Vanilla is a sacred and very important part of their culture and their lives. Vanilla first left Mexico in the early 1500s on ships bound for Spain. It was originally believed only to have value as a perfume. It wasnât until Cortes arrived in 1519 that they discovered that it was also used as a flavor.Until the late 19th century, Mexico had the monopoly on growing vanilla, but now Madagascar grows the majority of the worldâs crop.Additional countries that grow vanilla include Costa Rica, Guatemala, Uganda, Kenya, China, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji, Tahiti, Hawaii and other Pacific Islands.t wasnât until Cortes arrived in 1519 that they discovered that it was also used as a flavor. Until the late 19th century, Mexico had the monopoly on growing vanilla, but now Madagascar grows the majority of the worldâs crop.
Snoop Dogg was born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. in Long Beach, California, the second of three sons. He was named after his stepfather, Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Sr. (1948 â 1985). His mother is Beverly Broadus (nÃ©e Tate; born 1951).
Murder was the case that he gave us: Snoop Dogg blames Ronald Reagan for gang violence in LA and says Reaganomics ushered in era of drug deals and gunshots. 1  Snoop, aka Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr, was speaking at SXSW in Austin.  Rapper, 43, said Reagan was at fault for gang violence in East LA in 1980s.