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From Country Sailed: Australia. While the California gold rush was still at its peak, Edward Hargraves, one of the many Australian forty-niners, decided to return to his own country, where in 1851 he made the discovery that precipitated the second great gold rush of the 19th century. from country sailed the British Isles alone, half a million people sailed to Australia during the 10 years beginning in 1851.
Santa Anna, escaping from country sailed the city, briefly continued a desultory warfare ; but on April 5, 1848, having resigned the presidency, he received permission to retire from country sailed the country and sailed for Jamaica, going thence to Venezuela. In 1853 he was recalled and elected President for one year, but after setting up an odious despotism, he proclaimed himself (December 1853) President for life, with the title of Serene Highness and the right of nominating his successor.
The first round-the-world voyage was the piration of a Portuguese navigator, Fer-and Magellan (1480-1521). Out of our with his own country, Magellan :red his services to Spain whose ruler, iperor Charles V, provided a fleet for voyage.Magellan set sail in 1519 with five ships,ling for the south of South America,ere he was sure there was a route to the stern ocean. Despite tremendous storms igellan found his route - the strait that v bears his name - and sailed into a calm which he named Pacific; he had lost onp, and one had turned for home. Magelsailed across the Pacific to the Philiples, where he was killed in a skirmish with natives. The epic voyage was completed Captain Sebastian del Cano with onep and 17 men. |
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