Fall begins Sept. 23. In the northern hemisphere, the season of fall begins with the autumnal equinox, which falls on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. The equinox is defined as when day and night are the same length, approximately 12 hours each. Fall, also known as autumn, is one of four seasons during the year, occupying the space between summer and winter.
Sebastian Vizcaino was the first to make a detailed map of the California coastline and consequently was responsible for naming various sites such as the bays of San Diego andâ¦ Monterey, and Santa Catalina Island, among others.
In 1494, king Manuel I appointed Bartolomeu Diaz to supervise the construction of two square-rigged ships for Vasco da GamaÂ´s expedition to circumnavigate the Cape of Good Hope and continue the route to India. Dias only took part in the first part of the Gama's voyage, as far as Cape Verde Islands.