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Spanish men and women settled in greatest numbers where there were dense indigenous populations and the existence of valuable resources for extraction. [1] The Spanish Empire claimed jurisdiction over the New World in the Caribbean and North and South America, with the exception of Brazil, ceded to Portugal by the Treaty of Tordesillas. Other ...
Spanish Inquisition records reveal two prosecutions in Spain and only a few more throughout the Spanish Empire. [109] In 1815, Francisco Javier de Mier y Campillo , the Inquisitor General of the Spanish Inquisition and the Bishop of Almería , suppressed Freemasonry and denounced the lodges as "societies which lead to atheism, to sedition and ...
The heavy taxes imposed on all goods officially imported into Spanish America created a large and profitable black market for smugglers, many of whom were British. [3] The Asiento itself was marginally profitable and has been described as a "commercial illusion"; between 1717 and 1733, only eight ships were sent from Britain to the Americas.
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Adams-Kentucky District: Adams-Kentucky District: December 18, 2008 (The 900-1200 blocks of Adams St. and the 1000-1300 blocks of Kentucky St.
While the market has loved the global growth appetite of the large Canadian cannabis LPs, the biggest fear is that protectionist governments around the globe will eventually favor local companies ...
The Adams–Onís Treaty (Spanish: Tratado de Adams-Onís) of 1819, [1] also known as the Transcontinental Treaty, [2] the Spanish Cession, [3] the Florida Purchase Treaty, [4] or the Florida Treaty, [5] [6] was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that ceded Florida to the U.S. and defined the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico .
St. Anne Convent, located in Melbourne, Kentucky, is the home of the American Province of the Congregation of Divine Providence, a community of Roman Catholic Sisters.The convent houses the provincial offices of the congregation, the residences of two local communities, as well as Moye Spiritual Life Center.
The Chicago company said more than 3,000 students have already applied for this year's scholarships. McDonald’s said the program will now be open to any student who can demonstrate an impact on ...