Presentan libro de Juan Antonio Siller Camacho para conmemorar el 450 aniversario del tornaviaje del Galeón de Manila al puerto de Acapulco

Ciudad de México.- 3 de Marzo de 2016.-  En 1564, Miguel López de Legazpi y Fray Andrés de Urdaneta comandaron a un grupo de navegantes para partir de Barra de Navidad, en la provincia de Xalisco, rumbo a Filipinas, adonde llegaron un año más tarde. El viaje de regreso o “tornaviaje” se complicó por las corrientes marítimas, los vientos y otras dificultades que obligaron al agustino a navegar hacia una latitud más al norte. Ahí las corrientes de Japón llamadas Kuro Shivo los condujeron a California, desde donde emprendieron la ruta para arribar al puerto de Acapulco el 8 de octubre de 1565.

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South Texas Blood & Tissue Center asks donors to include giving blood in Spring Break plans

A whole blood donation takes less than an hour and can be completed at one of seven donation sites in San Antonio, New Braunfels and Victoria, or at one of dozens of mobile blood drives across South Texas.

San Antonio, TX, March, 3, 2016 – With Spring Break trips coming up, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is encouraging everyone to consider donating blood before leaving on vacation.

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When you empower a woman, you empower an entire family, therefore, an entire community

The AFF is currently the only “second-tier” or funding foundation in Latin America dedicated exclusively to the economic empowerment of women and gender equality, with the aim to become the most efficient organization in achieving equality between men and women in the region.  

Mexico City.- March, 2, 2016.- The Angelica Fuentes Foundation (AFF) is a private nonprofit dedicated to promote and encourage gender equality and women empowerment in Latin America. The AFF recognizes gender equality as one of the most efficient tools for social, economic and environmental development in the region.  

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