From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books ofte…
Catarina de San Juan’s life reads like an epic – and her extraordinary story is little known. Born in South Asia during the ...
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Cruise Ship Food Doesn’t Stink Anymore. Here’s How That Happened.
When my family set off on a summertime Rhine voyage in 1978, gristly sausages in gray gravy passed as seasonal fare. On a weeklong Dalmatian-coast jaunt a few years later, we were expected to ...
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American Century Ultra Fund Q4 2024 Commentary
Stocks posted gains. The reelection of former President Donald Trump initially pleased investors who had worried about another protracted legal battle regarding the election’s results. However ...
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Night at the Manitoba Museum: 17th century ship and far-travelling cougar
The tour begins in the Nunsuch Gallery, where visitors are immediately welcomed by what looks very much like… a pirate ship. “It is not a pirate ship, although I know that’s a very favourite thing of ...
The New York Times18d
Record-Setting Ocean Liner, a Titan of Its Time, Begins Its Final Voyage
and captured the world’s imagination in the mid-20th century has begun its final voyage. Leaving Philadelphia, where it has been rusting for decades, the ship, the S.S. United States ...
Smithsonian Magazine19d
Underwater Archaeology in Pensacola Bay
Researchers from the University of West Florida are slowly uncovering the remains of a 16th-century shipwreck of a Spanish galleon in the shallow, murky waters near Pensacola Explore Subscribe ...
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WNBA Makes Decision on 16th Expansion Franchise: Report
Per Sports Business Journal, the WNBA will expand to Cleveland for its 16th franchise, resurrecting the Cleveland Rockers. From 1997 to 2003, the Rockers were one of the league's inaugural ...
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16th-Century Roman Palazzo Steeped in History Listed for €13.4 Million
A 16th-century Roman palazzo in the heart of the ancient city is now for sale, asking €13.4 million (US$14.3 million). The historic Palazzo Berardi is in the city center, off the quiet Piazza ...
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WNBA’s 16th franchise has been all but awarded, report says. What does Charlotte do now?
But it’s not Charlotte. Instead, it will almost surely be Cleveland that is awarded the WNBA’s 16th franchise, the outlet reported, with a record bid of approximately $250 million. SBJ also ...
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The Manila Galleons & Trans-Pacific Trade: What Did They Carry?
This is one perspective that contemporaries may have had on the Spanish Manila galleons. For 250 years, these vessels connected four continents in a truly international economy. They carried great ...
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A capriccio view with a galleon and various vessels at sunset; and A rocky inlet with ships in stormy waters, a shipwreck in the foreground
22.7 x 56 cm. (8.9 x 22 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...