Essays Tagged: "european explorer"

Politics of Mexico, NAFTA

ganization. Their civilizationwas highly developed, both intellectually and artistically. The first European explorer tovisit Mexican territory was Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, who in ... hat of the peninsulares, those born inSpain, as opposed to the criollos, or Creoles--people of pure European descent who had beenborn and raised in New Spain. The peninsulares were sent from Spain to ...

(17 pages) 435 1 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

History of Texas.

the region of central Texas. These tribes protected the land for hundreds of years until the first European explorer, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda, came to explore and map the Texas coastline.As soon as ... Texas seeking for fortune and using it as a base for smuggling and privateering operations. Several European countries wanted to claim it as their own to build new settlements, especially Spain. The S ...

(6 pages) 90 0 3.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Did the Portuguese Discover the East coast of Australia?

s started to appear all over Australia that supports the claim. That Captain Cook was not the first European explorer to set foot on Australia. Some people have claimed to have found evidence that the ... that has substantial roots growing under the structure suggests also that the construction predates European settlement in the area. However there is also evidence that contradicts this claim. The Bit ...

(5 pages) 19 0 4.3 Mar/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Argentina

unt and trap animals for food. Juan Diaz de Solis entered Rio de la Plata in 1516. He was the first European explorer to reach Argentina. He was killed by the war like Indians. In 1916 Argentina liber ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.5 Oct/2001

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays