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Encyclopedia: Yerba Buena

What is now San Francisco, California was originally named Yerba Buena by its Spanish settlers in the 18th century because of the abundance of the herb in the area.

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How to say "Yerba Buena" in other languages:

	(German)	Yerba Buena
	(Spanish)	Clinopodium douglasii

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Mojito

Mojito is a traditional Cuban cocktail which became quite popular in the United States during the late 1990s. 3 parts light-dry rum 12 yerba buena or mint leaves 1/2 lime 2 dashes bitters syrup (can be made at home with equal parts sugar and water, boiled) The mint leaves should be crushed with...

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Treasure Island, California

Treasure Island is a man-made island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland. It is right next to Yerba Buena Island, a naturally-formed island. It was created in 1939 for the World's Fair by dredging up dirt from the bay. During World War II it became part of the Treasure...

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Chico MacMurtrie

interactive sculptures include the anthropomorphic Urge at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco...

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Moscone Center

the 87 acre (350,000 m²) Yerba Buena Center redevelopment district in a neighborhood of hotels...

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Linares

Province include: Colbún, Longavi, Parral, Retiro, San Javier, Villa Alegre and Yerbas Buenas...

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Noe Valley (San Francisco)

Jose de Jesus Noe, the last Mexican alcalde (or mayor) of Yerba Buena (present day San Francisco...

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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Francisco to Oakland and passing through Yerba Buena Island. Construction began on July 9, 1933 and the... Yerba Buena Island, significantly reducing the amount of material needed to construct a transbay... western span of the bridge between San Francisco and Yerba Buena Island presented an enormous...

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Festival International

(Ethiopia), Oliver Mtukudzi (South Africa), Ladysmith Black Mambazo, (South Africa) Yerba Buena (Cuba...

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1846

from Washington, DC, Commodore John Drake Sloat orders his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena...

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1847

- John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. January 30 - Yerba Buena...-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista - 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their...

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