History
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San Diego History
Brief History of San Diego Summarized We launch in this article the brief history of San Diego, in an entertaining and summarized way. The San Diego Foundation The first European to visit the region was a Spaniard named Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. In 1542 Cabrillo led an expedition that sailed along the California coast. So on June 27, 1542, Cabrillo set sail from Christmas in Mexico. On September 28, 1542, Cabrillo anchored in San Diego Bay. However, San Diego’s history began in 1769 when the Spanish built a chain of missions throughout California. Then, in 1821, Mexico became independent from Spain.…
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History of San Francisco
Brief History of San Francisco Summarized We review the brief summary history of San Francisco. The principles of San Francisco Before the arrival of Europeans, two groups of Native Americans lived in the San Francisco area, the Ohlone and the Miwok. They were hunter-gatherers and lived by hunting animals, fishing, and gathering shellfish and nuts. Francis Drake anchored his ship at Point Reyes in 1579, but failed to discover San Francisco Bay. Much later, in 1769, Gaspar de Portola led a Spanish expedition overland and found the bay. Then, in 1776, Juan de Anza led a group of settlers to…
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History of Saint Petersburg
Brief history of St. Petersburg summarized With just 3 centuries of life, here is the brief history of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg Foundation Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great. The city’s beginnings were humble: just the Peter and Paul Fortress, designed by the Swiss-Italian architect Domenico Trezzini, on the marshy land of the island of Zayachy (Hare), near the mouth of the Neva River. The Tsar himself helped build the fortress. As any Russian textbook wants you to know, Peter the Great wanted to “open a window to Europe“, which meant not only a port and…
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History of Santiago de Chile
Brief history of Santiago de Chile summarized A look at the history of Santiago de Chile, in a brief and summarized way. The origin of Santiago de Chile According to archaeological studies, it is estimated that the first inhabitants of Santiago settled around the year 800, with the emergence of peasant communities that cultivated potatoes, beans and corn along the Mapocho river basin. These towns belonged to picachos under the influence of the Inca Empire, which built some fortresses such as the Huaca del Cerro Chena and the Cerro El Plomo Sanctuary. The spanish arrive With the arrival of the…
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History of Santorini
Brief history of Santorini summarized A brief look at the history of Santorini, one of the islands of Greece. The origin of Santorini According to Santorini records and excavations, the first human presence on the island dates back to the Neolithic. Santorini hosted an important civilization around 3600 BC Discoveries made in an important city near Akrotiri and the famous Red Beach show the existence of an ancient Minoan colony. The city was very similar to those found on the island of Crete, with many ceramic and wall decorations showing naturalistic landscapes of animals and humans in the same ancient…
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Shanghai history
Brief history of Shanghai in brief A review of the history of Shanghai, a municipality in China, in a brief and summarized way. The early years of Shanghai Shanghai is one of the big cities in China. In the 11th century AD, Shanghai was a small market town. In 1533 a wall was built around the city. Later, in the 16th century, the Yuyuan Garden was created. In 1700 Shanghai had a population of about 50,000, making it a large and prosperous port. Then in 1842, by the Treaty of Nanking, the British forced China to open 5 ports, including…
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History of Sicily
Brief history of Sicily summarized A look at the interesting and brief history of Sicily, as a summary. From the origin to the Byzantines Sicily’s early history began gloriously with centuries of Greek rule and flourished again under Arab and Norman rule. At the beginning of 1250 BC three tribes shared the dominion of the region: the Sikans of Iberian origin, the Elímios of eastern Mediterranean origin, and the Sikels of continental Italy and from whom Sicily took its name. The arrival of the Romans So, for nearly 1,000 years, the people of Sicily suffered grievously at the hands of…
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Texas history
Brief Texas History Abridged We explain in detail the history of Texas summarized, briefly. Early Texas The Spanish mapped the Texas coast in 1519. However, although they claimed the area, the Spanish left Texas largely untouched until the 18th century. The Spanish began building missions in Texas. One of them was Mission San Antonio de Valero, founded in 1718. However, in 1810 the Mexicans rebelled against Spain. They gained their freedom in 1821 and Texas became part of Mexico. The following year, 1822, saw the first significant numbers of American settlers arrive in Texas. They were led by a man…
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History of Tibet
Brief summary history of Tibet A glimpse of the summarized history of Tibet, a historical region of Asia, in a brief and entertaining way. Tibet in ancient times The first inhabitants of Tibet were a herding people. They were dedicated to grazing goats, cows and sheep. Around 100 BC, the people of Tibet learned to irrigate the land and cultivate rice and barley, as well as herd cattle. In the 6th century AD, Tibet was divided into different kingdoms, but in the early 7th century AD, Tibet became a single, unified state. Also at the beginning of the 7th century,…
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History of Tokyo
Brief History of Tokyo Summarized A review of the brief history of Tokyo, as a summary. The beginnings of Tokyo People have been living in the region for more than 12,000 years. The earliest inhabitants of present-day Tokyo lived along the Sumidagawa (Sumida River), according to archaeological evidence. The swamp along the river was an ideal place for these people. The richness of the soil along the banks of the river meant that there was a wide variety of flora and fauna on which they could live. As time passed, people began to settle permanently and rice farms became a…
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