Although considered an excellent navigator, Columbus wrecked the Santa María during the initial voyage of 1492, the flagship of his fleet ; he proved a poor administrator and was stripped of the governorship in 1500 ; he was jailed for six weeks upon returning to Spain ; yet Ferdinand and Isabel financed his fourth voyage to the New World, but denied him the governorship of the land.

Although he managed to take-off and eventually land successfully elsewhere, the jet blast from the aircraft's four Bristol Siddeley Olympus 201 engines severely damaged a filling station at the eastern end of the runway, sent cars spinning on the A38 trunk road and wrecked the boundary fence steel railings.

Although both he and David Piper ( from whom he acquired the car ) thought it one of four replica chassis constructed with the blessing of Enzo Ferrari in the late 1960s, it appears that nearly all of the tube frame chassis and other components from the wrecked P3 / 4 0846 are part this car.

Although he described his method as translating " sometimes word for word, sometimes sense for sense ," Alfred's translation actually keeps very close to his original, although through his choice of language he blurred throughout the distinction between spiritual and secular authority.

Although the press reported that he was engaged to vaudeville dancer and choreographer Rose Rolanda in 1924, Hopwood's close friend Carl Van Vechten confirmed in later years that it was all a publicity stunt.

Although Capp's endorsement activities never rivaled Li ' l Abner's or Fearless Fosdick's, he was a celebrity spokesman in print ads for Sheaffer Snorkel fountain pens ( along with colleagues and close friends Milton Caniff and Walt Kelly ), and — with an irony that would become apparent later — a brand of cigarettes, ( Chesterfield ).

Although Cetus is not generally considered part of the zodiac, the ecliptic passes close to its constellation boundary, and thus the planets may be seen in Cetus for brief periods of time.

Although the words written in it are close enough to Italian and Latin for the non-Corsican speaker with a language background to follow, the pronunciation of those letters in English, French or Italian is not a guide to the pronunciation of Corsican, which follows complex rules.

Although the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has its tomb just a few yards away from its Golgotha, there is no particular reason to regard this close juxtaposition as a necessity ; however, Gordon followed this principle, concluding that his site for Golgotha must also be the approximate location for Jesus ' burial, identifying a nearby tomb, now called the Garden Tomb, as the location for the event.

Although the two nations have a close working relationship regarding the on-going war on terror, there has been a growing tension in other areas.

Although nominally a member of the Non-Aligned Movement, after the 1974 revolution, Ethiopia moved into a close relationship with the Soviet Union and its allies and supported their international policies and positions until the change of government in 1991.

Although Albinus came close to victory, Severus ' reinforcements won the day, and the British governor committed suicide.

Although phylogenetically close to felines and viverrids, hyenas are behaviourally and morphologically similar to canines in several aspects ( see Convergent evolution ); both hyenas and canines are non-arboreal, cursorial hunters that catch prey with their teeth rather than claws.

Although the Ivory-billed looks very similar to the Pileated Woodpeckers they are not close relatives as the latter is a member of the genus Dryocopus.

Although various Spaceguard projects monitor the Solar System for objects that might come dangerously close to Earth, current asteroid deflection strategies are crude and untested.

Although he considered himself close to, but not a member of, al-Qa ' ida, he knew enough about the senior members, organization and operations to claim to be a member.

Although there is no indication that the two were close, Adams met Abraham Lincoln during the latter's sole term as a member of the House of Representatives, from 1847 until Adams ' death.

Although the war ended into a cease-fire, Somalis in the region still identify and maintain close ties with their kin in Somalia, and see themselves as one people.

Although bowmen were still deadly at close range, they were light troops unsuited to prolonged hand-to-hand combat and were vulnerable to a committed attack by cavalry.

Although several of the expeditions have reported close encounters, none have been able to provide incontrovertible proof that the creature exists.

Although some proponents of mobile warfare — such as J. F. C. Fuller — advocated building " tank fleets ", others — such as Heinz Guderian in Germany, Adna R. Chaffee Jr. in the United States, and Mikhail Tukhachevsky in the Soviet Union — recognized that tank units required close support from infantry and other arms, and that these supporting arms needed to maintain the same pace as the tanks.

Although " severely elevated mood " sounds somewhat desirable and enjoyable, the experience of mania is ultimately often quite unpleasant and sometimes disturbing, if not frightening, for the person involved and for those close to them, and it may lead to impulsive behavior that may later be regretted.

Although moose rarely gather in groups, there may be several in close proximity during the mating season.

Although unofficial, ties remained close, with Israel remaining a major donor to Niger.

Although close relations have been maintained since peaceful independence and Australia remains the largest bilateral aid donor to Papua New Guinea, relations with Australia have recently shown signs of strain.

Although Admiral Aziz Mirza ( a life-long friend of Musharraf shared the dorm with the admiral in 1960s and graduated together from the academy ) was appointed by Prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Mirza remained extremely supportive to Musharraf's coup and was also a close friend of Musharraf since 1971 when both participate in an joint operations against Indian Army.

Although the new licensing laws prevented new beer houses from being created, those already in existence were allowed to continue and many did not close until nearly the end of the 19th century.

Although lower mass stars normally do not burn off their outer layers so rapidly, they can likewise avoid becoming red giants or red supergiants if they are in binary systems close enough so that the companion star strips off the envelope as it expands, or if they rotate rapidly enough so that convection extends all the way from the core to the surface, resulting in the absence of a separate core and envelope due to thorough mixing.

Although the full story was described by Ovid, it was also mentioned by Philoxenus and Theocritus, and in Valerius Flaccus ' version of Argonautica, among the themes painted on the Argos, " Cyclops from the Sicilian shore calls Galatea back.

Although the aim of the tour was mainly political, to shore up Atlantic support for the United Kingdom in any future war, the King and Queen were enthusiastically received by the public.

Although not entirely located within the bay, the northern shores of Miscou Island and Lameque Island form part of the southern shore of the bay.

Although a series of barricades has been put up to protect the village, the shore has continued to erode at an alarming rate.

Although the area was previously inhabited by native Americans, the town is named after Fort Maitland, which was built in 1838 on the western shore of Lake Fumecheliga ( later Lake Maitland ) during the Second Seminole War.

Although there were no regular settlers at that time there was a hunter's shanty near the site of the present Banner House and Drew lived in the shanty while clearing the land and building on the west shore.

Although a pier is a structure built out into the water from the shore, in Britain the term has the connotation of a seaside holiday.

Although highways run within sight of the lake shore for much of Tahoe's perimeter, many important parts of the shoreline now lie within state parks or are protected by the United States Forest Service.

Although forced by Capitol to record Endangered Species in Los Angeles using established studio musicians to shore up the group's commercial chances, the album was a critical and commercial flop.

Although the beach promenade was created in 1884, the sandy shore has been mentioned in the literature much earlier.

Although Kilwa Island is closer to the western shore, it was allocated to Northern Rhodesia, and consequently Zambia has 58 % of the lake waters, and DR Congo 42 %.

Although the creation of headlands involves accretion of sediments on the up-drift side of the headland and moderate erosion of the down-drift end of the headland, this is undertaken in order to design a stabilised system that allows material to accumulate in beaches further along the shore.

Although the islands are close to the shore of densely-populated Southern California, their isolation has left them relatively undeveloped.

Although the quarry has not been identified, it has been suggested that the Gear, a rock now submerged half a mile from the shore at Penzance, may be the site.

Although Togo would have preferred luring the Russian fleet away from the protection of the shore batteries, Dewa's mistakenly optimistic conclusions meant that the risk was justified.

Although the naval Battle of Port Arthur had resulted in no major warship losses, the IJN had been driven from the battlefield by the combined fire of the Russian battleships and shore batteries, thus attributing to them a minor victory.

Although almost all yachts capsized immediately, two of the fleet remained upright and were surfed into shore, having had their masts broken before capsize could occur.

Although these surface waves are responsible for very little water transport in open water, they may be responsible for significant transport near the shore.

Although it is deep in the middle, the waters near the shore are quite shallow.

Although officially only a few sections of beach are open for swimming during the summer, the expansive sandy shore is always available for sunbathing, sandcastles, strolling and relaxing.

Although the impressive pinnacles and cliffs, some of which rise up to 150 feet from the lake shore, have existed throughout recorded history, they present a changing panorama: the average erosion of bluffs is 1 to 5 feet per year.

Although retired, Manibilang was the single most influential personage among the fragmented inhabitants of the northern shore of the lake.

Although it has been reported from a depth of, the blacktip reef shark is usually found in water only a few meters deep, and can often be seen swimming close to shore with its dorsal fin exposed.

Although its northeast coastline faces the Atlantic Ocean, the outflow from the Amazon is so great that the sea at the mouth is quite unbriny for some distance from shore.