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Statue at the site of his historic founding mass.

Monterey/Carmel History- Spain finally plants a flag

April 11th 2009
(Excerpted from my book; OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL Amazon.com) When Portola returned to San Diego he found a deplorable situation. A third of his men had died, mostly from scurvy; six more had died from an Indian attack. With no provisions and no sign of the supply ship he was ready to scrap the entire project and return to Mexico. However, almost as in a Hollywood script, just as his self imposed ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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Tom Marshall

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My wife and I retired to Naples Florida knowing that we would not stay there during the summer. Our plan is to go to different place each year, one that suits our criteria. We have rented for at least three months in: IRELAND, AUATRALIA/NEW ZEALAND,SLOVENIA, ESTONIA, MEXICO, CARMEL, Ca. (3 times) and presently ANNAPOLIS, Md. I have published four books about this lifestyle: (They are the basis for my blogs, and are at Amazon.com) OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA OUR SUMMER IN AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND OUR SUMMER IN ESTONIA OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL(due Sept. 08) I am woking on a book to explai... full info

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