Hernando De Soto in Alabama
Hernando de Soto brought his 700-man army to Alabama in the fall of 1540. This was the first major European expedition to the interior of the southeastern United States. The De Soto expedition had landed at Tampa . . . — — Map (db m114373) HM
The Alabama home of the commander of the Alamo. While living in this house Travis read law under The Hon. James Dellet of Claiborne, Al. In 1831, at the age of 22, he left Claiborne for Texas where he practiced law and became involved in the Texas . . . — — Map (db m47644) HM
One-half mile from here, past Crescent Harbor marina, is the Fort Site Unit of Sitka National Historical Park, where you can learn about Tlingit Indians, totem poles, and the Battle of Sitka.
Visit the National Park's Tlingit-Ahna-Hit . . . — — Map (db m308359) HM
When the Kiksadi clan of the Tlingit Indians first migrated into this area from the south, they chose this promontory for the erection of their main houses. There were four of these community houses here when Baranof, governor of the . . . — — Map (db m181334) HM
Spanish soldiers may have fired from this very site during the infamous “massacre” of 1805. Their Navajo targets were huddled in the alcove below and to the left. Spanish accounts describe a day-long battle against Indians “…entrenched in an . . . — — Map (db m285844) HM
Commandant Inspector
of the
Interior Provinces of New Spain
Hugo O'Conor
Founder of the
Presidio San Agustin de Tucson
August 20, 1775
Hugh O'Conor was born in Ireland in 1734 during a time in Irish history when England . . . — — Map (db m31548) HM
Robert Hale Merriman, a UC Berkeley graduate student studying economics during the early 1930s, was among the first Americans to give his life in the fight against fascism. During the Spanish Civil War, Merriman was a commanding officer of the . . . — — Map (db m152785) HM
Philippine national hero. Born
on 19 June 1861. Doctor, poet,
writer, educator, linguist, inventor.
Authored novels Noli Me Tangere
(1887) and El Filibusterismo (1891)
which bared colonial oppression
of the Filipinos. He . . . — — Map (db m235033) HM
This replica of the “Bell of Dolores” was presented to the City of Los Angeles by the Republic of Mexico in 1968. This cherished relic of Mexican history represents not only Mexico’s bid for freedom, but also the beginning of democracy here in . . . — — Map (db m162015) HM
José Martí was a citizen of the Americas who fought for the concept of liberty and
brotherhood for all men, without distinction of race, social status, or religion. He was a
poet, writer, teacher, political revolutionary, and great patriot. . . . — — Map (db m229697) HM
Treasure hunters believe there is 20th-century loot hidden at the Bowl. Many have searched, but the treasure is still a mystery.
The legend of the Cahuenga Pass treasure begins in 1864 when, under Napoleon's rule, France invaded Mexico and . . . — — Map (db m129805) HM
Born in Anenecuilco and murdered in Chinameca, Morelos. General commander of the Ejercito Libertador del Centro y del Sur, throughout the 1910 Mexican Revolution. He led the farmers movement for taking the land on, by proclaiming the . . . — — Map (db m219192) HM
In the beginning was the land of Armenia and the kingdom of
Pakradouni, Ani.
And Ani became Volga. And Volga became Crimea. And Crimea
became Don. And Don became the Republic of Armenia.
And the Armenian became a citizen of the . . . — — Map (db m217685) HM
This carved Khatchkar (cross stone) was modeled
after the ancient Armenian grave stones of Armenia
and specially made in Armenia for the Ararat Home.
Donated by Dr. & Mrs. Vartkes Najarian
in memory of
the victims of the 1915 Armenian . . . — — Map (db m210483) HM
First African American
to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Built 1908. Declared 1976, Historic-Cultural Monument No. 159, City of Los Angeles, Cultural Heritage Commission, Cultural Affairs Department.
Built in 1908, this was the childhood . . . — — Map (db m174655) HM
Erected in memory of the heroes of the glorious Hungarian Freedom Fight of 1956. A symbol of man’s yearning for freedom everywhere. — — Map (db m125328) WM
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
Born in 1540, Sir Francis Drake went to sea at about age 12. After Spaniards attacked an English trading fleet, including his ship, at San Juan de Ullua in Mexico, Drake began raiding Spanish ships and coasts. In a . . . — — Map (db m153379) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the brave men of the United States Armed Forces who lost their lives in the line of duty in Beirut, Lebanon. — — Map (db m212929) WM
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753-1811) Father of Mexico His battle cry for freedom on September 16, 1810 led Mexico to indenpendence from Spain and the end of colonialism. Statue donated by Alberto and Carmencita Heredia, and family, . . . — — Map (db m137649) WM
The Mt Soledad National Veterans Memorial is one of the most unique veterans memorials in America. It is the only one honoring veterans living and deceased from the Revolutionary War to current day conflicts.
The Mt. Soledad Memorial . . . — — Map (db m280066) HM WM
On the early morning of Sunday September 16th.; A.D. 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the bell of his church in the town of Dolores, in the now state of Guanajuato, calling the people to mass and to bear arms against the . . . — — Map (db m162986) HM
In 1849 chickens were scarce in San Francisco. The Pacific Egg Company was formed and sailed to the farallon "Devil's Teeth" Islands, just 30 miles outside the Golden Gate, with the dangerous job of collecting sea bird eggs. These eggs would be . . . — — Map (db m241705) HM
Irish patriot, diplomat and
pioneering activist for the human
rights of indigenous peoples,
martyred for his pivotal role
in Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising — — Map (db m308837) HM
En conmemoración del Bicentenario de la Independencia de México y el Centenario de la Revolución mexicana, el Gobierno de México, a través del Consulado General de México en Sacramento, con el invaluable apoyo de la Asociación Comerciantes Unidos, . . . — — Map (db m103034) HM
Shivaji founded Pune (circa 1640). He was the first modern warrior who successfully fought the foreign invaders for 40 years and established a Maratha Kingdom that lasted 200 years with Pune as its Capital. — — Map (db m52492) HM
Charles Crist Kress died Oct. 10, 1913. Age 84, Native of Alsage-Lorraine. He spoke five languages , a veteran of the Crimean War, married in New York, came around the Horn to San Francisco. He owned a baker shop on Kearny St. In 1863 he bought 160 . . . — — Map (db m12988) HM
The long battle between colonial Spain and the Comanche people climaxed in 1779, when Juan Batista de Anza's army killed the great chief Cuerno Verde (Green Horn) southeast of here at the foot of Greenhorn Mountain. De Anza, the governor of New . . . — — Map (db m219465) HM
From 1958 to 1964, Camp Hale played an important role as a training site for Tibetan Freedom Fighters. Trained by the CIA, many of these brave men lost their lives in the struggle for freedom. “They were the best and the bravest of their . . . — — Map (db m290295) HM
Following a decisive military defeat of Iraq in the Persian Gulf War and
the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States remained as the
lone global power. U.S. political leaders struggled to determine the size
and role of its military . . . — — Map (db m232292) HM
On June 5, 1798, Matthew Furlong was shot dead by Crown forces in New Ross as he approached the Three Bullet Gate carrying a flag of truce and a letter asking for the surrender of the town to the Rebel forces.
This monument serves to . . . — — Map (db m151919) HM
In memory
of
Thomas Sherwood
1586 – 1655
Puritan – Pioneer – Ancestor
A founder of New England
A first settler of Fairfield
Deputy to the General Court
Committeeman
Soldier of the Pequot War
and his wives . . . — — Map (db m27173) HM
In Memory of the Regicide
Col Edward Whalley
Son of Richard Whalley Esq a member of Parliament in the last days of Queen Elizabeth and first cousin of Oliver Cromwell. A stalwart Puritan he rose to high command in the Civil Wars. He was the . . . — — Map (db m34822) HM
In Memory of the Regicide
Col William Goffe
A member of the High Court of Justice which in 1649 tried and condemned King Charles 1st of England and a signer of the kings death warrant. He served with distinction in the Parliamentary Army and in . . . — — Map (db m34817) HM
Here May Fifteenth 1661 and for some weeks thereafter Edward Whalley and his son-in-law William Goffe, members of the Parliament General, officers in the army of the Commonwealth and signers of the death warrant of King Charles First, found . . . — — Map (db m34719) HM
What is iron ore?
Iron is a silvery-white, solid metal, though when found in Pencader Hundred, it commonly appears as a brown, and sometimes nearly black oxide of iron. Its chemical symbol Fe, is derived from ferrum, the Latin word . . . — — Map (db m157343) HM
[caption:] Iron ore like this was mined from Iron Hill and Chestnut Hill
What is iron ore?
Iron is a silvery-white, solid metal, though when found in Pencader Hundred, it commonly appears as a brown, and sometimes nearly black . . . — — Map (db m158219) HM
Éleuthère Irénée ("E. I.") du Pont (1771-1834) did not have the political connections of his father and brother. But he had an education and technical training that would later serve the family in unexpected ways.
At age 16, E. I. studied . . . — — Map (db m271613) HM
The Hagley Story
Hagley tells the stories of a family (du Pont) and their 19th-century gunpowder company (DuPont). Both made their homes on this mile-long stretch of the Brandywine River. In just a few generations, this sparsely populated area . . . — — Map (db m271615) HM
The Patton Tank was too late for the Korean war but used in the Vietnam War by the United States Army & the United States Marine Corp and it was the last of the medium tanks made.
A total of 11,703 were made in many . . . — — Map (db m190351) HM
This edifice is a replica of the Tomb of Mary. The Shrine as it appears today was constructed by the Crusaders in the 12th century. It is located just east of Jerusalem. — — Map (db m208439) HM
Gran Almirante de Peru Miguel Grau 1834-1879 La República del Perú al Caballero de los Mares Inaugurado por el Presidente del Consejo de Ministros Salomón Lerner Ghitis y el Embajador del Perú en los Estados Unidos de América Harold . . . — — Map (db m97802) HM WM
In memory of all the Hungarians who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Mindazon magyarok emléké, akik életüket áldozták a szabadságért. — — Map (db m113913) WM
'All for the people, all by the people,
nothing about the people without the people,
that is democracy.'
Spoken to the Ohio State Legislature on February 6, 1852
Lajos (Louis) Kossuth
Champion of Liberty, Fraternity, and . . . — — Map (db m113910) HM
This house is dedicated
to the fraternal and cultural endeavors of freedom-loving Americans of Hungarian ancestry and to the
living memory of
Lajos (Louis) Kossuth
champion of liberty, fraternity, and equality, governor of . . . — — Map (db m113911) HM
The Budapest Lad (Pesti Srac) statue was erected on October 16, 2016, in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and Freedom Fight.
The Embassy of Hungary gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the . . . — — Map (db m122532) HM WM
"Since January 1, 1932 we collective farm workers have not had a single pound of pread in our collective farm ... Famine is widespread among the common folk ... What will happen next? ... The harvest is still four months away. How can . . . — — Map (db m253070) HM
The American Expeditionary Forces were the soldiers and marines who fought on the Western Front in France and Belgium. But many other Americans served in the war.
While the United States initially remained neural, thousands of Americans . . . — — Map (db m171283) HM
[Inscriptions, east face:]
Respect for the rights of others is peace Benito Juárez 1806-1872 The people of Mexico to the people of the United States of America El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz Benito Juárez 1806-1872 El pueblo de . . . — — Map (db m82923) HM
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
To the United States
In Memory of 1,601 Children Killed
During the 1992-1995 Siege of Sarajevo
U Znak Sjećanja na 1,601 Ubijeno Dijete
Tokom Opsade Sarajeva of 1992. . . . — — Map (db m282001) WM
[south face of pedestal]
Simón Bolívar
The Liberator
Born July 24, 1783
Caracas, Venezuela
Died December 17, 1830
Santa Marta, Colombia
[east face of pedestal]
The Republic of Venezuela to the . . . — — Map (db m65731) WM
Statesman, Leader and Forerunner of the Independence Movement in Latin America. Promoter of the economy and education, mentor of the principles of freedom that burst onto the Argentine early political scene in May 1810. An exemplary soldier, he . . . — — Map (db m74989) HM
Paul travelled the world using his art as his weapon to fight against oppression and for self determination for all people. His home turf and land of his birth was not off limits as he marched with others to advance the cause of civil rights and . . . — — Map (db m112000) HM
Venezuelan, passionate advocate of freedom, he participated in the French, Latin and North American Revolutions and fought with Galvez in the Spanish victory at Pensacola, 1781. As forerunner, he blazed the way for the independence of Spanish . . . — — Map (db m298198) HM
Military and naval conflict dominated the 18th century. France, Spain, and Great Britain were aggressors in nearly constant warfare that often extended into North America. Spain established a fledgling colony near what is now the Pensacola Naval . . . — — Map (db m130767) HM
In Memory of
Lieutenant
Willoughby Ryan Marks
Commanding Co. C, 61st Inf.
5th Division U.S.A.
Who Showed
Extraordinary Valor
and Sacrificed His Life
Above the Call of Duty
in an attempt
to save a comrade . . . — — Map (db m276038) WM
The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising or Yihetuan Movement, was an anti-foreign, pro-nationalist movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China between 1898 and 1901, opposing foreign imperialism and Christianity. The uprising took place . . . — — Map (db m194027) HM WM
National Liberation Front (FMLN) a coalition of five left-wing guerrilla groups. However this conflict evolved into a proxy war between the United States and the Communist elements of Nicaragua and Cuba. The United States was able to prevail by . . . — — Map (db m194165) HM WM
In 1995 NATO bombing of Bosnia and Herzegovina (code named by NATO Operation Deliberate Force) was a sustained air campaign conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to undermine the military capability of the Army of the . . . — — Map (db m193460) WM
Operation Deny Flight was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operation that began on 12 April 1993 as the enforcement of a United Nations (UN) no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. The United Nations and NATO later expanded the . . . — — Map (db m193673) HM WM
In early March 1988, the Nicaraguan Sandinista government launched Operation Danto to overrun Contra rebel supply caches in the San Andrés de Bocay region, crossing into
Honduran territory in their drive.
The United States, under . . . — — Map (db m237445) WM
The United States set up Operation Provide Promise and, in cooperation with UNHCR and the World Food Programme (WFP), began airdropping relief supplies to parts of Bosnia - Herzegovina on 28 February 1993. By late November, more than 1,482 . . . — — Map (db m193723) HM WM
The USS Liberty Incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea . . . — — Map (db m193283) HM
Captain Joseph Fry was born in Tampa (Fort Brooke) June 14, 1826. As a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served with the Navy throughout the world. When the Civil War broke out, Fry fought with courage and capacity for the South in the . . . — — Map (db m129943) HM
On May 6, 1937, 5000 Latinas from Ybor City assembled here on 7th Avenue to protest the rise of fascism in Spain and around the world. They marched from Ybor city to downtown Tampa to address Mayor R.E.L. Chancey at City Hall. Once . . . — — Map (db m229477) HM
[Spanish:]
Al Martirologio del Presidio Político Cubano
Obra erigida por la institución “Presidio Político Histórico Cubano”
Miami Septiembre 1 de 1986
Los que luchan viven Los que contemplan vegetan . . . — — Map (db m295360) WM
“La libertad no se mendiga. Se conquista con el filo del machete.”
[English:]
“Freedom is not begged for. It is conquered with the edge of the machete.”
General Antonio Maceo
“El Titan de Bronce” . . . — — Map (db m295350) WM
“Yo quiero, cuando me muera sin patria, pero sin amo, tener en mi losa un ramo de flores, - ¡y una bandera!”
[English:]
“I want, when I die, without a country, but without a master, to have on my tomb a bouquet of . . . — — Map (db m295349) WM
[English:]
This public space is dedicated to the exiled Cuban community in Miami and is named after Cuba’s national hero, José Martí. It serves as an open space for reflection and meditation, honoring the past and the lives left . . . — — Map (db m295346) HM
[English:]
Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo Grajales (June 14, 1845 – December 7, 1896), Cuba’s greatest warrior, was the son of a Venezuelan farmer and a mulatto Cuban woman of Dominican descent. He was . . . — — Map (db m295355) HM
A los mártires que han derramado su sangre por la libertad de Cuba. En el año del centenario de la muerte de nuestro apóstol Jose Marti. 1895-1995 Caballeros de Colon Consejo Beato Marcelino Champagnat Consejo Corpus Christi Miami, 20 de . . . — — Map (db m295344) WM
Monumento establecido 8/24/1984 Honrar honra 1992 En memoria de Nestor A. Izquierdo Veterano de la Brigada 2506 U.S.A. Army Esta obra fue realizada por Gilberto Casanova Secretario General de Accion Cubana y algunos . . . — — Map (db m295328) WM
[Español:] Caleuche Miami Capitán Arturo Prat Chacón 1848–1879 Héroe Nacional de Chile Representa los más altos valores personales, abnegación, liderazgo y heroísmo, del pueblo de Chile Busto donado a la ciudad de Miami por . . . — — Map (db m297657) HM
[Español:]
General D. José de San Martín
25 de febrero 1778 - 17 de agosto 1850
[English translation:]
General D. José de San Martín
February 25, 1778 - August 17, 1850
— — Map (db m295409) HM WM
[Español:] Simón Bolívar Nació en Caracas–Venezuela el 24 de julio de 1783 Murió en Santa Marta–Colombia el 17 de diciembre de 1830 “Pongamos sin temor la piedra fundamental de la libertad sudamericana: vacilar es perdernos” . . . — — Map (db m297653) WM
[Español:]
Nacio en Caracas el 24 de julio de 1783 Murio en Santa Marta, Colombia el 17 de diciembre de 1830 El Gobierno de Venezuela 1968
[English translation:]
Born in Caracas on July 24, 1783 Died in Santa . . . — — Map (db m295400) WM
A la lucha guerrillera anticomunista que tuvo lugar en Cuba de 1960 a 1966. Este monumento es para honrar a los hombres y mujeres que enfrentaron con las armas a la tiranía castrista en montañas y llanos; a los guías y a las líneas de . . . — — Map (db m295323) HM WM
Generalisimo Maximo Gomez 1886-1905 Nacio en Bani Rep. Dominicana 18 Nov 1836 Libertador de Cuba Donaron e instalaron el busto Jose Bianka y Stephanie Alvarez Aprovado por Comisionado Willy Gort Colaboradores: Consul Dom. Manuel . . . — — Map (db m134727) HM WM
La Peña de Versailles En reconocimiento a los cubanos; hombres y mujeres que nunca se resignaron a vivir sin libertad. Los cuales diariamente se reunieron en este Restaurant Versailles centro patriotico y cultural del exilio. Para . . . — — Map (db m185628) HM
A tribute from all Cubans and Latin Americans in exile honoring his inspired patriotic life devoted to freedom and justice for all “No son bellas las playas del destierro hasta que se les dice ¡Adios!” Comite Pro Busto J. . . . — — Map (db m134649) HM WM
Simón Bolivar “El Libertador” 1783-1830 Un tributo de la Familia Hernández y cubanos del exilio al Libertador de los países Bolivarianos, en reconocimiento y honor a su patriotismo de libertad y justicia para el pueblo. . . . — — Map (db m134629) HM WM
(front)
Jose Marti
The Cuban Liberty Apostle
Wished to Offer
To the People of Key West
What was Left of His Heart.
This memorial perpetuates his desire.
El Comité Gestor constituido en La Habana
el 20 de . . . — — Map (db m267174) HM WM
Simon Bolivar was born in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 24, 1783 and died in Santa Marta, Columbia, on December 17, 1830.
Liberator of Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and founder of Bolivia.
"Without equality, all freedoms and all . . . — — Map (db m166045) WM
Events in History
c2000 BC: Construction of Stonehenge begins.
55 BC: First Roman invasion of Britain.
61 AD: Queen Boudicca's revolt against Rome crushed.
122: Hadrian's Wall constructed to hinder invasions . . . — — Map (db m243232) HM
Events in History
c2000 BC: Construction of Stonehenge begins.
55 BC: First Roman invasion of Britain.
61 AD: Queen Boudicca's revolt against Rome crushed.
122: Hadrian's Wall constructed to hinder invasions . . . — — Map (db m244846) HM
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m243395) HM
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m244235) HM
Events in History
c. 12,000 B.C. Paleolithic Cave Paintings at Altamira
с. 2,500 В.С. Copper and bronze-working center at Los Millares; Megalithic structures in western & southern Iberia
c. 700 B.C. . . . — — Map (db m243134) HM
Events in History
c. 12,000 B.C. Paleolithic Cave Paintings at Altamira
с. 2,500 В.С. Copper and bronze-working center at Los Millares; Megalithic structures in western & southern Iberia
c. 700 B.C. . . . — — Map (db m243884) HM
