nime L.A.) on linn USA Vaikse ookeani idarannikul, California osariigi lõunaosas. Ajalugu • Tuhandeid aastaid tagasi hõivasid Los Angelese rannikuala esmalt Ameerika põliselanikud Tongva ja Chumash hõimud. • Esimesed eurooplased jõudsid siia 1542. aastal, ekspeditsiooni käigus, mida juhatas Portugalis sündinud UusHispaania maadeavastaja Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Ta nõudis LõunaCalifornia alasid Hispaania Impeeriumile, kuid jätkas ekspeditsiooni ilma ühtegi asustust loomata. Rahvustik Valgenahalised ameeriklased moodustavad 49,5% linna elanikkonnast. Suurem osa eurooplastest põlvnevat rahvastikust oli järgnevat päritolu: • poola 1,6% (59,774) • saksa 4,5% (170 483) • prantsuse 1,2% (45,127) • iiri 3,9% (146 658)
Spanish California Sten Endrik Mihkelsoo MM-14 California's contact with Europeans began in the mid 1530s when Cortez's men ventured to Baja California. Not until 1542 did Spaniards sail north to Alta California, and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's expedition of that year made landings as far north as modern Santa Barbara. The Spaniards, of course, were hardly the first to discover this land of wonder and extremes. The earliest Californians were adventurous Asians who made their way across the Bering Straits to Alaska thousands of years ago when a warmer climate and a now-vanished land bridge made such travel easier. These men and women and their descendants settled
An encomiendero was a person who was granted authority over a tract of land and all of the people living on it. The encomiendero was responsible for the welfare of the people under his charge and, in return, the people in the encomienda were required to provide him with tribute and free labor. The encomienderos, akin to feudal lords, quickly became an important element in the political life of New Spain. Spain's northwestern most colony was California, claimed first by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. Several early Spanish conquistadores looked seriously at California as a possible source of treasure, but none was found and Spain's attention quickly shifted elsewhere. In 1565 Miguel de Salcedo added the Philippine Islands to Spain's empire and a brief thought was given to developing a port on the coast of California to be used in support of the Spanish galleons sailing from Manila to Acapulco. Once again nothing was done and California remained undisturbed by European
and there's also highest percentage of college graduators because schools try to have a racial balance. Los Angeles is often abbreviated L.A. and also called the city of (lost) angels. People are known as Angelenos. It is the largest city in California and 2 nd largest in USA. The Los Angeles coastal area was inhabited by the Tongva (or Gabrieleños), Chumash, and earlier Native American nations for thousands of years. The first Europeans to arrive came in 1542, led by Juan Cabrillo, a Portuguese explorer who claimed the area for the Spanish Empire but did not stay. During the cold rush, Europeans took over the city. Los Angeles is very rich in plants. Chicago is in the state of Ellenois, there are three million people and it is the 3 rd most popular city. The name "Chicago" comes from the French world shikaakwa. Chicago is the centre of transportation, industry, politics, culture, medicine and education. It was the best sports city in
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