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It was during the 17th and 18th centuries that the Europeans first started searching for the Northwest Passage, which was supposed to be a large river l...

The first American trappers to enter Arizona, according to the best records, arrived in 1826. The party listed among its members three men destined to become legendary in the annals of trapping in the Southwest.

When the free trappers banded together for self-preservation, they usually elected a partisan or captain to act as leader. He was usually a man with experience and had proven capable of keeping his men alive.

Neste 26 de junho, Dia Internacional de Combate à Tortura, o jornalista Emiliano José relata os horrores da Operação Jacaré: "Quase 50 pessoas presas num sítio clandestino denominado Fazendinha, homens e mulheres, por 10 dias, dormindo ao relento, algemadas e unidas por uma corda, sob o comando direto de Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra e Sérgio Paranhos Fleury"

The Opening and Closing of the Santa Fe Trail 1821-1880, PART 1 Oldest House in Santa Fe, New Mexico The Mexican Revolution ended in 1821 and brought about many changes in foreign policy. Up to then Spain didn’t allow her colonies to trade with the U.S. American traders venturing into Santa Fe were thrown in jail, sometimes for years. Both sides needed something the other possessed. Santa Fe located far from Mexico City, more of an afterthought to Spanish authorities, desperately need manufac...