Brazil 's independence , in particular , shared a common starting point with that of Spanish America , since both conflicts Hostile_encounter were triggered Causation by Napoleon 's invasion of the Iberian Peninsula , which forced the Portuguese royal family to flee to Brazil in 1807 .

Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed Motion_directional ceasefire lines to enter the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights , respectively .

Egyptian forces crossed Motion_directional the cease-fire lines , then advanced Cause_to_make_progress virtually unopposed into the Sinai Peninsula .

In the aftermath of the major Chinese People 's Volunteer Army ( PVA ) victory Earnings_and_losses at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River , the United Nations Command ( UN ) started Process_start to contemplate the possibility of evacuation from the Korean Peninsula .

Continuing westward , Inez made landfall Arriving as a small hurricane Catastrophe on the Barahona Peninsula of the Dominican Republic .

The hurricane Catastrophe threatened Warning the northern Yucatán Peninsula , and although it remained offshore , Inez produced flooding and caused Causation some power outages .

By September 20 , the system turned Motion northward and later that day made Creating landfall Catastrophe in Zapata Peninsula , Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane on the modern day Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale .

Peace agreements were signed Sign_agreement between Israel and Egypt in 1979 , resulting in Causation Israeli withdrawal Escaping from the Sinai Peninsula and abolishment GiveUp of the military governance system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , in favor of Israeli Civil Administration and consequent unilateral annexation Change_of_leadership of the Golan Heights and East Jerusalem .

It strengthened Cause_change_of_strength to a peak intensity of 135 mph ( 215 km/h ) prior to landfall Arriving on Quintana Roo , Yucatán Peninsula .

Initially , the National Hurricane Center ( NHC ) and various tropical cyclone forecast models anticipated a turn Change to the north , threatening the Yucatán Peninsula .

Mitch accelerated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the northeast ahead of a cold front , moving Motion across the Yucatán Peninsula before striking Attack southwestern Florida on November 5 .

The Manila Peninsula siege occurred Coming_to_be on November 29 , 2007 at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati , Philippines .

The Manila Peninsula siege occurred Coming_to_be on November 29 , 2007 at The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati , Philippines .

The mutineers called Name_conferral for the ousting of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo , and seized Conquering the Rizal function room on the second floor of the Manila Peninsula Hotel along Ayala Avenue .

Moving Motion towards the west-northwest , the cyclone clipped the northern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula before entering Arriving the Gulf of Mexico .

Maria had only minor effects Influence in Japan , mainly heavy rains which were estimated Statement to have peaked over 400 mm ( 15.7 in ) on the Izu Peninsula .

While at sea , Ramon brought Bringing light rainfall to the Baja California Peninsula .

The South Manchuria railway zone and the Korean Peninsula were already under the control of the Japanese empire since the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 .

Gonu weakened Cause_change_of_strength after encountering Hostile_encounter dry air and cooler waters , and early on June 6 , it made landfall on the easternmost tip of Oman , becoming Becoming the strongest tropical cyclone Catastrophe to hit Attack the Arabian Peninsula .