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Among these was a rich 600 ton sailing ship, a Manila Galleon called Santa Ana (also called Santa Anna); the biggest treasure haul that ever fell into English hands. [5] With only one ship left, Cavendish returned to England on 9 September 1588 completing a full circumnavigation of the Earth in record time.
During a Santa Ana wind, humidity levels often plunge to single-digit percentages — causing vegetation to significantly dry out and become extremely susceptible to fire.
Santa Anna was not allowed to return to Veracruz until 1837. He was kept as a prisoner-of-war ("clapped in irons for six months," he later claimed [ citation needed ] ) in Velasco and then in the Orozimbo Plantation , before he was taken to Washington, DC , to meet with US President Andrew Jackson , ostensibly to negotiate a lasting peace ...
The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (also Land Acquisition Act, 2013 or LARR Act [1] or RFCTLARR Act [2]) is an Act of Indian Parliament that regulates land acquisition and lays down the procedure and rules for granting compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement to the affected persons in India.
The warm and cold flavors of Santa Ana winds are generally rooted in the same dynamics. But cold Santa Ana wind events, Houk said, are driven by mid- and upper-level low pressure and colder air aloft.
Santa Ana winds flow east to west through Southern California's mountains, according to the National Weather Service. They begin when winds from the desert flow westward toward an area of low ...
Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876), [1] often known as Santa Anna, [2] was a Mexican general, politician, and caudillo [3] who served as the 8th president of Mexico on multiple occasions between 1833 and 1855.
Following the devastating fires that expanded across areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties over the last week and resulted in multiple fatalities, AccuWeather forecasters warn that the second ...