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Isabella of Castile
Queen Isabella I, also known as Isabella the Catholic, is famous as the queen who financed Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World. She was the queen of Castille after 1474 and of Aragon…Haile Selassie
(Encyclopedia) Haile SelassieHaile Selassiehīˈlē səlăsˈē, –läˈsē [key], [Amharic,=power of the Trinity], 1892–1975, emperor of Ethiopia (1930–74). He was born Tafari Makonnen, the son of a noted…jaguar
(Encyclopedia) jaguarjaguarjăgˈwär [key], large New World carnivore of the cat family, Panthera onca. Jaguars range from the SW United States to S central Argentina, though there have been no…Torres-García, Joaquín
(Encyclopedia) Torres-García, Joaquín, 1874–1949, Uruguayan painter, b. Montevideo, considered the father of Latin American constructivism. In 1894 his family moved to Barcelona, Spain, where he…Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake was chosen by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1577 to command a voyage around the world. Drake was already a successful privateer (or sea pirate), and his voyage was designed to disrupt…Anne Burras Biography
Anne Burrasearly colonistBorn: ?Birthplace: England Burras worked as a maid for Mistress Forrest in their native England. It is believed that the two women were among the earliest colonists…Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was a Florentine merchant and navigator who made at least two transatlantic trips to the New World, voyages that inspired cartographer Martin Wardseemüller to label the new continent…Jacques le Moyne de Morgues Biography
Jacques le Moyne de Morgues artist, cartographer Born: c. 1533Birthplace: Dieppe, France A French cartographer (mapmaker) and painter, Le Moyne de Morgues produced the first map of Florida.…Christopher Columbus
Name at birth: Cristoforo ColomboChristopher Columbus sailed from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, landing in the "new world" of the Americas and gaining lasting fame. Using ships and money…Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was an English writer whose most famous work is the 1932 novel Brave New World. Born into a family of distinguished intellectuals on both sides of the family, he graduated from Oxford…Trending
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