the traces of a very early in...
13: ...from [[mussel]] shells using stone tools, while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsid... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...r of the [[Universe]]), is considered one of the most important [[discovery (observation)|discoveries]...
16: ...d that it was in Padua that he gained access to those passages of [[Cicero]] and [[Plato]] about the o...
18: ...a position at the Collegiate Church of the Holy Cross in [[Wroclaw|Breslau (Wrocław)]], [[Silesia...
26: ...ou have pertaining to the subject." Some have proposed that this note may have made Copernicus nervous...
30: ...pernicus finally agreed to give the book to his close friend [[Tiedemann Giese]], (the [[bishop]] of [... - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
33: ...co-Oakland [[Combined Statistical Area]] (CSA), whose population is over 7 million. U.S. census data ...
44: ...tion of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] began in [[1542]] and culminated with the mapping of the bay in [...
48: ... without water or firewood, San Francisco lacked most of the basic facilities for a nineteenth century...
58: ...the order opened its own charity hospital, Mercy Hospital of San Francisco, which is still in operatio...
60: ... late 19th century San Francisco was "Emperor" [[Joshua A. Norton]]. - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...alleros]], [[Extremadura]], and died [[21 May]] [[1542]], probably on a branch of the [[Mississippi rive...
5: ...panish colonies, landing in [[Panama]]. His only possessions then were a shield and his sword. In [[15...
13: ...the daughter of Davila. She came from one of the most respectable families of Castilia, with good conn...
17: == Expedition to Florida 1538-1542 ==
23: ... arms, cannons, dogs, and pigs. The dogs — mostly Irish [[wolfhound]]s — became notorious ... - Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
7:
9: ...ación'' and published under the title ''Comentarios'' (Commentary).
25: ...nions from Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536''], hosted by the Portal to Texas History
26: ...de Vaca] Primary Source Adventure, a lesson plan hosted by [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ The Portal to... - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...panish]] [[conquistador]], who between [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts of the s...
5: ...exican Indian allies, four Franciscan monks, the most notable of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], and se...
8: ... a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[Zuni]] Indians. Marcos was sent back to [[Mexico]] in disgrace.
10: ...ch resulted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hundreds of Indians.
12: ...ere no rich people at all, the village consisted mostly of thatched huts, and not even small amounts o... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
5: ... early years. Even his nationality is uncertain; most biographies describe him as Portuguese, but in h...
10: ...ed, or the mythical [[Strait of Anián]] that supposedly connected the [[Pacific Ocean]] to [[Hudson ...
12: ...s forced them to turn back. On [[November 23]], [[1542]], the little fleet limped back to "San Salvador"...
14: ...report of Cabrillo's inconclusive expedition was lost; all that survives is a summary of it made by an...
16: ...nta Catalina Island, San Miguel Island and Santa Rosa Island have all been suggested. - Apache (7848 bytes)
10: ... used dogs to pull [[travois]] loaded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the p...
12: ... cattle (bison). These natives are called Querechos. They do not cultivate the land, but eat raw mea...
14: ...s]].? '' Plains dogs were slightly smaller than those used for hauling loads by modern northern Canadi...
16: ...d the Southwest as early as the 13th century AD, most scientists believe they arrived permanently only...
18: ...hrough the 17th century, occupying areas the Pueblos peoples had abandoned during prior centuries. Th... - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
5: ...to then focus on dealing with heresy, and those whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from ...
7: ...y]], Church Councils required secular rulers to prosecute heretics.
16: ... by local [[bishop]]s, which in Greek is ''episcopos''. The episcopal Inquisition was not very effecti...
18: ...he job as decreed by the Pope. Individuals were chosen from different orders and secular clergy, but p...
28: ...it, judging both to be "foolish and absurd in philosophy," and the first to be "formally heretical" an... - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
7: ...[[Four Corners Monument]] landmark and stretch across the [[Colorado Plateau]] into [[Arizona]], [[Uta...
9: ...anguage]] that means ''people''. The Navajo are closely related to the [[Apache]], and the Navajo lang...
19: ... used dogs to pull [[travois]] loaded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the p...
22: ... cattle (bison). These natives are called Querechos. They do not cultivate the land, but eat raw mea...
24: ...” Plains dogs were slightly smaller than those used for hauling loads by modern northern Canadi...
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