Carroll High School - Anchor Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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1. The Cathedral of Mexico lies in the heart of Mexico City. 2. Tourists climb an Aztec pyramid located on the Mexico City outskirts. 3. Dancers in the Ballet Folklorico display their Hispanic heritage. 4. Chief Red Fox, the oldest resident of Corpus Christi at 105, tells a story to Mrs. Jerry Tippen's American Cultures class. 5. Tigerettes perform an umbrella routine during the halftime of the Gregory-Portland game. Their routines are set to music which reflects a variety of cultures, including that of Spain. 6. Two flowering century plants are set off by the purple sky of Mexico.

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Our Place in History Timeline: The Beginnings B.C.: 50,000 Man reaches the New World. 20,000 Man comes to America. 6025 Man settles in Corpus Christi area. A.D.: 1492 Columbus discovers America. The Indian population is no more than one million. 1497 John Cabot, representing the English, sails along the coasts of present Canada and the United States. Spain is extracting S1 million in gold annually from Hispanola, the colony founded by Columbus in the West Indies. Ponce de Leon discovers Florida. Alonzo Alvarez de Pineda of Spain visits Corpus Christi Bay. Ferdinand Magellan's Victoria, with 18 survivors of the original crew of 237, sails successfully around the world. Esteban of Portugal surveys the Atlantic Coast. Cabeza de Vaca sights Corpus Christi Bay. 1534 Jacques Cartier explores the Gulf of St. Lawrence, giving the French an interest in the possibility of fur trading. Indians see horses for the first time. Fernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River. Spain establishes St. Augustine, Fla., the first European settlement in the U.S. North America has about 200 towns and cities with a total population of 160,000 or more. Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to establish a colony in Virginia, but it fails. British defeat of the Spanish Armada signals the decline of the power of Spain. King James I of England grants permission to establish Jamestown. The Sarah Constant, the Goodspeed and the Discovery carry 120 colonists to America. Jamestown, Va., founded as the first permanent English settlement in North America. The Separatists, to become the Pilgrims in American history, leave England for the Netherlands. 1512 1513 1519 1521 1524 1528 1540 1541 1565 1574 1584 1588 1606 1607 OP G