John Christopher
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Appearance
Ostrów Tumski, Wrocław
Ostrów Tumski is the oldest part of the city of Wrocław in south-western Poland. It was formerly an island between branches of the Oder River. Archaeological excavations have shown that the western part of Ostrów Tumski, between the Church of St. Martin and the Holy Cross, was the first area to be inhabited. The first, wooden church, dating from the 10th century, was surrounded by defensive walls built on the banks of the river. The island had approximately 1,500 inhabitants at that time. The first constructions on Ostrów Tumski were built in the 10th century by the Piast dynasty, and were made from wood. The first building from solid material was St. Martin's chapel, built probably at the beginning of the eleventh century by Benedictine monks. Not long after the first cathedral was raised, in place of the small church. Religious buildings appeared in Ostrów Tumski because during the Congress of Gniezno in AD 1000, it was decided to create a bishopric in Wrocław. In 1163 the settlement was raided by Boleslaw I the Tall who had returned from his banishment.
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation
The Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation or Borneo confrontation was a violent conflict from 1963–66 that stemmed from Indonesia's opposition to the creation of Malaysia. The creation of Malaysia was the amalgamation of the Federation of Malaya, Singapore and the crown colony/British protectorates of North Borneo and Sarawak in September 1963. Vital precursors to the conflict included Indonesia's policy of confrontation against Netherlands New Guinea from March–August 1962 and the Brunei Revolt in December 1962. The confrontation was an undeclared war with most of the action occurring in the border area between Indonesia and East Malaysia on the island of Borneo. The conflict was characterised by restrained and isolated ground combat, set within tactics of low-level brinkmanship. Combat was usually conducted by company- or platoon-sized operations on either side of the border. Indonesia's campaign of infiltrations into Borneo sought to exploit the ethnic and religious diversity in Sabah and Sarawak compared to that of Malaya and Singapore, with the intent of unravelling the proposed state of Malaysia.
Francisco de Mora
Francisco de Mora fue un arquitecto renacentista español, tío del también arquitecto Juan Gómez de Mora y del humanista Baltasar Porreño. Está considerado como uno de los máximos representantes de la arquitectura herreriana, estilo que se desarrolló en el último tercio del siglo XVI, si bien su obra también anticipa las corrientes barrocas imperantes en el siglo XVII. Es autor del Convento de San José y del Palacio ducal de Lerma, cuyos trazados tuvieron una gran influencia en la arquitectura religiosa y civil posterior, respectivamente.