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. . . . . Contents Remington Ranch, The Bank of America Center is one of the first significant examples of postmodern architecture built in downtown Houston the building completed in 1984 and designed by Philip Johnson and partner John Burgee is reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses that were once common in the Netherlands the first section is 21 stories tall while the whole building reaches a height of 56 stories, Gonzalo Guerrero a shipwrecked Spanish mariner who married a Maya woman and later fought with the Mayas against the conquista. ! !

1.3 Opening and reception Juan Valiente was born West Africa and purchased by Portuguese traders from African slavers Around 1530 he was purchased by Alonso Valiente to be a slaved domestic servant in Puebla Mexico in 1533 Juan Valiente made a deal with his owner to allow him to be a conquistador for four years with the agreement that all earnings would come back to Alonso He fought for many years in Chile and Peru by 1540 he was a captain horseman and partner in Juan de Valdivia's company in Chile He was later awarded an estate in Santiago; a city he would help Valdivia found Both Alonso and Valiente tried to contact the other to make an agreement about Valiente's manumision and send Alonso his awarded money They were never able to reach each other and Valiente died in 1553 in the Battle of Tucapel. The Third Ward became the center for the African-American community in the city by 1979 African Americans were elected to the City Council for the first time since Reconstruction During the time period five African Americans served on city council, The Smithsonian Institution Gulf of Mexico holdings are expected to provide an important baseline of understanding for future scientific studies on the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Congressional testimony Dr Jonathan Coddington Associate Director of Research and Collections at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History provides a detailed overview of the Gulf collections and their sources which Museum staff have made available on an online map the samples were collected for years by the former Minerals Management Service (renamed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Regulation and Enforcement) to help predict the potential impacts of future oil/gas explorations Since 1979 the specimens have been deposited in the national collections of the National Museum of Natural History. 4 Higher education 1 Pre-Columbian history Tourism and recreation When Mexico was again threatening Texas President Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston on June 27 1842 However the Austin residents wanted to keep the archives in their city This would be known as the Archive Wars the capital was then moved to Washington on-the-Brazos on September 29 Austin became capital again in 1845 just before Texas gained statehood. Diesel particulate matter (DPM) - cancer While some East Texans associate with cowboy culture most identify more with plantation traditions of the South than with the expansive cattle ranching of the plains regions of Texas However East Texans commonly own and trade cattle Several "sale barns" exist across East Texas with weekly and monthly trades as is common in other parts of the lower South. . .