Puerto Azul Restaurant, in San Jose, serves fresh and tantalizing Mexican cuisine with a California twist in its charming and friendly eatery. For starters, enjoy the chorizo con queso cheesy dip with Mexican sausage and the quesadilla Puerto Azul stuffed with cheese and shrimp, both of which are great to share. Some of Puerto Azul Restaurant’s house specialty entrées include the pork chile verde in a tangy tomatillo sauce, the breaded steak Milanese con papas and the beef, chicken and shrimp molcajete en mole sauce with grilled nopales. Other favorite dishes include the more traditional Mexican fare, such as the beef and cheese deep-fried chimichanga, the shrimp enchiladas de camaron topped with Mexican sauce and avocado and the crispy chicken…
Mission San Luis was found to be the only settlement besides St. Augustine to house hundreds of Spanish residents among the Florida’s native people for at least three generations. It was known to early Europeans as the Apalachees native “Capital” village which was active from 1656 to 1704. In 1656 the Apalachee Indians decided to move their village to the second highest hill in present-day Tallahassee, where Mission San Luis is currently located off Tennessee Street. Using groups of palm-thatches, they quickly built their village. The central plaza was where ceremonies, business dealings, and ballgames were held. The largest building was the council house that could hold up to 3,000 people. The council house was where the chiefs held their…
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an ambitious, at times ruthless Portuguese soldier who served the Spanish Empire. Cabrillo eventually made his fortune in Guatemala, mining gold and trading goods while participating in the slave trade. In hopes of more riches, he set out to explore the California coast, mapping landmarks and identifying Native villages. He died on January 3, 1543, of infection from a wound suffered after an attack on his expedition by Tongva tribesmen.…
Juan Diego was born in 1474 with the name "Cuauhtlatoatzin" ("the talking eagle") in Cuautlitlán, today part of Mexico City, Mexico. He was a gifted member of the Chichimeca people, one of the more culturally advanced groups living in the Anáhuac Valley.…
Puerto Padre is a fantastic town and municipality found in the province known as Las Tunas in Cuba. The region has some of the best and beautiful villages in the country. The history of Puerto Padre dates back in the mid-16th century. The municipality is also referred as the City of Mills. Transformation of the town began in the mid-19th century. The region developed from a small township and transformed into an attractive industrial center. In the 1850s, there was the construction of the first mill for sugarcanes in the region. Additionally, Puerto Padre has a remarkable history in the memories of the citizens because it played a significant role in the war for independence in Cuba. Currently, due to its history, the town is a tourist center where thousands of local and foreign travelers visit every year.…
The mission now stands at it 's fifth site. The first was built in 1777 but flooded because it was too close to the Guadalupe River. It was moved to a second, temporary site until a permanent site could be blessed by Padre Sierra. That temporary mission was destroyed in the earthquake of 1818, and it was moved to yet another temporary site. Construction began on the fourth church in 1822. It…
Father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares was in charge of the mission which was located near Coahuiltecans (Spanish Texas 1519 - 1821, 1992). Where the flood would less likely to occur, the mission then moved to the western bank within a year and a few missions were established. In 1724, the Gulf Coast hurricane caused the construction of Mission San Antonio de Valero to be destroyed (A matter of honour, 1992).…
San Xavier was founded in 1692 by the jesuit missionary Kino, founder of the Spanish missions in the Sonoran desert chain. The original church was built approximately 2 miles away from the site known today. The mission was attacked multiple times by Apache indians, until they burned it down around 1770. San Xavier as is today was rebuilt by 1797. When building the new mission workers decided not to finish the right tower. This is because back then people didn’t have to pay taxes on an unfinished building. After the first building was destroyed, the new San Xavier mission was somewhat protected from the Apache by the Presidio San Agustin which was establish in 1775.…
As historian John O. West notes, the San Elizario Presidio is often mistaken as a mission. However, the presidio of San Elizario was not created to convert the local natives to Christianity, but in fact was created as a fort or presidio to protect the Camino…
The only mission that took root in Texas was one that eventually became the city of San Antonio. Spain began colonizing California in 1769, and its missions there were especially important, Missionary Junípero Serra established several missions, including one that eventually became the city of San Diego. Altogether, the Spanish founded almost 20 missions in California between 1769 and 1800. Life in the Spanish Missions, thousands of Native Americans worked at missions, farming, building churches, and learning crafts. Treatment of Native Americans: Although they were not overworked, Native Americans did not have control over their lives in the missions, if they violated mission rules, they often were imprisoned or…
Santa Marta sounds like it is a dream vacation place. There are beaches, malls, exotic animals, and a culture that many people are not familiar with. The reality of this location, is dirt roads, stray animals, and very bad drivers.…
Over the next hundred years over 25 Spanish missions were established throughout North Central Florida. These early missions played an important role in the early colonization of the New World. Until 1704, the San Louis Mission located in Tallahassee was the western capital of Spanish America. Today, the mission remains preserved on one of the region's highest natural elevations.…
In order for one to attain the title of “Church Father, they must lead a life of holiness; dedicating their entire life to the Catholic church, protecting it and molding it towards the universally acknowledged faith it is today. Saint Augustine of Hippo, a powerful figure in the faith, was a church father. Known as Saint Austin, or Blessed Augustine, He was an acclaimed Christian theologian and philosopher, whose works influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western Philosophy. Upon Augustine reading Cicero’s Hortensius, it introduced him to philosophical questions that he would ponder all through his life. Augustine became the bishop of Hippo Regius (modern-day Annaba, Algeria), in Numidia (Roman province of Africa). Although he died roughly 1600…
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, was born on November 13, 354 in Tagaste, in Northern Africa. He was a theologian and philosopher, born from Saint Monica and Patricius. St. Augustine, spent most of his life in the Manichaeism belief, though at the age of 32, converted to Christianity. He held an important role in the Christian faith and would carry the title ‘Church Father’. St. Augustine holds the status of ‘Church Father’ because he was a renowned preacher, had influential writing and combated false religions and their heresies.…
This paper is intended to explain a short history of Mexican Americans living in the United States of America, traditional health care that some have chosen, and also a multitude of holistic medical treatments that some Mexican Americans believe in and use. This paper will include research conducted online (internet) and off-line (non internet) and personal interactions (self).…