History of Puerto Rico, Travel and Tourism. Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico history, Puerto Rico travel guide, Puerto Rico facts, Puerto Rico tourism, Puerto Rico eBook. You can Access this country better ahead of your visit, by going through the Book provided for history and travel purposes. Introduction: Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico in 1493, during his second voyage, naming it San Juan Bautista. The Taínos, the indigenous people, called the island Boriquén Tierra del alto señor ("Land of the Noble Lord"). In 1508, the Spanish granted settlement rights to Juan Ponce de León, who established a settlement at Caparra and became the first governor. In 1519 Caparra had to be relocated to a nearby coastal islet with a healthier environment; it was renamed Puerto Rico ("Rich Port") for its harbor, among the world's best natural bays. The two names were switched over the centuries: the island became Puerto Rico and its capital San Juan. The United States anglicized the name to "Porto Rico" when it occupied the island in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. This spelling was discontinued in 1932.

History Of Puerto Rico, Travel And Tourism: Government, Politics, Culture, Tradition, Locations And Sights, Language, Social Lifestyle

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Alger

Createspace Independent Publishi

En epousant Merrill par amour, le jeune avocat Paul Ross est entre dans le clan Darling avec son cortege de privileges: un appartement sur Park Avenue, un job en or, des week-ends dans les Hampton et des soirees avec le tout Manhattan. Mais bientot Wall Street plonge et les grandes banques menacent de s'effondrer. Un scandale vient eclabousser la famille Darling, la propulsant sous les feux des medias, et Paul doit choisir son camp. Sauver sa peau en trahissant sa femme et les siens ou les proteger, coute que coute. Cristina Alger pose un regard subtil et implacable sur cette haute societe new-yorkaise dont la crise financiere de 2008 va faire voler en eclats les certitudes. Un roman etincelant, drole et feroce, aussi tendu qu'un thriller, sur lequel plane l'ombre de Madoff.
La crise a du bon. Grace a elle, il y a des romans comme Park Avenue. Eric Neuhoff, Le Figaro.

Park Avenue (French Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Distribooks, Inc

First published in 1970, this classic work has endured the last 25 years by offering a comprehensive study of the fundamentals of induction machine design and application. Starting with the first principles of electric circuits, the transformer, magnetic energy storage and the virtual displacement method of calculating magnetic forces, the equivalent circuit of a motor is developed, and the formulas for performance calculations are derived. Basic formulas for torque and output are included, and extensive consideration is given to the fundamental and harmonic magnetic fields produced in the air gap by various types of winding. Speed-torque-current relations, crawling and locking phenomena, magnetic noise, and the rating and application of motors is also covered.

Induction Machines

Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

CRC-Press

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