tl: Espiritu Santo

The first island in the Vanuatu group discovered by Spaniards was Espiritu Santo when, in 1606, the Portuguese explorer, Pedro Fernández de Quirós, spied what he thought was a southern continent.

Significant rebellions occurred on Tanna and Espiritu Santo and paperwork revealed the direct culpability of France in its desire to see Espiritu Santo become a separate French colony.

Philippe Allonneau the French representative even succeeded in being recognized as King of Espiritu Santo by the island's tribal chiefs.

Another 10, 700 live in Luganville ( or Santo Town ) on Espiritu Santo.

The country's main harbors are Forari, Port-Vila, Santo ( Espiritu Santo ).

* September 10 – Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress ( b. 1663 )

* February 1 – Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, foundress ( d. 1748 )

* May 8 – Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, naming it the Rio de Espiritu Santo (" River of the Holy Spirit ").

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, another Portuguese navigator sailing for the Spanish Crown, saw a large island south of New Guinea in 1606, which he named La Australia del Espiritu Santo.

This he did on 20 June 1743 off Cape Espiritu Santo capturing more than a million gold coins.

Quirós in 1606 took possession for the king of Spain all of the lands he had discovered in Australia del Espiritu Santo ( the New Hebrides ) and those he would discover " even to the Pole ".

and Vanuatu ( Torba, Espiritu Santo, Penama, Efate ), matralineal societies exist.

19 December 2008-An Air Vanuatu Britten-Norman Islander aircraft ( Flight NF 261 ) with nine passengers crashed into a mountain near Olpoi Airport on the western side of the island of Espiritu Santo, killing the pilot and seriously injuring some passengers.

During the Spanish colonial period, its lands were part of the Venezuela Province until 1676, year in which its lands were added to the Province of Mérida del Espiritu Santo de la Grita, becoming the province Espiritu Santo de Maracaibo, or Maracaibo Province.

They left Tahiti and sailed westward to southern Samoa and the New Hebrides, then on sighting Espiritu Santo turned west still looking for the Southern Continent.

It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo islands of the New Hebrides group.

After a successful landing, they remained in the south Pacific area charged with guarding the line of communication between the major Allied bases at New Caledonia and Espiritu Santo, supporting the Allied ground forces at Guadalcanal and Tulagi against any Japanese counteroffensives, covering the movement of supply ships to Guadalcanal, and engaging and destroying any Japanese warships that came within range.

Following independence, Vanuatu, now governed by Father Walter Lini, requested assistance from Papua New Guinea, whose forces invaded and conquered Espiritu Santo.

At this location, the carriers were charged with guarding the line of communication between the major Allied bases at New Caledonia and Espiritu Santo, supporting the Allied ground forces at Guadalcanal and Tulagi against any Japanese counteroffensives, covering the movement of supply ships to Guadalcanal, and engaging and destroying any Japanese warships, especially carriers, that came within range.

After the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, US Vice Admiral William Halsey, commander of Allied forces in the South Pacific, had reorganized US naval forces under his command, including, on November 24, the formation of Task Force 67 ( TF67 ) at Espiritu Santo, comprising the heavy cruisers USS Minneapolis, New Orleans, Pensacola, and Northampton, the light cruiser Honolulu, and four destroyers ( Fletcher, Drayton, Maury, and Perkins ).

After construction of temporary bows from coconut logs, Minneapolis and New Orleans departed Tulagi for Espiritu Santo or Sydney, Australia on December 12.

In 1606, the expedition's leader, Pedro Fernandez de Quiros landed in the New Hebrides and, believing it to be the fabled southern continent, he named the land: Austrialis del Espiritu Santo Southern Land of the Holy Spirit.

The U. S. cruiser Boise at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides in August 1942.

The stories were based on observations and anecdotes he collected while stationed as a lieutenant commander in the US Navy on the island of Espiritu Santo in the New Hebrides Islands ( now known as Vanuatu ).

The Squadron subsequently re-equipped with Lockheed Venturas and saw service from Espiritu Santo, Bougainville, Emirau, Green Island and New Britain.

During the operational tours of the South West Pacific the squadron was based at Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville, Green Island and Jacquinot Bay.

It served in Tonga, Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Espiritu Santo, Bougainville and Green Island.

The squadron served in Espiritu Santo, Guadalcanal, New Georgia, Bougainville, Green Island and Jacquinot Bay.

A SBD-4 Dauntless operated by 25 Squadron was for a time preserved in the Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum at Wigram, displayed in the condition which it was recovered after being lost with its crew while on a training mission at Espiritu Santo.

Just as the destroyer pulled alongside Kinryu Maru to rescue her crew and embarked troops, she was attacked by four U. S. B-17s from Espiritu Santo which landed five bombs on or around Mutsuki, sinking her immediately.

The Centro Cultural Universitario was built between 1976 and 1980 by engineers and architects of the school headed by Arcadio Artis Espiritu and Orso Nuñez Ruiz Velasco.

In some his later memorials, notably the Eighth, this was altered to Austrialia del Espiritu Santo ( The Austrian Land of the Holy Spirit ) to flatter King Philip III, who was of the House of Austria.

On the night of June 11, 1606 Queirós in the San Pedro y San Pablo became separated from the other ships in bad weather and was unable ( or so he later said ) to return to safe anchorage at Espiritu Santo.

Two weeks later, his second-in-command, Luis Váez de Torres, after searching in vain for Queirós and assuming his ship was wrecked, left Espiritu Santo.

Working with singer Vanessa St. James and producer Mr. Joshua, Bracegirdle was part of the Mr. Joshua Presents Espiritu project, known for the song " In Praise of the Sun ", released with both English and French vocals.

By the 18th century the largely mythical lake was known to British mapmakers and chroniclers by the Spanish name Laguna de Espiritu Santo.

Between the years 1576 when the " Espiritu Santo " was lost and 1798 when the " San Cristobal ( 2 )" was lost there were twenty Manila Galleons wrecked within the Philippine archipelago.

As preparations for the invasion of Guadalcanal increased, the squadron operated a detachment at Espiritu Santo until the arrival of VMO-251 ensured that the island was provided with adequate aerial defense.

It was in Hog Harbour on the island of Espiritu Santo.

Postwar, the elegant tradition was continued by Don Macario's richest daughter, Dona Rosario " Charing " Arnedo y Espiritu at her residence in Manila ( she married her multimillionaire uncle, Don Augusto Diosdado " Bosto " Gonzalez y Sioco ; Don Augusto and Dona Rosario were the parents of the legendary Brother Andrew Benjamin Gonzalez, F. S. C., the longtime President of the DLSU De La Salle University ).

The city of Villa Rica del Espiritu Santo was founded by Ruy Diaz de Melgarejo on May 14, 1570 in the ancient Guaira, today Brazilian territory.

Sonsonate was founded in 1543, with the title and name of Villa of Sagrado Espiritu, by Antonio Rodriguez.

Although it was built primarily to erect the image of the Great Sublime Paralytic, Apolinario Mabini, it now also serves as a repository for the bones of the thirteen martyrs of this place who died in the memorable battle of Mahabang-Dahilig, during the Philippine – American War namely: Tirso Sumadsad, Juan del Espiritu Santo, Ramon Ilagan, Julian Matulin, Bernardo de los Reyes, Enrique Castillo, Zacarias Castillo, Francisco de Claro, Moises Maramot, Nicolas Adalia, Pantaleon Panopio, Serapio Aspi and Gavino Garcia upon the advent of the American rule, the same peninsular territory of Bauan remained with the mother municipality, until, after great efforts had been exerted by the proponents of establishing a new municipality, independent of the town of Bauan, fortunately for this peninsula, such men as Don Regino Marasigan, then Municipal President of Bauan, and such illustrious sons of this community, namely: Don Francisco Castillo whose gallantry had been mentioned above ; Ignacio Leynes, who later on became the father-in-law of the famed revolutionary leader, Tomas Castillo, Indalecio Calangi, Anselmo Sandoval, Marcelino Castillo, Epifanio Abrigonda, Andres Castillo, Nicomedes Guia, Venancio Castillo, Esteban Castillo, Juan Dolor, Pedro Manalo, Bartolome Jusi, Agaton Axalan and many many others that cannot be mentioned for lack of space, left no stones unturned, and in the end, found the good graces of the then Governor General Leonard Wood and the great leader of our country, then Senate President Manuel L. Quezon, resulting in the declaration of the new municipality, comprising the eleven ( 11 ) barrios of the Calumpan Peninsula and the whole of the Maricaban Island, as an independent municipality, with the name of MABINI, derived from the great name of that Sublime Paralytic, Brain of the Revolution and Premier Adviser to the president of the erstwhile Philippine Republic, Gat Apolinario Mabini.

Later that day, as it was leaving the Solomon Islands ' area for the Allied rear-area base at Espiritu Santo with other surviving US warships from battle, the Juneau was struck again, this time by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-26.

" No bail was recommended for all the accused, 2006 officers of Meralco, to wit: Meralco chairman and CEO Manuel Lopez, executive vice president and chief financial officer Daniel Tagaza, first vice president and treasurer Rafael Andrada, vice president and corporate auditor and compliance officer Helen De Guzman, vice president and assistant comptroller Antonio Valera, and senior assistant vice president and assistant treasurer Manolo Fernando ; 2006 Meralco directors Arthur Defensor Jr., Gregory Domingo, Octavio Victor Espiritu, Christian Monsod, Federico Puno, Washington Sycip, Emilio Vicens, Francisco Viray and Cesar Virata.

This expedition was also unsuccessful, but it led to the discovery of the Pitcairn Islands and Vanuatu which were explored, and briefly settled in the case of Espiritu Santo.

* the Bahia de la Mobila, which was named in English Mobile Bay ( earlier as Bahia de Espiritu Santo )