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 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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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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1. Francisco Partners was founded by Dave Stanton and he had a vision to create a leading buyout fund which was focused on the technology sector. He previously worked at Texas Pacific Group (TPG) and handled the investments in the technology sector. He started Francisco Partners by assembling a strong team with experienced people in the technology sector. TPG was a generalist buyout firm and they were on track to raise a technology specific fund‚ and when that did not go through‚ Dave Stanton decided
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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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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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Francisco Goya’s Disparate de Carnival‚ also known as the Carnival folly‚ depicts a circus of disfigured animations with human-like qualities. Regardless of being called a “carnival‚” the work seems extremely dreary and very much less lighthearted. This piece was made as a mere reflection of Goya’s depiction of his society. The artist is attempting to expose the monstrous qualities of mankind through the use of anthropomorphic animations. Although this specific piece might look like the works of
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Francisco Pizarro was not the most pleasant person to be around. He had many accomplishments but not the nicest guy in the world. Pizarro was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador. He did an abundant amount of expeditions and went out to sea with other explorers. Pizarro‚ as an explorer discovered many thing people know today. He founded the city of Lima‚ also the Pacific Ocean just to name a few. Francisco Pizarro is famous for conquering the Incan Empire. Pizarro was born in Trujillo Spain in 1478
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