Famous Spanish explorers Hernán Cortés (1485 – 1547) Fransisco Pizarro (1478 – 1541) Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475 – 1519) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1490 – 1559) Juan Ponce de León (1460 – 1521) Hernando de Soto (1497 – 1542) Who was the Spanish explorer? Soon after Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas in […]

GuanahaniOn October 12, 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus made landfall in what is now the Bahamas. Columbus and his ships landed on an island that the native Lucayan peopleLucayan peopleThe name “Lucayan” is an Anglicization of the Spanish Lucayos, itself a hispanicization derived in turn from the Taino Lukku-Cairi (which the people used for themselves), […]

Inca textiles were made of lowland plant fibers, like cotton, or fur from highland mammals, like llamas or alpacas. They were generally woven on a wearable backstrap loom, and many were created using a laborious hand-braiding technique called twining. What were Inca clothes made of? cotton The textiles of the Incas were made of different […]

The mita was a forced labor system designed by Toledo to allocate indigenous labor to mines and refineries. Specifically, 16 provinces of modern-day Peru and Bolivia (over 200 indigenous districts) were chosen to provide one-seventh of their male labor force each year (Cole 1985, p. What was the Inca mita system quizlet? The mita system […]

From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods. When did the Incas empire start and end? The Inca Empire, which flourished from approximately 1200 to 1533 AD, was the largest ancient civilization in pre-Columbian America. What […]

Fort Lauderdale’s Sebastian Beach has been named the “Hottest U.S. Gay Beach” by Out Traveler. The popular gay beach is nestled along the corner of Sebastian Street and A1A across from the Casablanca Cafe. What is the gay neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale? Wilton Manors is known as a gay village. Wilton Manors ranks 2nd in […]

In 1989 the cactus moth was discovered to have spread to southern Florida. The moth probably entered the United States more than once (Simonsen et al. 2008) – either on winds from nearby Caribbean islands or on imported cactus plants. When was the cactus moth introduced to Texas? Since its initial introduction, the cactus moth […]

Juan de Oñate, (born 1550?, New Spain—died 1630), conquistador who established the colony of New Mexico for Spain. During his despotic governorship, he vainly sought the mythical riches of North America and succeeded instead in unlocking the geographical secrets of what is now the southwestern United Statessouthwestern United StatesThe Southwestern United States, also known as […]

What town has the highest altitude? The highest city in the world is Bolivia’s El Alto-La Paz metropolitan area, with more than two million people at an average of 3,869m above sea level. What is the nicest town in Wyoming? Jackson. What is this? As one of the most scenic towns in Wyoming, Jackson has […]

Venezuela has a hot and humid tropical climate which is more moderate in the highlands. Caracas, the capital, has a Tropical Savanna climate. The annual precipitation varies between 400 mm in the arid zones to 4,000 mm in the Venezuelan Amazon. Annual average temperature ranges between 24°C and 27°C. What’s the average temperature of Venezuela? […]