The US Marines landed in the cities of Callao and Lima in the sovereign nation of Peru on December 10, 1835. The Marines were undocumented illegal aliens, but despite this small matter of paperwork, they stayed until January 24, 1836. The US government ordered this invasion of Peru to protect American interests during an attempted revolution.… Continue reading US invades Peru (again) 1835
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Trinidad Romero, Entrepreneur of the Santa Fe Trail 1835
June 14, 1835 is the birthday of Trinidad Romero, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As an officer of the Spanish Army assigned to Santa Fe, his grandfather was one of the earliest settlers in New Mexico. In 1851 Romero began a merchandising and freight operation on the Santa Fe Trail. He entered politics and… Continue reading Trinidad Romero, Entrepreneur of the Santa Fe Trail 1835
The Voyage of “The Evolution of the Species” 1835
Charles Darwin, the evolutionary biologist and writer, spent substantial time in South and Central America observing nature to formulate his important work, “The Evolution of the Species”. The birds and reptiles on the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador, were of particular interest to Darwin. Darwin sailed around Tierra del Fuego (the Land of… Continue reading The Voyage of “The Evolution of the Species” 1835