Juan Ponce de León

Paraphrase 1 Citrus sinensis, Commonly known as Orange,Is ¼ Pomelo and ¾ Mandarin as it is a mixed breed of the two fruits.Approximately in the year of 2500 B.C. in southeast Asia, northeastern India and southern China where they were firstly made.From India the romans delivered some fresh orange trees to Rome in 1st century A.D. as well as people from north Africa started growing them too.In the year of 1493 in Spain’s Canary Islands to Haiti by the adventurer named Christopher Columbus also…

The governor of Florida at the time was Manuel de Cendoya, he had a stone fort built in Saint Augustine, which was ordered by his predecessor Nicolas Ponce de Leon II. After having his men collect coquina, a shell stone that is soft and hardens with air over a period, they were ready to build the fort since there was enough lime waiting at the site. The construction began on October 2, 1672, to build the Castillo de San Marcos (Fort Marion). This fort was designed to be a square shape and was…

places in the world where travelers can experience the paranormal. St Augustine, Florida Lighthouse St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest, European-founded city in the United States that has been continuously occupied. The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon was looking for the fountain of Youth in 1513 and the city was founded in 1565. This means there is at least 500 years’ worth of ghosts lurking in the vicinity. The St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum offers a Ghost Tour that…

The American Indian has been the subject of many different emotions throughout history. Emotions ranging from fear to spiritual enlightenment. Could the War on the American Indians been prevented through better talks between Europeans and Native Americans. This essay will discuss the history of the War on the American Indian and how it affected the tribes of North America Forever. Since the arrival of European peoples from Europe the Native American Indians who were settled in the area where…

highest point is a mountain called Cerro de Punta whose elevation is 4,390 ft. The population is about 3.5 million…

The age of exploration was one that flourished in new discoveries of new lands, and resources. Many countries had a lasting effect on this era of time. Perhaps the most influential was Spain. Spain was the beginning point for many famous explorers including Columbus, Pizzarro, and Cortes. All three greatly influenced the exploration age. Of the three explorers, Columbus was the first to embark on his voyage. In 1492, the sea captain, Christopher Columbus, set off for Asia, to find the luxuries…

Puerto Rico is among the few remaining colonies in the world. It can also be considered among the oldest, having at one time or another been under military occupation dating back to 1508. (Schimmer) Puerto Rico spent a lot of its past being under the rule of Spain but was aided by the United States in 1898. Although intimidated by the Americans, the Puerto Rican natives remained hopeful that the United States would help bring about great change in the colony. Hoping that the Americans could help…

The history of the deaf society constitutes not only a culture but a society intertwined with a unique way of communicating using facial movements and hand gestures to convey emotions, thoughts, and needs. Throughout history, the view of deaf people has been seen as gifts from God to the oppressed and shunned. Deafness consists for two reasons; conductive hearing loss and sensorineural hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss occurs when sounds cannot make it to the inner ear, sensorineural…

After reading and obtaining information about different countries that have dissimilar types of governments I came to the conclusion that I would discuss two countries that I would write about Ethiopia and Puerto Rico. Ethiopia which is a country ran by dictatorship is located in what is called the Eastern region of Africa, also known as the horn of Africa. Ethiopia shares that region with other countries like, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. In contrast, ran by democracy Puerto Rico is an…

PREFACE “History must always be taken with a grain of salt. It is, after all, not a science but an art.” Phyliis McKinley In these pages we strive to broaden man’s ceaseless search for truth and his tireless efforts to tear away at the facades of conventional belief. We aspire to bring enlightenment and culture to the unwashed masses who live in this paradise we call Southwest Florida. We walk the reader through eons of events that have reportedly occurred here. Our past is replete with many…