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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - 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: ...ourse this raised Coronado's interest, and he decided to try to get that [[gold]]. He set out in 1540,...
9: ...othing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[...
11: ...do River (U.S.)|Colorado]]). [[Garcia Lopez de Cardenas]] was sent out to find this river, and found h... - Christopher Columbus (44177 bytes)
1: ...ached the [[Americas]] on October 12th [[1492]] under the flag of [[Castile|Castilian]] [[Spain]]. He ...
2: ...Christopher_columbus_2.jpg|thumb|200px|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
3: ... time accepted that the earth was round. The main debate was over whether it would be possible to get ...
5: ...first voyage from all of these: less than two decades later, the existence of America was known to the...
7: Columbus landed in the [[Bahamas]] and later explored much of th... - Jacques Cartier (8139 bytes)
3: '''Jacques Cartier''' ([[December 31]], [[1491]] – [[September 1]] [[15...
5: ...d his social status in 1520 by marrying Catherine des Granches, member of a leading ship-owning family...
9: ...ere victims of an epidemic ashore, he may be considered one of the most conscientious explorers of the...
13:
17: ... The site of their arrival has been confidently identified as the beginning of the Sainte-Marie sault... - Mary I of Scotland (27810 bytes)
7: ...the ruler of [[Scotland]] from [[December 14]], [[1542]] – [[July 24]], [[1567]]. She is perhaps t...
9: ...[[1516]] – [[1558]]), and whose reign coincided with that of Mary, Queen of Scots.
12: ...ames V of Scotland]] and his French wife, [[Marie de Guise]].
15: ...es of the royal house had gone extinct before the death of Mary's father.
17: ...Stuart during her time in France, and she and her descendants stuck with it.) - Arizona (24367 bytes)
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27: AdmittanceOrder = 48th |
30: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N |
31: Longitude = 109?3'W to 114?50'W | - California (63989 bytes)
8: Nickname = The Golden State |
23: PCDesert = 25 |
28: DensityRank = 12<sup>th</sup> |
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30: AdmittanceOrder = 31<sup>st</sup> | - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
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24: AdmittanceOrder = 47<sup>th</sup> |
27: Longitude = 103?W to 109?W |
28: Latitude = 31?20'N to 37?N | - List of painters (54090 bytes)
12: *[[Claude Monet]], ([[1840]]-[[1926]]), French [[Impression...
36: *[[Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz]] ([[1852]]-[[1916]])
49: *[[Lawrence Alma-Tadema]] ([[1836]]-[[1912]])
117: *[[Romare Bearden]] ([[1914]]-[[1988]])
137: *[[Alexander Benois]] ([[1870]]-[[1960]]) - Timeline of United States pre-history (before 1600) (1679 bytes)
8: *[[1494]]-[[Treaty of Tordesillas]] divides the New World between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]]
13: *[[1513]]-[[Vasco N?de Balboa]] crosses isthmus of [[Panama]], sees [[Pa...
14: *[[1513]]-[[Juan Ponce de Le claims [[Florida]] for Spain
15: *[[1519]]-[[HernᮠCort鳝] defeats [[Tlaxcala]], a small state neighboring the ...
17: *[[1521]]-Cortes destroys the Aztec empire - History of California (38344 bytes)
5: ...l fields, and finally with its high-technology leadership.
7: ...325px|A field of [[California Poppy|California golden poppies]] ''circa'' [[1910]].]]
13: ... while those in the northern [[Cascade Range]] traded [[obsidian]], used for arrowheads, axe heads, an...
19: ...cted by stories of [[Zihuatanejo|Ciguatan]], a wonderful country far to the northwest, populated with ...
23: ...ula of [[Baja California]]), and laid out and founded the city that was to become LaPaz later that spr... - Nicolaus Copernicus (26283 bytes)
3: ...ntal starting point of modern [[astronomy]] and modern science itself, (it inaugurated the [[scientifi...
7: ...cus_00125w.jpg||thumb|250px|Copernicus Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
8: ...raised him and his three other siblings after the death of Copernicus' father. His brother Andrew beca...
10: ... him, as his books (stolen by Swedes during [[The Deluge]], and now in [[Uppsala]]'s library) show. Af...
12: ... together with Domenico Novara, are recorded in ''De revolutionibus orbium coelestium''. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
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13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] |
14: area_magnitude = 1 E8 |
21: population_density = 6958.45 |
26: latitude = 37°46' N | - Hernando de Soto (explorer) (19418 bytes)
1: ...C2_desoto77.jpg|thumb|Hernando de Soto|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
2: ...as with [[Francisco Pizarro]] in [[Peru]]. Later, de Soto led the largest expedition of the 16th and 1...
5: ...uestrian unit and went with [[Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba]] on his discovery and colonization voyag...
6: .... As a result, Davilas leadership was secured and de Soto gained his favour.
7: In [[1528]] de Soto led his own expedition along the coast of [[... - Cabeza de Vaca (4807 bytes)
1: '''Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca''' (c. [[1490]] – c. [[1559]]) was an ...
3: ...r's service to the King, and regrets that his own deeds could not be as great, due to forces beyond hi...
5: ...ave [[Estevanico]], Andres de Dorantes and Alonso del Castillo Maldonado were the only survivors of th...
7: ... and jealously refused to give his countrymen any details of the country that might prepare them for t...
9: ...with his earlier ''La Relación'' and published under the title ''Comentarios'' (Commentary). - Francisco Coronado (5090 bytes)
1: ...panish]] [[conquistador]], who between [[1540]]-[[1542]] visited [[New Mexico]] and other parts of the s...
5: ...iscan monks, the most notable of which was [[Juan de Padilla]], and several slaves, both native Americ...
8: ...othing like the great golden city fray Marcos had described, it was just a simple [[pueblo]] of the [[...
10: ... in the destruction of the Tiguex pueblos and the death of hundreds of Indians.
12: ...ado thought he did so, and was executed. Other guides led him further to Quivira, and he reached a vil... - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (4763 bytes)
5: ...en his nationality is uncertain; most biographies describe him as Portuguese, but in his exhaustive 19...
8: ...his landholdings to mine gold in [[Guatemala]], made him one of the richest of the [[conquistador]]s i...
10: ... or three ships), and stood to profit from any trade or treasure.
12: ...s buried. His second-in-command brought the remainder of the party back to Navidad, where they arrived...
14: ...yage appeared in print before historian [[Antonio de Herrera]]'s account early in the 17th century. - Apache (7848 bytes)
3: ...est relatively recently. Noted leaders have included [[Cochise]], [[Mangas Coloradas]], and [[Geronim...
8: ...e ethnic group. Archaeological and historical evidence suggests a recent entry of these people into t...
10: ... other game, and used dogs to pull [[travois]] loaded with their possessions. In April 1541, while tr...
12: ...structed tents, made with tanned and greased cowhides, in which they live and which they take along as...
14: ...wo or three miles an hour (3 to 5 km/h). (See Henderson) - Inquisition (9274 bytes)
1: ...s with the local governments are subjects of considerable historical inquiry.
2: ...mage:Inquistion.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
5: ...with heresy, and those whose beliefs or practices deviated sufficiently from the orthodoxy of the coun...
7: ... Ages]] there were the [[Cathars|Cathari]] and Waldenses; and in the [[Renaissance]] there were the [[...
11: There were four Inquisitions; in chronological order, they were the [[Medieval Inquisition]], the [[S... - Navajo Nation (14007 bytes)
2: ...opa County, Arizona|Maricopa County]], which includes the city of Phoenix.
6: [[Image:Canyon_de_Chelly.jpg|thumb|300px|Canyon de Chelly]]
7: ...]. Located within the Navajo Nation are [[Canyon De Chelly National Monument]], [[Monument Valley]], ...
11: ...i]] (''Navajo'' '''Ooz魧'' or '''Ayahkinii''' 'underground-house-people') reservation within the Nava...
13: ...en the [[United States Department of the Interior|Department of the Interior]] attempted to relocate D...
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