Francisco Fernández de Córdoba
Francisco Fernández de Córdoba , d. 1518?, Spanish explorer in Mexico. Sailing from Cuba on a slave hunt, he discovered Yucatán in 1517. He died from wounds received in a battle with the Maya. His explorations were furthered by Juan de Grijalva.
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Time trip.
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 10/4/2002; 568 words
; ...American Indians never saw a horse until 1519. That year Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes (below) landed in Tabasco, Mexico, with...beginning of the end of the Aztec Empire came in 1519, when the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes landed on the east coast of Mexico and...
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America's Real First Thanksgiving.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Children's Bookwatch; 6/1/2007; 174 words
; ...1561643890, $14.95 www.pineapple.com 1-800-746-3275 America's REAL First Thanksgiving is a picturebook about a feast shared by Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez and the Timucua Indians upon the founding of St. Augustine in what is now Florida. This shared exchange...
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Mississippi matters of fact.(heritage matters: looking back)(Calendar)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine; 5/1/2009; ; 430 words
; ...singer Tammy Wynette, was born in her grandparents' home in rural Itawamba County near the Alabama state line. 8 (1541) Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto discovered the Mississippi River, but he did not name it because it was already named by Spanish cartographers...
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Aztec Empire.(Words in the News)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 1/20/2006; 122 words
; ...living in it, larger than any Spanish city at the time. The beginning of the end of the Aztec Empire came in 1519, when the Spanish explorer Hernando Cortes landed on the east coast of Mexico. Cortes and his soldiers entered the capital and took the emperor, Montezuma...
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Just the facts. (News Review).
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 10/4/2002; 118 words
; ...large eyes and tend to be green, (B) are a recent phenomenon, (C) can disrupt the ecosystems which they invade. -- 2. Which Spanish explorer landed in Mexico in 1519? (A) Hernando Cortes, (B) Victoro Landauro, (C) Fernando de Hoto -- 3. In interviews at major...
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Where in the world?(current events)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication; 11/1/2002; 253 words
; ...relatives after being separated for 50 years. -- --2. The snakehead fish is native to this country. -- --3. In 1519, a Spanish explorer landed in this country with a force of 600 men and 20 horses. The Aztecs there had never seen horses before. -- --4. Lance...
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Joey De Leon: How The Young Lion Found the Fountain of Rhythm.(músico)(TA: musician)(Entrevista)
Magazine article from: Latin Beat Magazine; 10/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; The Spanish explorer Juan Ponce De León failed to locate the legendary Fountain of Youth, but he was appointed governor of Borinquen in 1510. Four...
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In the green hills southeast of San Jose, a giant ranch-park. (Henry W. Coe State Park)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1986; 700+ words
; ...the mountains that make up much of Henry W. Coe State Park. The mountains of the joke.' Small wonder. In April 1776, the Spanish explorer was seeking a short-cut to Monterey when he crossed this portion of the Diablo Range. Far from finding an easy path, he...
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Our place in history: historical brief.(Doing Business in L.A.)
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Business Journal; 6/26/2006; 700+ words
; ...Ocean. It is the seat of Los Angeles County. Geographically, it extends more than 40 mi from the mountains to the sea. The Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portola visited the site in 1769. On Sept. 4, 1781, the Mexican provincial governor, Filipe de Neve, founded...
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Miguel Angel Rios and Sergio Vega at CRG.
Magazine article from: Art in America; 2/1/2000; ; 412 words
; ...ensemble of sculptures, drawings and a wall painting examined the first European expedition to navigate the Amazon. Led by Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana, the 1541 voyage included, according to Carvajal, a battle with a tribe of women warriors, the amazons...
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Francisco Fernández de Córdoba
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Gil González de Ávila (d. 1543) of his claims to Nicaragua, Fernández de Córdoba founded León and Granada (Nicaragua). In an attempt to seize...commander and put to death. The Nicaraguan unit of currency (córdoba) is named after him.
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...chronicler. He had served in the New World under various commanders—Pedro Arias de Ávila, Diego de Velázquez, Francisco Fernández de Córdoba, and Grijalva—before joining Hernán Cortés in 1519 to serve in the conquest of Mexico. His monumental...
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León
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...and the rail and commercial center between Corinto and Managua . It was founded in 1524 on Lake Managua by Francisco Fernández de Córdoba and moved west to its present site in 1610 after a severe earthquake. In colonial times, León was the Nicaragua...
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Gil González de Ávila
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...opposition of Pedro Arias de Ávila , he conquered Honduras, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua in 1522. He then fled to the island of Hispaniola to avoid trouble with Arias de Ávila. His claims were usurped (1523) by Francisco Fernández de Córdoba .
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Granada
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Nicaragua's landed aristocracy; manufactures include furniture, soap, and clothing. Granada was founded in 1524 by Francisco Fernández de Córdoba . In the 17th cent., it was the object of repeated raids by French and English pirates. After independence...
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