Spanish sailors named this city in honor of St. Mary, patron saint of good winds
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Saint Anne - Wikipedia  Saint Anne of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ, according to apocryphal Christian and Islamic tradition. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels, nor in the Qur'an. .... St Anne is also said to be a patron saint of sailors and a protector from storms.
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Saint Nicholas - Wikipedia  Saint Nicholas ); (15 March 270  6 December 343), also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a ... Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, repentant ... with a church named in honor of the Great Martyr George (Saint George). ... The modern city of Demre, Turkey is built near the ruins of the saint's home town...
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Jeopary Questions page 1131 - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - TriviaBistro ...  DON'T CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA: Spanish sailors named this city in honor of St. Mary, patron saint of good winds  PEOPLE IN HISTORY: This monk might...
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St. Anthony of Padua - St. Anthony ShrineSt. Anthony Shrine  Saint Anthony of Padua, patron saint of lost and stolen articles, was a ... His parents, Martin and Mary Bulhom, apparently belonged to one of the ... to leave that priory and receive the Franciscan habit, taking the name Anthony. .... In Portugal, Italy, France and Spain, St. Anthony is the patron saint of sailors and fishermen.
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Free Flashcards about PATRON SAINTS - StudyStack  SPANISH SAILORS NAMED THIS ARGENTINE CITY IN HONOR OF ST. MARY, PATRON SAINT OF GOOD WINDS, BUENOS AIRES. THIS TRANSLATOR OF...
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The Loss of the Santa Maria Christmas Day, 1492 - JStor  of his flagship, the Santa Maria. It lasted ... Bay of Caracol as the locality where the ship was wrecked. Navidad ... it reads: Tuesday, 25 December: Christmas Day .... night and they did not know how far the banks extended, he hung off until it was .... of the Galicians, in order to be left in Hispaniola and have first whack at the.
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shipstamps.co.uk  View topic - SANTA MARIA Columbus flagship  The ships Columbus used on his voyages to the New World are ... The SANTA MARIA was originally named La GALLEGA ("The ... MARIGALANTE or SANTA MARIA in his writings, preferring to use la Capitana or La Nao.
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Free Flashcards about CITIES - StudyStack  LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN TIP OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY, IT WAS NAMED BY SPANISH COLONISTS FOR ST. JOSEPH, SAN JOSE. "HEALTH, HISTORY, HORSES" IS THE MOTTO OF THIS CITY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, SARATOGA...
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Santa Maria | ship | Britannica.com  Santa Mara, original name Marigalante, Christopher Columbus' flagship on his ... Legend says that it was founded by a Greek, Teukro, who called it Helenes,...
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Nia - Wikipedia  La Nia (Spanish for The Girl) was one of the three Spanish ships used by Italian explorer Christopher Columbus in his first voyage to the West Indies in 1492. As was tradition for Spanish ships of the day, she bore a female saint's name ... Notes: Name is Spanish for "little girl"  captained by Balboa. General characteristics.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Mission San Juan Capistrano  Mission San Juan Capistrano was named after an Italian saint. ... It was said that when John entered a town to preach all business stopped. .... when Father Serra came to establish Mission San Juan Capistrano on November 1, 1776, the bells...
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mission san juan capistrano - California Missions  Named: In honor of St. John of Capistran (Italy), a 15th century religious ... Mission Grounds: San Juan Capistrano was a prosperous mission with fields of ... 1791 Bell tower built for the bells which had been hanging from a tree since 1776.
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Long Before Avalon, There Was the Martyr Santa Catalina ...  Dec 3, 2010 ... Some 25 miles off the coast of sunny Southern California is Santa Catalina Island. It's another part of the Golden State named after a saint.
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Capital Capitals: South America  Material World  Jul 22, 2014 ... The name literally means fair winds, as many explorers claimed were abundant near the city, and it is now referred to as the Paris of South...
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Worldandnation: Una Vida Mejor - Tampa Bay Times  May 9, 1999 ... It was early afternoon when the girl stepped into the shade of Seor ... A hot wind blew outside. ... The women raced against the clock like no one he'd ever seen. ... La tortilla grande, they called it, for its spectacular moneymaking ... house painted white, so it was called Palomas, the Spanish word for doves.
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cuba history .org - The Cuba discovery by Christopher Colombus  English (United Kingdom); Espaol(Spanish Formal International) ... of 1492 after the disembarked of La Pinta, La Nia and La Santa Mara, the first ... In honor to the Catholic Kings' daughter, his benefactors, Coln called it ... Colombus Landing ... That October 28 of 1492, the aboriginal population of the island had signed...
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Catholic Texans Teacher's Edition - Catholic Diocese of Dallas  independence, some Texans identified the Catholic church with the Mexican .... Pineda, which sailed along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Mexico. ... North, Central and South America in the 16th Century. .... This Spaniard, whose name means "head of a cow', survived and recorded ... that they built seven small boats and.
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Behind the Name: User Comments for the name Nina  ... partly through learning about Columbus's ships the Nina & the Santa Maria in school. ... Nina, when spelt Nia, is the name of a ship called the Nia. ... I have a friend whose name is Aranina (can't find such a name on this site) who went by Nina .... The word 'nia' does mean 'girl' in Spanish (not even 'little' girl, just 'girl'),...
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Free Flashcards about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES - StudyStack  THIS SOUTH AMERICAN CAPITAL'S FULL NAME MEANS "OUR LADY OF THE .... THE NAME OF THIS CAPITAL OF ARGENTINA MEANS "FAIR WINDS" OR...
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Free Flashcards about PATRON SAINTS - StudyStack  COLUMBUS NAMED THE ISLAND NOW USUALLY CALLED ST. KITTS FOR THIS MAN, HIS PATRON SAINT, ST. CHRISTOPHER. THIS PLAYWRIGHT'S...
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Juan Diego - Wikipedia  Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diegotzil (14741548), a native of Mexico, is the first Roman Catholic indigenous saint from the Americas. He is said to have been granted an apparition of the Virgin Mary on four separate occasions in December 1531 at the hill of .... On gaining admission to the bishop in Mexico City later that day, Juan Diego...