Despite a long history of warfare between Britain and Spain, Vancouver maintained excellent relations with his Spanish counterparts and even feted a Spanish sea captain aboard his ship during his 1792 trip to the Vancouver region.

Despite the use of " Hatti ", the Hittites should be distinguished from the Hattians, an earlier people who inhabited the same region until the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC, and spoke a non-Indo-European language known as Hattic.

Despite the weakness of its authority, the Alaouite dynasty distinguished itself in the 18th and 19th centuries by maintaining Morocco's independence while other states in the region succumbed to Turkish, French, or British domination.

Despite peace talks, a southern separatist group in the Casamance region has clashed sporadically with government forces since 1982.

Despite receiving the same amount of sunshine as the Chablis region, Chardonnay grapes in Champagne rarely attain full ripeness.

Despite this the region is still faced with a deficit in rainfall, particularly in the eastern part of the province ( around Słupcy, Kazimierz Biskupi, Kleczew ) where sometimes experience only 450 mm of rainfall per year, this threatens steppization of the region.

Despite this, Bermuda's 17th Century agricultural economy did not become dependent on slavery as, unlike in the plantation economies that developed in English colonies in the southeast region of North America and in the West Indies, the system of indentured servitude, which lasted in Bermuda until 1684, ensured a large supply of cheap labour.

Despite this, locally the region has been governed by a Left-wing coalition led by the Democratic Party and the Left Ecology Freedom party since 2005.

Despite initial French attempts at settling the region having ended in failure, French fishing fleets began to sail to the Atlantic coast and into the St. Lawrence River, trading and making alliances with First Nations.

Despite the frequency of these military conflicts, the region developed a reputation for quality wine production in the early Middle Ages and was able to continue that reputation as the region's producers began making sparkling wine with the advent of the great Champagne houses in the 17th & 18th centuries.

Despite the absence of brown recluses from the Western U. S., physicians in the region commonly diagnose " brown recluse bites ", leading to the popular misperception that the spiders occur there.

Despite harsh conditions, the region has supported large populations as far back as 8, 000 BCE.

Despite this region being nearly uninhabitable and having no resources, it remains strategically important for China as it connects Tibet and Xinjiang.

Despite sharing a similar climate as the Alta region, the Rioja Alavesa produces wines with a fuller body and higher acidity.

Despite the rural and small-town aspects, Gloucester County and adjacent Mathews County are considered part of the greater Hampton Roads metropolitan region of southeastern Virginia.

Despite his preparations and intentions to cow the Jews, Diodotus was entirely unsuccessful, and left the region under the rule of Jonathan's brother Simon, with little gain beyond a minor tribute of 100 talents.

Despite the presence of the Great Lakes which make for a somewhat milder climate in the region, Seneca County has a rather continental climate, namely after removal of the forests which once covered most of it upset the microclimate.

Despite the prominence of the Cherokee, there is evidence that other Native Americans were in the region before them.

Despite success as a fishing and trade center, Monhegan would be caught in the conflict between New England and New France for control of the region.

Despite the area's rich ore deposits, investment in mining in the Neihart region remained low because it was too expensive to get ore out.

Despite being located in an otherwise arid region, its extremely high elevation (; one of the highest in the U. S .) allows for a relatively mild summer that makes it a popular tourist attraction in West Texas and New Mexico.

Despite being strategically located at the intersection of two major highways ( especially U. S. 69, a major transportation artery in the region ), Atoka is struggling to create a town attractive to both new business and new residents.

Despite Cologne being the largest city in the region nearby, Düsseldorf was chosen as the political capital of the newly set-up Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia.

Despite its scholarly subject and content, the work takes the form of a whimsical dialogue, principally between a mathematician named Minos ( taken from Minos, judge of the underworld in Greek mythology ) and a " devil's advocate " named Professor Niemand ( German for ' nobody ') who represents the " Modern Rivals " of the title.

Despite his lack of intelligence and apparent incompetence, he was early on in the series referred to by Hun as " Our ( the Purple Dragon's ) greatest enemy ", and a fighting tournament was held to see which Dragon would have the honour of killing him, indicating how serious a threat the criminal underworld views him as.

Despite this, several features that would later be associated with BBC Master and Archimedes were first features of Electron expansion units, including ROM cartridge slots and the Advanced Disc Filing System — a hierarchical improvement to the BBC's original Disc Filing System.

Despite the risk factors associated with bicycling, cyclist have a lower overall mortality rate when compared to other groups.

Despite the negative connotations associated with the term " Cabal ," the name has stuck with this particular team of " good-guy geeks.

Despite this, Cadbury remains widely associated with Camelot.

Despite the prestige associated with its name, Café Josty closed in 1930.

Despite this, many of structuralism's proponents, such as Jacques Lacan, continue to assert an influence on continental philosophy and many of the fundamental assumptions of some of structuralism's critics ( who have been associated with " post-structuralism ") are a continuation of structuralism.

Despite being physically located in the Town of Groton, the name New London became associated with the Navy Yard.

Despite being heavily associated with firearms in his Westerns and cop movies, Eastwood has publicly endorsed gun control since at least 1973.

Despite the seaside location, the tourist appeal of Kerch today is limited because of the industrial character of the city and associated pollution.

Despite the specific set of meanings associated with the religion of the ancient Rome, the word has now become quite widely used to describe a house of worship for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.

Despite this, idiopathic chronic pancreatitis can occur in a subset of pancreas-sufficient individuals with CF, and is associated with recurrent abdominal pain and life-threatening complications.

Despite the rarity of Prader-Willi syndrome, it has become widely-known in wider society and often depicted in popular culture, partly due to the fascination surrounding the insatiable appetite and obesity associated with the syndrome.

Despite these views, some surgeons have suggested that in their own hands endoscopic carpal tunnel release has been associated with a higher incidence of median nerve injury, and for this reason it has been abandoned at several centers in the United States.

Despite its origins, the Charleston is most frequently associated with white flappers and the speakeasy.

Despite the recent downturn in success, the club is an associated member and one of eight Italian clubs that are part of the European Club Association, a representative collection of Europe's most elite clubs, formed after the dissolution of the G-14.

Despite being tightly associated with a specific time and place in American history, these themes have allowed Westerns to be produced and enjoyed across the world.

Despite the song's name, Poison Ivy wasn't the inspiration for this song but, due to the lyrics describing a girl with a very similar attitude to Ivy, it was quickly associated to the character.

Despite their career-long association with a major record label, they are generally associated with indie rock.

Despite these jarring statistics, nurturant parenting style is associated with lower rates of relationship violence.

Despite the notoriety and infamy associated with Holmes, he also devoted much time to charities involving the environment.

Despite incessant feudal squabbling, Nîmes saw some progress both in commerce and industry as well as in stock-breeding and associated activities.

Despite the usual unpleasantness associated with the occupation of many defeated Southern towns, two of the Minnesota commanders, Colonel William B. Gere and General Lucius Frederick Hubbard apparently came to be well-liked by the townspeople.

Despite Chrysler's departure, the city remains associated with Chrysler in the minds of auto enthusiasts.

Despite its name, National Park is neither a national park nor associated with one.