Francisco Vazquez de Coronado began his expedition from February 1540 to August 1542 to find fame‚ fortune‚ to explore the stories of the cities of gold that had been circulating‚ and to convert Indians to Catholicism. One such claim that Friar Marcos just came back from a journey that he had just taken‚ and he was telling the people of what he saw. When Antonio de Mendoza‚ the viceroy‚ found out about the city of gold he sent Coronado to find the city and establish trade. Vazquez de Coronado was
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1500 explorer Francisco Vasquez DE Coronado. This biography will cover his: early life‚ the search for the seven cities of gold‚ and his late years. 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
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Francisco Pizarro Francisco Pizarro‚ Born in Trujillo‚ Estremadura‚ Spain‚ in 1471. He was the son of Gonzalo Pizarro and Francisca Gonzalez‚ Francisco did not know how to read or write. He had little education throughout his life. His father was a captain of infantry and had fought in many battles. Pizarro always wanted to explore and sail. Pizarro set sail to Urabi. He lost many men during his explorations. He went to Cartagena‚ where he met another explorer named Balboa and they became close
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Through his art‚ Francisco Goya relayed his feelings toward the political unrest that plagued Spain during his lifetime. As an artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries‚ Goya lived through a time of political and social upheaval‚ especially throughout Europe. At the time‚ the ideas of the Enlightenment had captivated the minds of Spain’s most influential citizens and soon‚ that of Goya’s. Born in Fuendetodos‚ Spain‚ in 1746‚ Francisco Goya came from very humble beginnings. As the
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Francisco Franco was a general and authoritarian leader‚ who governed Spain from 1939 to 1975. He came to power shortly after the start of the Spanish Civil War. In that war‚ he led the rebel Nationalist Army to victory over the Loyalist forces. After the war ended in 1939‚ Franco held complete control of Spain. His regime was similar to a Fascist dictatorship. He carried out the functions of chief of state‚ prime minister‚ commander in chief‚ and leader of the Falange‚ the only permitted political
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San Francisco The City of My Dreams When I was a child my dream was to move to San Francisco. I made my dream come true when I was 24 years old. I moved to the city by the bay with friends and found a house in the corridor district. Although I no longer live there I still long to be there and hope to eventually move back. Living there is amazing. It gave me a higher ambition to achieve my goals and become successful. I would spend my free time exploring new places and visit my favorites. During
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My friend and I took a five day trip to San Francisco. During our visit‚ we saw a lot of gorgeous scenery‚ ate some delicious food‚ it was a fun‚ relaxing‚ and memorable vacation. The weather was beautiful‚ with sunshine‚ very few clouds. My friend and I went to Pier 51‚ which is “home” to some lions sea ‚when we visited there were hundreds of them on and around platforms. We went to Chinatown area which is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia and the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is
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Francisco Pizarro was one of the cruelest Spanish conquistadors. He is most famous for conquering the Inca Empire in Peru. He was also part of the expedition led by Vasco Núñez de Balboa that discovered the Pacific. Pizarro’s victory over the Incas is considered to be the most astonishing and most incredible military accomplishment in history. Pizarro was inspired by Hernando Cortés and his defeat over the great Aztec empire. Pizarro‚ like Cortés‚ wanted fame‚ glory‚ and fortune by coming to the
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SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola SAN FRANCISCO Fwanyanga W. Mate & Ibrahim Akinola San Francisco is one of North America’s most vibrant and robust cities. Located on the west coast of the United States of America‚ and only about a six to seven hour flight from Calgary‚ San Francisco is well-known for its great climate‚ lively culture‚ and outstanding world-renowned landmarks. With the above in mind‚ there are two basic reasons of why one should visit San
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“Letter from Francisco Vazquez de Coronado to the King of Spain (October 20‚ 1541)” A myth told by the early Spanish explorers of North America about the Seven Cities of Cibola was that it was “a legendary place of beautiful and precious metals and jewels” (Coronado 1541‚ 5). Over the years historians have proved many of myths to be either true or false statements undergone by evidence. That is exactly what Francisco Vazquez de Coronado had set out to do. Upon Coronado’s expedition to
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