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Tag Archives: spain
Terror dogs arrival in the New World
Conquistadors, the never to be forgotten military cultivated under the rule of a fanatical Portuguese Queen, Isabella, and her less fanatical Spanish husband, Ferdinand, had developed fighting skills empassioned by the Monarchs’ religious fervour to ‘cleanse’ the Iberian Peninsula of … Continue reading
Posted in anthropocene
Tagged catholicism, Colombus, comversion, conquistadores, Molossian dogs, New World, portugal, slaughter of indigenous peoples., spain, war, war dogs
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The Americas: the origin of wild turkey
Birds descend from a group of dinosaurs called theropods (from Greek meaning “beast feet”). The Turkey and chicken have the closest overall chromosome pattern to their dinosaur ancestor, possibly Tyrannosaurus Rex! After the dinosaurs were gone, mammals and birds were … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 and 16th century, Americas, ancestors, avian, Bahamas, birds, Colombus, dinosaurs, italy, Latin America, Mexico, Mongolia, spain
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Migration from colder climates to tropical areas
Costa Rica is one of the countries in Central America, first inhabited around 10000 years ago by tribes who had travelled across the world to this spot, and they found it covered with rainforest. Central American rainforests are environmentally sensitive … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, asia, costa rica, endangered species, Europe, indigenous peoples, migration, rainforests, reserves, seismic tourism, skin protection from sun, spain
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The Berbers under religious avalanches
Tunisia was originally named Ifriqiya by the Muslims, a name later given to the entire continent of Africa. That massive continent now, as I write this, using worldometer.info has a population of 1,273,897,847 with a landmass of 30.37 million km². We can … Continue reading
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Tagged Berbers, christianity, conquest, egypt, france, indigenous, islam, muslim, near East, North Africa, spain
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Retaking the Iberian Peninsula (Reconquista)
The MAPS of the 750 AD period to 1492 reveal how the 800 years of Muslim rule as a Caliphate was eventually overthrown by use of mercenaries (Conquistadors) of the Monarchy in 1492. These are fascinating maps, interactive and highly illuminating to … Continue reading
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Tagged aragon, aristocracy, castile, catholicism, conflict, family, Ferdinand, isabella 1, mental health, mercenaries, nobles, portugal, power, spain, war
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