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Flowers in Florida.. Juan Ponce de León is the first known European to discover the area that is now known as Florida. [5] His successful discovery of Puerto Rico during one of many Spanish expeditions for gold, mystical items and new lands, precipitated Spain's permission and encouragement to claim more lands in the new world. [5]
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, [3] [4] [5] are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent right after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population.
Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia, still a major silver mine Amethyst mine in Ametista do Sul. South America is a major producer of gems such as amethyst, topaz, emerald, aquamarine and tourmaline. Chuquicamata is the largest open pit mine in the world, near the city of Calama in Chile.
Confederados (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeˈɾadus]) is the Brazilian name for Confederate expatriates, all white Southerners (along with their Black slaves), who fled the Southern United States during Reconstruction, and their Brazilian descendants.
The Pascua Militar (transl. Military Easter) is a military ceremony that takes place every 6 January in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace of Madrid.The King of Spain receives the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defence, the Chief of the Defence Staff, the Chiefs of Staff of all branches, the Grand Masters of the Royal and Military Orders of San Fernando and San Hermenegildo, the Civil Guard ...
Valle de la Pascua is the capital city of the autonomous municipality of Leonardo Infante, Guárico, Venezuela .The city is located in the central plains of Venezuela and was founded on February 25, 1785, by Father Mariano Martí.
Main language families of South America (other than Aimaran, Mapudungun, and Quechuan, which expanded after the Spanish conquest). Indigenous languages of South America include, among several others, the Quechua languages in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru and to a lesser extent in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia; Guaraní in Paraguay and to a much lesser extent in Argentina and Bolivia; Aymara in ...
Pan de Pascua is a Chilean cake traditionally eaten around Christmas time. [1] [better source needed] Although "Pascua" primarily means Passover and secondarily means Easter, it also may mean Christmas and Epiphany. [2] In Chile both Navidad and Pascua are used to refer to Christmas. [3] Despite its name, it is a cake made from batter, and not ...