The Pacific Ocean in History: Papers and Addresses Presented at the Panama-Pacific Historical Congress, Held at San Francisco, Berkeley and Palo Alto, California, July 19-23, 1915 |
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... sent by Mr. W. J. Bryan , the Secretary of State , the Spanish Government dele- gated Señor Don Rafael Altamira , Professor of American Institu- tions at the University of Madrid , to represent Spain at the Congress , and the unwearied ...
... sent by Mr. W. J. Bryan , the Secretary of State , the Spanish Government dele- gated Señor Don Rafael Altamira , Professor of American Institu- tions at the University of Madrid , to represent Spain at the Congress , and the unwearied ...
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... sent as its delegate Professor Rafael Alta- mira y Crevea , and Japan , whose entrance into Pacific Ocean politics is the significant fact of its history in the nineteenth cen- tury , has sent Professor Murakami . We welcome both of ...
... sent as its delegate Professor Rafael Alta- mira y Crevea , and Japan , whose entrance into Pacific Ocean politics is the significant fact of its history in the nineteenth cen- tury , has sent Professor Murakami . We welcome both of ...
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... sent north along the coast in 1769 to occupy and take possession of the coast of California towards which the Russians were advancing ; while on the other hand the viceroy of Peru sent out a special expedition in 1770 to take possession ...
... sent north along the coast in 1769 to occupy and take possession of the coast of California towards which the Russians were advancing ; while on the other hand the viceroy of Peru sent out a special expedition in 1770 to take possession ...
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... sent out from Tehuantepec in 1533 , one under Mendoza and the other under Grijalva . Mendoza's crew mutinied and killed their captain , but the mate , Fortún Jiménez , continued the voyage until they discovered what they considered an ...
... sent out from Tehuantepec in 1533 , one under Mendoza and the other under Grijalva . Mendoza's crew mutinied and killed their captain , but the mate , Fortún Jiménez , continued the voyage until they discovered what they considered an ...
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... sent Francisco de Ulloa to explore the northern coasts . Ulloa first skirted the eastern coast of the gulf , and then , returning , sailed up the outer coast as far as 29 ° 56 ′ north latitude , thereby , at least , proving Lower ...
... sent Francisco de Ulloa to explore the northern coasts . Ulloa first skirted the eastern coast of the gulf , and then , returning , sailed up the outer coast as far as 29 ° 56 ′ north latitude , thereby , at least , proving Lower ...
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