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Equinoctial France was the contemporary name given to the colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America, around the line of Equator, before "tropical" had fully gained its modern meaning: Equinoctial means in Latin "of equal nights", i.e., on the Equator, where the duration of days and nights is nearly the same year round.
Despite its impressive growth, the city’s recent history hasn’t been without challenges, not least in 2005 when terrorist bombings at three hotels left 60 dead, 115 injured and a nation in shock. Nevertheless, modern Amman is a place that remains as scintillating as it was during the years when it was known to the world as Philadelphia.
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How did Britain, France, and the US help define the region's new colonial experience? Britain had a huge economic stake in Latin America until the 1890s, when the US took over more. The US owned several territories that were technically within reach of Latin America. The US attitude was shaped by racial prejudice.
The Kingdom of Navarre (/ n ə ˈ v ɑːr /; Basque: Nafarroako Erresuma, Spanish: Reino de Navarra, French: Royaume de Navarre, Latin: Regnum Navarrae), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (Basque: Iruñeko Erresuma), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay), between ...
- 10,000 km² (3,900 sq mi)
- Middle Ages
Spanish peseta. Preceded by. Succeeded by. Republic of the Rif. Kingdom of Morocco. The Spanish protectorate in Morocco [a] was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain [1] that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate . The Spanish protectorate consisted of a northern strip on ...
May 20, 2021 · The city had prospered and was estimated to host a population of between 200,000 and 300,000 residents. At first, the conquistadors described Tenochtitlán as the greatest city they had ever seen ...
Sep 23, 2023 · The rise of a newly unified Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries is one of the surprise stories of world history. As late as the 1460s, Spain was still fragmented. The Crown of Castile and Aragon were separate entities ruled by different monarchs. Even worse than this, Castile was in turmoil as King Henry and his half-siblings, Alfonso and ...
