After running away at the age of 14, Pedro Menedez de Aviles joined the Spanish Navy. In 1549, he was presented with his first big mission. His quest was to defend the Spanish coast and vanquish the pirates that were trying to pillage the coastline. Because of his incredible triumph along the coast, in 1556 Aviles was tasked with the responsibility of beginning a settlement in Florida in order to violently remove the French. On September 8th, 1565, Aviles established the first enduring colony, naming it St. Augustine. Quickly after finishing St. Augustine, Aviles assaulted and annihilated the French and conquered Fort Caroline and renamed it San Mateo.…
Juan Ponce De Leon he was born in 1474 in the village of Santervas del Campo . He died July 1521 in Havana, Cuba for an arrow after of the travel to Florida. He was an explorer and conquistador the first to discovered Florida.…
Francisco de las Casas was born in Francisco de las Casas was born in Trujillo, Caceres in 1469.…
Francisco Villa was born Doroteo Arango in San Juan del Rio, Durango in 1877. Some resources say that he was actually born in 1879. Although Doroteo Arango was the man 's original name, most people knew him as Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Francisco spent most of his life living in Durango, until at the age of 16, when he killed a man for raping his younger sister ("Francisco "pancho" Villa", 2006). He had to leave the town of Durango in order to keep from being executed for killing the man that had raped his sister. Over the next few years there was very little record kept of Francisco.…
Francisco DE Coronado was born in 1510 in Salamanca, Spain. He was born to a noble family, he also had siblings older than him, and of course their was recognized better than his. When Coronado traveled across the Pacific Ocean with his good friend and his right hand man Antonio De Mendoza. After traveling to new Spain Coronado married Don Beatriz was also the mother…
There is a saying that goes behind a successful man is a great woman. In this case it’s more like behind successful People is Rolinda Hernandez. She is the behind the scene person who goes above and beyond not only for the fire department but for other organizations as well. Many have seen her Involvement in supporting her community by participating in the Veteran parade, Christmas parade, trek to the tree, the blossom trail and riding in the back of a police car only in the spirit of service and giving back to the sanger families. Rolinda was raised in the city of Sanger and Graduated from Sanger High school. The love she displays for the city is apparent in her involvement.…
La Llorona or as most people know as “the weeping woman” was a lady in the 16th century that desperately wanted to marry a nobleman. La Llorona kept trying so hard to get the nobleman to marry her but still never would. One day La Llorona was thinking to herself and she thought that maybe he didn’t want to marry her because she had three kids, so she took her children to the river and drowned all three of them. La Llorona came to the nobleman after she drowned her kids and told him what she had done with her children and that he can finally marry her without worrying about having kids. The nobleman still didn’t want to marry her and instead he married someone else so La Llorona went to the river and drowned herself and people say that if you…
Located in northwest Spain the Santiago de Compostela is a historical symbol for the Spanish Christians ever since the 10th century when the Muslims destroyed the cathedral. But the magnificent building was rebuilt to what we see today. The surrounding town monuments around the area surround the tomb of Saint James and the cathedral, which contains the remarkable portico de la Gloria. The Santiago de Compastela is not just a symbol of St James remains but to many pilgrims this end destination is the end of their wonderings and is a very emotional time after traveling the Comino as even wirey the cathedral inspires Christians from around the world.…
David Alfaro Siqueiros was a very famous and influential Mexican artist whose work reflected his political ideologies. David was born on December 29, 1896 in Chihuahua, Mexico to parents Cipriano Alfaro and Teresa Siquieros. Siqueiros was the second of three children, and was raised by his grandparents after his mother had died when he was only four years old. His grandfather, Antonio, who had a military background, had a major impact on his childhood. In 1908 David attended Franco-English College and later, San Carlos Academy, to study art and architecture. During his time there, the Mexican Revolution began and Siqueiros became involved in student strikes, which successfully changed the school’s teaching methods. David joined the Mexican Revolution Army at age 18, leading him to join the Communist Party that worked to challenge Victoriano…
injustice, hunger and job insecurity is how they described maquiladoras. Maybe some of these issues are not obvious enough for people to see them as problems. From my point of view I think that the government keeps a lot of information from people, for their own benefit or to prevent riots from happening or maybe to stop legal actions done against them.…
Francisco Pizarro was born in Trujillo, Spain, in 1476. He was born into a family of farmers, who were, uneducated, and poor. Ever since Francisco was young he always dreamed of going to the new world. In 1513, Francisco left on his first voyage with Balboa. The expedition led to the discover of the Pacific Ocean. After their discovery, Francisco arrested Balboa under the orders Pedro Arias de Ávila, who was the Governor of Castilla de Oro. Francisco then moved to Panama City, where he became mayer. After living in Panama for a few years Francisco began his expedition against the Inca’s. Pizarro led three expeditions against the Inca’s, The first two failed, due to lack of provisions and men, but the third proved to be successful. During the war, Francisco allied with a man named Diego de Almagro and a priest named Hernando de Luque. The war lasted seven years, and both sides suffered severely. About six years into the war, Pizarro invited the Inca emperor(whose name was Atahualpa) to a feast, in his fort, in his honor. Atahualpa consented and once he enters the fort he and his army of six thousand is ambushed. The emperor was taken captive and Pizarro ransoms Atahualpa,…
Fidel Lopez, an immigrant from Guatemala was one of the many assaulted in the La Riots. When the La Riot was over, he was willing to forgive and forget those who caused his mental and physical damages. He is not the “forgotten victim from Florence and Normandie” anymore, he was now a man to be remembered by. However, his actions had drawbacks. Due to the riots, he suffered from mental disability, financial struggle and his inability to take advantage of his human rights.…
Since the beginning of the human race, we have cared for each other. We’ve fed, sheltered, and warmed each other without hesitation. That is the true nature of humans. We’ve cared for everyone and everyone for us. But there are some people that go above the call of duty and do so much more than care.…
(1.) Las Meninas was painted in 1656 by Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez for his patron Phillip IV of Spain.…
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a woman who made history throughout her time. As a young girl she taught herself how to read and write, later in life becoming a nun, philosopher, poet, and writer. There where many accomplishments in Sor Juana’s life. Although Sor Juana died at a young age, her work is still looked upon on today. She’s a symbol of bravery and intelligence. Though she didn’t live a long life we get to see the impact she made on women and men during her time, and the impact she continues to have on people today.…