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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...a explorers]], [[astronaut]], [[conquistador]], [[travelogue]], the [[History of Science and Technolog...
26: ...rich Barth]] ([[1821]]-[[1865]]), Northern and Central Africa
29: *[[George Bass]] - [[Australia]]n explorer
30: ...isited [[Mecca]] several times, travelled to [[Central Asia]], [[East Africa]], [[China]], [[Tomboucto...
31: ... [[France|French]] explorer, mapped the West [[Australia]]n coastline. - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: ...ome the first european-inhabited area of that country.
7: ...s Cartier has been found and the most familiar portrait (see right) was painted by a Russian artist in...
13: ...and claimed the territory for France. During this trip he took [[Domagaya]] and [[Taignoagny]], the so...
17: ... to visit [[Hochelaga (village)|Hochelaga]] ([[Montreal]]) and arrived on [[October 2]], [[1535]]. Mu...
19: ...nce. Cartier and his men prepared for winter by strengthening their fort, stacking firewood and salti... - Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
12: ...r struggle between Catholics and Huguenots for control of the French court and France as a whole led t...
18: In [[1541]] Jeanne married William, Duke of Cleves, annulle... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
38: ...cs and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and Native American cultural...
44: ...ourishing sedentary culture in the [[1200s]], constructing small towns in the valley of the [[Rio Gran...
46: ...s [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[1541]]. His maltreatment of the Pueblo people while exploring the u...
52: ...Diego de Vargas Zapata]] reestablished Spanish control and returned Spanish colonists in [[1692]].
54: ... of New Spain, the duke of Alburquerque. They constructed the Church of San Felipe de Ner�[[1706]]).... - List of painters (54090 bytes)
14: ...[1912]]-[[1956]]), US [[Abstract expressionism|abstract expressionist]] [[painter]]
188: *[[P. Rostrup Bøyesen]] ([[1882]]-[[1952]])
206: *[[Bertram Brooker]] ([[1888]]-[[1955]])
219: *[[William Partridge Burpee]] ([[1846]]-[[1940]])
287: *[[Pietro da Cortona]] ([[1596]]-[[1669]]) - List of computing topics (15876 bytes)
2: ... [[List of terms relating to algorithms and data structures]]
8: [[1.TR.6]] --
133: [[Berkeley Software Distribution]] --
137: [[Binary symmetric channel]] --
138: [[Binary Synchronous Transmission]] -- - List of chemists (10401 bytes)
23: ...r]], (1860-1917), [[1907]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
26: ...an chemist, winner of 1961 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
33: ...ert Curl]], winner of 1996 [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
41: ...st, winner of the [[1950]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]]
48: ...st, winner of the [[1967]] [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry]] - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
2: ...6]] or [[1500]], [[Jerez de los Caballeros]], [[Extremadura]], and died [[21 May]] [[1542]], probably ...
4: == Travels and Career ==
5: ...word. In [[1516]], he became commander of an equestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de Co...
6: ...d to break away from him. De Soto denunciated the treason and defeated Gonzales's army. As a result, D...
9: ...n the Spanish colonies, as well as gold mines and trade ships. Apparently though, his aim was to achie... - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
8: ...]] northward to the [[Sonora]], then traveled upstream on the Sonora, and crossed the [[Gila]] to Cib...
10: ... brutal [[Tiguex War]], which resulted in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hund...
12: ...d: The Quivira Indians (later known as [[Wichita (tribe)|Wichita]]) were no rich people at all, the vi...
24: ...troduction by [[George Parker Winship]], modern introduction, Donald C. Cutter, ''The Journey of Coron...
28: ... followers''], written by Pedro de Castañeda and translated by George Parker Winship, 1922 publicatio... - Hernan Cortes (17441 bytes)
5: ...llín (Spain)|Medellín]], in the province of [[Extremadura]], in the [[Castile|Kingdom of Castile]] i...
7: ...ween seeking fame and glory in a war in Italy, or trying his luck in the Spanish colonies of the [[New...
12: ... to be taken without prior authorization, "in the true interests of the realm." At the last minute, t...
15: ... generally accepted that Cortés does not write a true “history,” but rather combines history with...
18: ...less useful as it became apparent that Marina was trilingual: she spoke Maya, Nahuatl (the language of... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
5: *[[Pietro d'Abano]], (1250?-1316)
102: *[[David Malet Armstrong]], (born 1926){{fn|C}}{{fn|O}}{{fn|R}}
185: *[[Bernard of Chartres]], (d. 1130){{fn|C}}
187: *[[Bernard Silvestris]] (or ''Bernard of Tours''), (1147-1178){{fn|R}...
191: *[[Bhartrhari]], (5th century){{fn|R}} - Apache (7848 bytes)
3: ...my found them to be fierce warriors and skillful strategists.
6: == Entry into the Southwest ==
8: ...gical and historical evidence suggests a recent entry of these people into the American Southwest, wit...
10: ...ded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the plains east of the Pueblo region, [...
12: ...nd clothe themselves, and they have very well-constructed tents, made with tanned and greased cowhides... - Aztec (38742 bytes)
3: ...'''Aztecs''' were a [[Mesoamerica]]n people of central Mexico in the [[14th century|14th]], [[15th cen...
14: ... is increasingly applied. The Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia, for example, refers to these ...
19: The renowned Nahuatl translator, [[Miguel León-Portilla]], suggests that...
22: ...ke most European empires, it was more a system of tribute than a single system of government. [[Arnold...
24: ===Tribute, trade, and roads=== - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
7: ...]] at the [[Four Corners Monument]] landmark and stretch across the [[Colorado Plateau]] into [[Arizon...
13: ...d Hopi group lives on the [[Colorado River Indian Tribes]] [[Indian reservation|reservation]] along th...
15: == Entry into the Southwest ==
17: ...s not present until the early 1500s. Navajo oral traditions retain mention of this migration.
19: ...ded with their possessions. In April 1541, while traveling on the plains east of the Pueblo region, [... - El Greco (2407 bytes)
2: '''El Greco''' ([[1541]] – [[April 7]], [[1614]]), a Greek [[paint...
4: ...cessful career as a painter of altarpieces and portraits. Many of El Greco's works are on display at M...
6: ...[Image:Greco_Trinity.jpg|thumb|left|200px|'' Holy Trinity'', 1577 ([[Museo del Prado]], Madrid)]]
7: ...sso]] and [[Jackson Pollock]] in their efforts to transform the art of painting of the 20th century.
16: ==Trivia== - Zinc (12445 bytes)
21: | [[transition metal]]s
27: | 7140 [[kilogram per cubic metre|kg/m<sup>3</sup>]], 2.5
41: | 131 [[picometre|pm]]
46: | [[Electron configuration]]
49: | [[electron|e<sup>-</sup>]] 's per [[energy level]] - Chile (39914 bytes)
1: ...ry in [[South America]] occupying a long coastal strip between the [[Andes]] mountains and the [[Pacif...
6: {{Infobox Country |
56: ...ra]] ''tchili'' meaning "snow"; another meaning attributed to ''chilli'' is the onomatopoeic ''cheele-...
64: ...cognized the agricultural potential of Chile's central valley, and Chile became part of the [[Viceroya...
66: ...apuche land to the south, and permitted increased trade between colonists and Mapuches. - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (19760 bytes)
11: ... been affirmed repeatedly and unfoundedly that Beatriz's father was a bastard son of King [[Ferdinand ...
16: ...> The other component traveled by land, along the trail Friar Marcos de Niza had used. Coronado and Vi...
18: ...ings and on November 17, 1539 Diaz departs on the trail to CÍbola, with fifteen horsemen.<ref name="a...
21: ... were horsemen and foot soldiers who were able to travel quickly, while the main bulk of the expeditio...
23: ... it was just a complex of simple [[pueblo]]s constructed by the [[Zuni]] Indians. The soldiers consid... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
4: ...ntonio de Mendoza]]. Cortés returned to Spain in 1541 where he died peacefully but embittered.
6: ...as an individual. As a result of these historical trends, descriptions of Cortés tend to be simplisti...
14: ... [[Captain (OF-2)|captain]] of distinguished ancestry but slender means. Hernán's mother was Catalina...
16: ...udy at the [[University of Salamanca]] in west-central Spain. This was Spain's great center of learnin...
18: ...e two years at Salamanca, plus his long period of training and experience as a notary, first in Sevill... - Hernando de Soto explorer (34946 bytes)
5: ...anish nobility)|hidalgos]] of modest means in [[Extremadura]], a region of poverty and hardship from w...
7: ...ghter, and tactician, but was notorious for the extreme brutality with which he wielded these gifts.
12: ...tic Ocean]] and the [[Pacific Ocean]] in order to trade Spain's New World fortunes with the Orient, th...
14: ... advance guard fought a pitched battle with Incan troops in front of the city, but the battle had ende...
16: ...de Almagro turned him down. De Soto packed up his treasure and returned to Spain.
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