The Tempietto del Bramante dates back to 1502, and it was erected as a “martyrium” to remember the execution of St. Peter. Below the round room there is a crypt, where a plaque on the floor protects the hole that was supposedly left from the cross of St. Peter.
The building was ordered by the Spanish royal family because of a vow made for the birth of their first son, John, who dies in 1497.
The main idea in this speech is to argue that Virginia should have their military be involved in fighting against the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Impressment of sailors was the practice of Britain's Royal Navy of sending officers to board American ships, inspect the crew, and seize sailors accused of being deserters from British ships. Incidents of impressment are often cited as one of the causes of the War of 1812.
