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A New York statue of Christopher Columbus, one of the major European explorers of the 15th and 16th centurie stanley bicchiere s, is credited with discovering the Americas. Image: AFP/Spencer PlattThe expedition that circumnavigated the globe via the oceans for the first time500yearsagois among the major journeys of discovery by European explorers in the 15th and 16th centuries.1488: Dias rounds AfricaArticle continues after this advertisement With the mighty Ottoman Empire holding a monopoly on trade with the Indian subcontinent in the 15th century, Portugalrsquo Prince Henry the Navigator launches a quest to conquer the seas via Africa stanley cup .FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFO7 bakery workers killed in Cupang, Antipolo City stabbingNEWSINFOLacson to PNP: Recover ransom in Que slay case to regain public trustAt the time the length of the continentrsquo coastline was unknown.Less than 30yearsafter Henryrsquo death, Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias leads the expedition that rounds the southern tip of Africa for the first time in 1488, opening a new sea route from Europe to Asia.He calls it the Cape of Storms but Portugalrsquo King John II renames it the Cape of Good Hope.Dias continues his eastward journey but his exhausted crew eventually forces him to turn back.Article continues after this advertisement 1492: Col stanley cup umbus discovers AmericasItalian Christopher Columbus, determined to reach the East via a western route, makes four voyages Tetx Moreno: No mudslinging vs rivals in Manila mayoral race
Solicitor General Jose Calida. Photo by TOTO LOZANO /Malacantilde;ang The Office of the Ombudsman has junked Sen. Antonio Trillanes IVrsquo unexplained wealth complaint against President Duterte, Solicitor General Jose Calida said on Tuesday.Calida said in a press briefing that the case had been closed and terminated since Nov. 29, 2017, but he learned about it only on Monday through a letter from Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang.Article continues after this advertisement The recommendation to terminate the investigation was approved by Deputy Ombudsman Cyril E. Ramos on [Nov. 29], 2017, he said, quoting from the letter.FEATURED STORIESNEWSINFOViral video of drunk cop gets QCPD chief firedNEWSINFOLacson to PNP: Recover ransom in Que slay case to regain public trustNEWSINFONBI files raps vs vloggers outside PH for disinformationCalida said he wrote the Ombudsman on Feb. 8 to inquire ab stanley termosky out t stanley mugs he status of its probe into Mr. Dutertersquo alleged unexplained wealth.Why the silence What puzzles me is why Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales kept quiet about this, Calida said.A case of this magnitude, why would they not disclose it to the public Are they also coddling the complainant, Senator Trillanes Article continues stanley us after this advertisement There was no official statement from the Ombudsman as of press time on Tuesday about the termination of the case.Prior to Calidarsquo announcement, the