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6 unusual facts about Espiritu Santo


Aeglidae

They are the only anomurans to be found in fresh water except for a single hermit crab species, Clibanarius fonticola, on Espiritu Santo island, Vanuatu.

Epidendrum chlorinum

Epidendrum chlorinium is a terrestrial species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum found in mountainous regions of the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Espiritu Santo, Brazil, at altitudes of 1—1.5 km.

France–Vanuatu relations

France's reluctance to grant the country independence in the late 1970s -contrasted with the United Kingdom's wish to speedily cut colonial ties- signified a potential legacy of tension, particularly since France had been accused of encouraging a separatist movement on Espiritu Santo just prior to independence.

Jimmy Stevens

As leader of the conservative Nagriamel movement, he declared the independence of Espiritu Santo island as the "State of Vemerana" in June 1980 and referred to himself as "prime minister".

Phoenix Foundation

NHAM (or MANH) declared an independent Republic of Vemarana in the island of Espiritu Santo.

Roger Swainston

and Agence Rapho, he spent 2 months on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu to draw an underwater reef portrait as well as a variety of marine species and the flora and fauna of the untouched rainforest.


The World Is My Home

Michener provides insight into his discovery of the locations he would later write about including Espiritu Santo and Bali Ha'i from Tales of the South Pacific.


see also

Espíritu Santo River

Espíritu Santo River originates in the Callejas mountains south west of Villa Tunari.

Gonzalo de Sandoval

He also founded the town of Medellín in Tatatetelco, near Huatusco and south of present-day Veracruz; completed the pacification of Coatzacoalcos; founded the port of Espíritu Santo along the Coatzacoalcos River; took the best village (Guaspaltepeque) for his own; and consolidated the subjugation of Centla, Chinantla and Tabasco.

Holy Spirit Grotto

The Holy Spirit Grotto (La Gruta del Espíritu Santo in Spanish), in Corinto, Morazán, El Salvador, is a registered national monument of petroglyphs.

LNN

Lorediakarkar language, an Austronesian language spoken on Espiritu Santo Island, Vanuatu

Olry

Port Olry, Francophone town (population 1300) on Espiritu Santo island in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu

Sharpe's Devil

Lord Cochrane, a former Royal Navy officer now in service to the Chilean rebels under Bernardo O'Higgins, ambushes the Espiritu Santo and, with the assistance of Sharpe and Harper, capture it, taking Captain Ardiles prisoner.

St. Mary's Academy of Sto. Nino

At the same time as the commemoration of the Silver Jubilee year, the Grade School, High School, and the service buildings were re-dedicated to the Holy Child, Our Lady of the Assumption and Venerable Ignacia del Espiritu Santo respectively.

Wilson County, Texas

In September 1718 Martín de Alarcón crossed the area on his way to explore the bay of Espíritu Santo.