San Elizario is a town with colorful history‚ beginning with saying that it presented the first Thanksgiving in the U.S also for‚ The San Elizario Presidio chapel‚ Billy the kid jail‚ and Los Portales‚ this are just some of the places in this town with rich history. It’s a town located southeast from downtown El Paso. It all started by 1531‚ when Hernan Cortez had conquered the Aztec Empire. The Spaniards started migrating to the north by 1535 Alvar Nunes Cabeza de Vaca and his group were exploring
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As soon as you enter the Museum of Death Treasures you are greeted by someone and you are led in to the check-in booth of the museum. The room is dingy‚ dark and airy and divided into different sections‚ it is very dimly lit and you can feel a cool breeze as you go deeper inside. The tiles of the ceiling are brown that have gray squares on them and every couple of tiles has a sprinkler. At the far end of the room‚ you can see that there is a fire which is lighted in the fireplace. Close to the fireplace
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San Vitale Description of Building The Basilica of San Vitale has long been considered the sister to Hagia Sergios and Bakchos basilicas in Constantinople. But the plan and elevation differs from the Hagia Sergios and Backchos. Ambulatory and gallery zones were not vaulted. As a Result greater emphasis is given to the core‚ the center baldachins‚ and the chancel – “the parts of the building where the mosaic decoration‚ the richly veined marbled revetment of the piers‚ and the most elaborate capitals
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Title of the Company: San Miguel Corporation Time Context: 2001 Summary/Abstract: One of the most popular and well-known brands of beer in the Philippines and throughout Southeast Asia‚ San Miguel‚ has been brewing beer for well over one hundred years. The company’s brewing business produces such well-known and popular brands as San Miguel Pale and Red Horse. The company also owns Ginebra San Miguel distillers‚ San Miguel Pure Foods‚ and San Miguel Packaging. The company has a vertically integrated
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The artist named Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez‚ better known as Diego Rivera‚ was and remains a prominent Mexican painter. Diego Rivera was born on the 8th of December 1886 in Guanajuato‚ Mexico and died on November 24‚ 1957 in Mexico City Mexico. Recognizing their son’s artistic abilities‚ at twelve years old Rivera was enrolled at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts (Souter‚ 2). Two years after graduation the government sponsored
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Diego Rivera’s childhood. Diego Rivera was born on December 8‚ 1886‚ in Guanajuato in Mexico. His parents were Diego and Maria Barrientos Rivera. Being a family of rather modest means‚ they lived in Guanajuato until 1892‚ when they moved to Mexico City. When Diego was 10 was doing well in school and‚ passionately fond of drawing from an early age‚ started taking evening painting classes at the San Carlos Academy. In 1898 he enrolled there as a full time student‚ and in 1906‚ at the annual
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I had the pleasure of visiting The Miami Art Museum and was very impressed by what I encountered and viewed. I have never found interest in art until I got to see the museum. Throughout my exploration at the Miami Art Museum I was able to view a wide selection of art. In this venture‚ I viewed the most beautiful artwork I had ever seen‚ observed interesting non European/North American art‚ was alarmed by the most disturbing works ‚ explored a breath taking exhibition‚ and actually found work that
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IS THE LEGEND OF JUAN DIEGO AND THE VIRGIN MARY TRUE? The legend of the supposed sighting of the Virgin Mary by Juan Diego‚ from Britannica Biographies‚ starts of that his first vision of The Virgin Mary was on December 9‚ 1531. When he was visited‚ he was on Tepeyac Hill‚ which lies outside of Mexico City. In Náhuatl‚ the native language of Aztecs‚ asking him to build a shrine on the hill. Juan went to tell the Bishop about the incident but the Bishop did not believe his story and wanted proof
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Monica Vaughn Art History I 10 November 2010 Museum Project Ansel Adams‚ The Tetons and The Snake River‚ Grand Teton National Park. 1942. Gelatin Silver Print. Featured at Phoenix Art Museum. Phoenix‚ Arizona. Ansel Adams (1902-1984) was born in San Francisco‚ California. Being raised in the shadows of the great Golden Gate Bridge was the motivation for his deep appreciation for nature and his early childhood would become his primary inspiration to pursue photography. Strangely enough the 1906
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San Marino‚ officially known as the Republic of San Mario‚ is a small state located on the Italian Peninsula. In fact‚ it is the third smallest country in Europe‚ preceded only by the Vatican and Monaco. Although landlocked by Italy‚ it is an independent state that takes up a mere 61 square kilometers. Its capital is the City of San Marino. It has a rugged terrain‚ due to its location near to the Apennine Mountains‚ There is no natural level ground; it is composed completely of hilly terrain. The
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