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Page 46
... established a base of sorts in Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island , and used the coastal waters for part of the famed Manila - Acapulco galleon trade . The Spanish hold on California was to remain unchallenged for three centuries . During ...
... established a base of sorts in Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island , and used the coastal waters for part of the famed Manila - Acapulco galleon trade . The Spanish hold on California was to remain unchallenged for three centuries . During ...
Page 48
... established on many of the islands in the 18th and 19th centuries . By the late 19th century the major European powers had established colonial spheres of in- fluence and trade throughout the Pacific . The Germans and Spanish dominated ...
... established on many of the islands in the 18th and 19th centuries . By the late 19th century the major European powers had established colonial spheres of in- fluence and trade throughout the Pacific . The Germans and Spanish dominated ...
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... established direct contact be- tween the West and the Mongols . After the mid - 14th century , Ethiopia became the centre of the search for the kingdom of Prester John , who was identified with the ne- gus ( emperor ) of that African ...
... established direct contact be- tween the West and the Mongols . After the mid - 14th century , Ethiopia became the centre of the search for the kingdom of Prester John , who was identified with the ne- gus ( emperor ) of that African ...
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