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The Magallanes monument was a monument dedicated in honor of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.The monument was last located in Paseo de Magallanes (also called Magallanes Park, now Plaza Mexico) front of the Intendencia building and beside the Commission of Census Building in Intramuros, Manila.
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas and other landmarks of equivalent landmark status in the state. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of ...
The South Texas region is an area of 28 counties defined by the Texas Comptroller for economic reporting in 2022, as mapped here. The region included 2020 population of 2.4, or 8.3 percent of Texas' population, with about 32 percent in Hidalgo County (which includes McAllen) alone.
In 1803, Spanish king Charles IV approved a ten-year expedition to spread the vaccination against smallpox among the territories in the New World and in Asia. [1] The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition (Spanish: Real Expedición Filantrópica de la Vacuna) also known as the Balmis Expedition, led by Dr. Francisco Javier de Balmis arrived in the Philippines in 1805 from Acapulco, Mexico.
Plaza de Roma, also known as Plaza Roma, is one of three major public squares in Intramuros, Manila.It is bounded by Andres Soriano Avenue (formerly Calle Aduana) to the north, Cabildo Street to the east, Santo Tomas Street to the south, and General Antonio Luna Street (formerly Calle Real del Palacio) to the west.
Sources used to compile the list include an annual survey of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) in the United Kingdom; the U.S. National Park Service list of National Monuments, Patrimonio Nacional of Spain, and the Italian, French, and Russian Ministries of Culture.
Cuartel de Santa Lucia is a ruined building in Intramuros, Manila, the Philippines. It was constructed for the Artillería de Montaña in 1781 following the plans of Tomas Sanz. Its construction was executed during the governorship of José Basco y Vargas .
John Charles Edward "Carlos" Pamintuan Celdran (November 10, 1972 – October 13, 2019) was a Filipino artist, tour guide, segment TV host and cultural activist. He was known for "Walk This Way", a guided tour of the Manila districts of Intramuros, Binondo, and Quiapo using a combination of music, visuals, and history lectures to immerse tourists into what life was like during the Spanish and ...