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	History of Cape Vincent, NY
		In many respects the history of Cape Vincent is unlike that of any other town of the county, for within its territorial boundaries is one of the most interesting localities from a purely historic point of view to be found in northern New York.
		St. Lawrence is a small hamlet in the extreme eastern portion of the town, in a fertile agricultural region.
		St. Vincent de Paul's church (Catholic) of Cape Vincent village was organized as a parish in 1850, by the priest in charge of the older church in the central part of the town, and was in a manner the offshoot from that as the mother society.
	history.rays-place.com /ny/cape-vincent-ny.htm (9521 words)

	St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau
		Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was founded in stages between 1838 and 1843.
		Although St. Vincent's had been established as a lay college, by the 1850s it started to become a mixed seminary/college.
		When the high school closed, the mission of St. Vincent's College was reexamined and changed from a preparatory seminary to a center for evangelization.
	www.lib.depaul.edu /speccoll/guides/CapeGirardeau.htm (218 words)

	Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent took place on 14 February 1797, near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal, between a British fleet and a Spanish fleet and was an important battle during the Wars of the French Revolution.
		On February 6, Jervis was joined off Cape St. Vincent by a reinforcement of five ships of the line from the Channel Fleet under Rear-Admiral William Parker.
		Jervis was elevated to the peerage as Earl St. Vincent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1797) (1614 words)

	Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The moonlight Battle off Cape St Vincent, 16 January 1780 by Francis Holman, painted 1780 shows the Santo Domingo exploding, with Rodney's flagship Sandwich in the foreground.
		The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, or Battle of Cape Santa Maria, took place on 16 January 1780, during the American Revolutionary War and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara.
		Rodney's fleet, on its way to relieve Gibraltar which was under siege by the Spanish, caught de Langara's smaller squadron of nine ships of the line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent_(1780) (482 words)

	The Battle of Cape St Vincent
		The knowledge that the Spanish Fleet was at sea, with the likelihood of a fleet action, brought Commodore Horatio Nelson hurrying in the frigate Minerve from Gibraltar to join Jervis; on the night of 11th February 1797 sailing unobserved through the Spanish Fleet.
		Reaching the British Fleet off Cape St Vincent on 13th February 1797 Nelson informed his admiral that the Spanish Fleet was approaching and Jervis prepared for battle.
		Looking to take further part in the battle Nelson transferred to Minerve and called for a launch to take him to the nearest ship of the line, Irresistible; but by the time he reached her the battle was ending and the Spanish Fleet heading for Cadiz.
	www.britishbattles.com /waterloo/cape-st-vincent.htm (2055 words)

	Cabo de Sao Vicente/Cape St. Vincent/Algarve (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The strategic importance of Cabo de Sao Vicente (Cape St. Vincent) and the need to protect the local population from marauding pirates led to the construction of powerful fortifications all along the coast.
		In addition to the forts at Sagres and Cabo de Sao Vicente (Cape St. Vincent), which were key to the defence of the area, many others were built, all offering magnificent views to anyone who travels along the coastline.
		The curious lighthouse at the extremity of the Cape is an updated version of the beacon that the Bishop of the Algarve Fernando Coutinlio had built for the safety' of shipping in 1515.
	www.holiday-villa-rental-algarve.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /algarve/cabo-de-sao-vicente.html (419 words)

	The sea battle off Cape St Vincent (Saint Vincent) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Spanish fleet had already shown its unwillingness to venture northward from its own waters: the Battle of St. Vincent made it even more sure they would be unwilling to risk repeating the 1588 story of the Armada.
		Perhaps even more significantly, the way in which he read the situation and then acted to rectify it gave birth to the Nelson legend, fully as important to the English side in the war as the legend of Napoleon was to be to the French.
		Nelson was knighted after the battle; Jervis was made Earl St Vincent, two other admirals were made baronets and one given an Irish peerage.
	www.cleverley.org /navy/stvincentbattle.html (827 words)

	Sagres - Around and About
		Because of this, the raven is still part of the insignia of both the city of Lisbon and of Cape St Vincent's local seat of administration, Vila do Bispo.
		Cape St Vincent lighthouse was built on the site of a 16th-century Franciscan convent in 1846.
		It was electrified in 1906, and is situated at the end of the 6 km road from Sagres.
	www.sagres.net /sagres/around.htm (740 words)

	Sketch of my Life by Horatio Nelson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Cape St Vincent - 14 February 1797
		On 14 February 1797 I took part in the action off Cape St Vincent.
		Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
	www.admiralnelson.org /cape_st_vincent.htm (115 words)

	National Register of Historic Places: St. Vincent Catholic Church - Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, now Old St. Vincent's Church, is a unique local example of English Perpendicular Gothic Revival architecture.
		It was designed by the noted Missouri architect, Thomas Waryng Walsh, and has served as a center of religious activity in Cape Girardeau for over a century.
		The story of the Catholic faith in Cape Girardeau began in 1821 when priest began to make periodic visits to settlers in the area.
	www.rosecity.net /national/nrhp6.html (206 words)

	Royal Naval Heritage Sea Battles and Conflicts - Battle of Cape St. Vincent. 14th. of February 1793 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Battle of St. Vincent, Cape St Vincent, Cartagena, The straits of Gibraltar and Cadiz.
		The Battle of Cape St.Vincent was well and truly won through flair, boldness, courage, and the quick action of Nelson to block the Spanish windward ships, and thus prevent them from joining up with their colleagues and escaping to Cadiz.
		I anxiously awaited the dawn of day, when, on the starboard tack, Cape St. Vincent bearing east by north eight leagues, I had the satisfaction of seeing a number of ships extending from south-west to south, the wind then at west and by south.
	www.royal-navy.org /adversary/content/view/4/4 (2261 words)

	Battle of Cape St. Vincent - February 14th 1797
		February 14th 1997 marked the bicentenary of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, the first of the important series of Horatio Nelson's naval victories leading up to the bicentennial of the Battle of Trafalgar in 2005.
		At the battle Admiral Sir John Jervis (later Earl St. Vincent) led a squadron of 15 sail against a numerically far superior Spanish fleet.
		Vincent College, Gosport, to commemorate the bi-centenary of the Battle of Cape St. Vincent - February 14th 1797
	www.stvincent.ac.uk /Heritage/1797 (500 words)

	Algarve Sagres Town info & photos - Portugal - Sagres
		The legend of the martyr Saint Vincent is that his relics were mysteriously transported by ravens from the Holy Land to the Cape and subsequently guarded by them.
		As Sagres is located on the south side of the Cape its natural protection from the western winds and rough seas lent itself to the building by Prince Henry the Navigator (Dom Afonso Henrique), of a fort in which to house his School devoted to Navigation and Exploration.
		The beaches immediately to the north of the Cape are more exposed to the winds and rollers of the Atlantic with quite dangerous offshore currents.
	www.algarve-info.com /algarve/sagres.htm (922 words)

	Battle of St Vincent
		The battle which took place on St. Valentine's day, February 14th marked a turning point in the war, which up until then had little glory for the British.
		Sir John Jervis in the VICTORY (100) was commanding a British fleet in early 1797 and was awaiting the return of Commodore Nelson's squadron from the West Indies where it had been engaged in a special mission.
		Jervis was rewarded for his audacious action by elevation to the peerage and he became the Earl St. Vincent.
	www.hms.org.uk /nelsonsnavystvinc.htm (943 words)

	Battle of Cape St. Vincent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-3.cs.princeton.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (January 16, 1780) was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara in the American War of Independence.
		The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (14 February 1797) was a British victory over the Spanish in the Wars of the French Revolution.
		The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (July 5, 1833) was a British victory under Sir Charles Napier over the fleet of Miguel of Portugal in the Liberal Wars.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Battle_of_Cape_St._Vincent (198 words)

	Battle of Cape St Vincent
		On February 14th, Admiral Sir John Jervis, with 15 naval ships of the line was sailing 25 miles off Cape St Vincent off the coast of Portugal when he encountered 27 Spanish ships under the command of Don Jose de Cordoba sailing from Cadiz.
		Viewed across the damaged stern of the 80-gun San Nicholas, Nelson drives HMS Captain onto the Spanish vessel in order that she can be boarded and taken as a prize, the British marines and men scrambling up the Captains bowsprit to use it as a bridge.
		During the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, Nelsons ship the Captain (a 74 gun ship) is shown on the left, and has run alongside the 80 gun San Nicholas.
	www.naval-art.com /cape_st_vincent.htm (1200 words)

	Cape St Vincent : Battle of Cape St Vincent : Horatio Nelson : Napoleon Guide :
		Cape St Vincent : Battle of Cape St Vincent : Horatio Nelson : Napoleon Guide :
		Keeping with the aggressive policy of the navy, Admiral Sir John Jervis did not have a second thought when he ordered his 15 line-of-battle ships against 27 Spanish vessels off Cape St Vincent.
		The Spanish were in a 20-mile line with plenty of space between each vessel so Jervis sailed through and split the leading 18 ships off from the rest of the fleet.
	www.napoleonguide.com /battle_stvincen.htm (265 words)

	The End of the World - Cape St Vincent/Sagres - Portugal Travel Guide - BootsnAll.com
		The casual tourist would never suspect that desolate, forbidding Cape St Vincent was the site of two of the most significant events in maritime history.
		As war after war ravaged Europe, Cape St Vincent saw important sea battles, including one involving, arguably, the greatest naval hero of all time.
		The Cape is of interest to naturalists, since several hardy plant species are only found there, it's on a major flight path for birds migrating to and from Africa, and rare eagles often soar overhead.
	www.bootsnall.com /europetravelguides/portugal/may02endworld.shtml (1013 words)

	Thomas Luny (1759 - 1837) - Rehs Galleries, Inc.
		Holman’s, Johnson St., St. Georges” and it appears that he continued to work with Holman until the early 1780’s.
		His style of painting is very close to that of his master, this similarity may indicate that Luny assisted Holman on a number of works that were produced during this period.
		Luny was living on his own by 1780 as his address was given in the Royal Academy exhibition of that year as Anchor and Hope Street, St. George’s, Middlesex; this was also the year he exhibited his first work there.
	www.rehs.com /thomas_luny_battle_of_cape_st_vincent.html (960 words)

	Cape St.Vicent-Vila do Bispo
		Just as everyone who comes to Sagres visits the fortress, they also make the 6 km trip along the road to the CAPE ST VINCENT lighthouse.
		It is one of the most famous lights in the world because of its position on the extreme south-west tip of Europe.
		There are four excellent beaches in the Sagres - Cape St Vincent area: Martinhal, Mareta, Tonel and Beliche.
	www.algarvenet.com /locations/outras/vicent.asp (216 words)

	Cape San Blas Inn - Cape San Blas, Florida
		A visit to Cape San Blas may include a trip to St. Vincent's Wildlife Refuge or the lighthouse at Cape St. George.
		Fresh and saltwater fishing trips may be arranged as well as horseback riding on the beach.
		Canoes and kayaks are available for the self-guided adventurer and snorkeling gear can be rented for those wanting an up-close-and-personal experience with the local flora and fauna.
	www.capesanblasinn.com /activities.cfm (183 words)

	Old St Vincents Church - Cape Girardeau, Missouri
		Old St. Vincents church is located near the Mississippi Waterfront in the Cape Girardeau's downtown area.
		In 1982 Old St. Vincents Church was placed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
		We would welcome photos of the early days of Old St. Vincents in downtown Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
	www.oldstvincents.com (154 words)

	Cape St. Vincent Lodge No. 8524
		Captain Horatio Nelson commanded the 'Captain' on which were one hundred men of the Welsh Regiment (the spelling changed from Welsh to Welch in 1920), under Lt. Pearson, and who were serving as Marines.
		The Welsh Regiment were later awarded the Battle Honour 'St Vincent', which no other British Regiment possesses, and were also granted the unique distinction of wearing a Naval Crown and the superscription '12 April 1782' on the Colours.
		This superscription was granted to commemorate the 'Battle of the Saints', the regiment having taken part in the battles of Bellisle and Martinique.
	www.province.org.uk /Lodges/8524.htm (344 words)

	Vincent (Vicente) Ferrer St - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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	uk.encarta.msn.com /Vincent_(Vicente)_Ferrer_St.html (53 words)

	Vila do Bispo, Sagres and Cape St. Vincent in the West algarve, Portugal
		This was the resting place of St. Vincent, martyred in 304 A.D., when his body was carried here by his followers.
		Believed to be the End of the World, until the discovery and European colonisation of the Americas, this is where the cliffs of the most South-westerly point of Europe jut into the Atlantic Ocean.
		From the Phoenicians rounding the cape to head north for the tin islands, to Sir Francis Drake, heading east to Cadiz, to modern-day yachtsmen, tankers and freighters, this was and still is an important navigational reference point.
	www.valegrifo.com /VdoBSagesCSV.htm (770 words)

	Vincent - OneLook Dictionary Search
		VINCENT : 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica [home, info]
		Phrases that include Vincent: saint vincent and the grenadines, saint vincent, st.
		vincent and the grenadines, st vincent, cape saint vincent, more...
	www.onelook.com /?w=Vincent (163 words)

	Textbookx.com - 1797 Nelson's Year of Destiny Cape st Vincent and Santa Cruz De Tenerife by Colin White at TextbookX.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nelson first came to public fame at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1797, when the Royal Navy won a great victory over the Spanish.
		Five months later in the attack on Santa Cruz on 22-25 July he suffered a bloody defeat at the hands of the Spanish and lost an arm.
		Students can also sell their used textbooks on the marketplace for an average of 200% more than typical bookstore buyback prices.
	www.textbookx.com /product_detail.php?detail_isbn=075091999X (308 words)

	1797: Nelson's Year of Destiny : Cape st Vincent and Santa Cruz De Tenerife:White, Colin:0750926996:eCampus.com
		1797: Nelson's Year of Destiny : Cape st Vincent and Santa C...
		A detailed account, based upon recently discovered primary sources, of a significant year in the life of this revered soldier.
		PART TWO The Battle of Cape St Vincent, 14 February 1797
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0750926996 (136 words)

	Battle of Cape St. Vincent - February 14th 1797
		Battle of Cape St. Vincent - February 14th 1797
		HMS Victory, flagship of Admiral Sir John Jervis at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent
		Tell us: please complete our St Vincent 200 guest book
	www.stvincent.ac.uk /1797 (500 words)

	Cape Vincent -- Where Lake And River Meet
		Cape Vincent -- Where Lake And River Meet
		Mtg 2nd and 4th Monday, 6:30pm at Market St. Inn
		P.O. Box 482, Cape Vincent, New York 13618
	www.capevincent.org /community.asp (35 words)

	Views of the Earth - The Algarve and Cape of St.Vincent
		Views of the Earth - The Algarve and Cape of St.Vincent
		The south western end of Europe is marked by the Cape of St.Vincent in southern Portugal.
		The Algarve coast east of the cape is popular among tourists especially in the summer.
	earth.imagico.de /view.php?site=sportugal (72 words)

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