Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born on June 19, 1861 in Calamba, Philippines. His father was a wealthy farmer who rented land from the Dominican Friars.2
Jose Rizal was first educated by his mother, who taught him the alphabet. He had an inclination for art and often impressed his family with his sketches and molds of clay. At the age of eight, Jose Rizal composed a Tagalog poem called Sa Aking Mea Kababata, which describes the love for one’s language. Jose Rizal was educated at his home by private tutors who taught him Spanish and Latin. His parents later sent him to a private school in Biñan, Laguna where he bested his fellow classmates in Spanish, Latin, and other subjects.3
Jose
Rizal attended Ateneo Municipal de Manila, a Jesuit university in the Philippines, in 1872 where he achieved excellent grades. Jose
Rizal participated in gymnastics, fencing, painting, and sculpting and immersed himself in books such as Count of Monte Cristo by
Alexander Dumas, Universal History by Cesar Cantanu, and Travels in the Philippines by Dr. Feodor Jagor. He graduated from Ateneo
Municipal de Manila at the age of 16 with the highest honors. Jose
Rizal initially studied land surveying and eventually completed his surveyor’s training in 1877.4
He attended the University of Santo
Tomas in 1878 as a medical student. He quit, however, due to discrimination committed against the Filipino students by Spanish professors and continued his medical study in Spain.5
The Rizal family did not have good relations with the
Dominican friars or with the Spanish colonial government. His mother, Theodora Alonso, was falsely accused of poisoning her brother’s wife and was imprisoned. The Spanish colonial government, wi...
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...aring from society while barely escaping death.32
The religious orders attacked Noli Me Tangere and labeled it as “heretical, impetuous, and scandalous.” They also accused
Jose Rizal of being “unpatriotic, subversive of public order and harmful to the Spanish government.”33 The Spanish colonial government eventually banned Noli Me Tangere from circulation in the Philippines. Yet, despite the relentless attacks and its ban from circulation, the native Filipinos became fascinated with it and attempted to read Noli Me Tangere—even if they could be arrested for reading or possessing a copy. Noli Me Tangere initiated a full-scale movement for reform in the Philippines. The banning of the book created curiosity among the people and the several smuggled copies that made their way to the islands were passed around and shared. This made the book even more popular.
The leadership in South America compared to the leadership in Mexico was quite different. But in some areas, where they were compared were very similar. In both places, a Revolution had begun. Starting with how they are both similar, Mexico and South America both wanted independence. They wanted to be free from the old fashioned ways of life, to start fresh and bring in new ideas to their people. In South America, their head leadership consisted of so very popular men named Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. These men were both wealthy, Simon was a Venezuela Creole, which is a Spaniard born in Latin America, and Jose was a great liberator, or a person who sets people free from imprisonment. In some ways these two men worked together to gain their independence but then again not at all. In 1811, Simon had gained its independence from Spain. A major struggle, that was only the beginning. Simon suffered from many defeats and was exiled twice. But he never gave up hope. In a turning point, Simon led over 20,000 soldiers into Columbia and took a victory from the Spanish Bogota. By 1821 he had won Venezuelan independence. From here he marched into South Ecuador where he met Jose. Simon’s ways of gaining independence was only the beginning of South Americas revolution.
Being part of a revolution is quite rare since the fact of it being a change in era isn’t really obvious until the change is actually accepted by most. Still, being part of such a cause, even unknowingly, means much to the entire world, whether it be at the time or later on. Digging deeper into a specific man who was part of such a transformation was Juan de Pareja, an African man of his own ways. Why take his example and what did he contribute? Well, Pareja was a very cogent counterexample for many stereotypes. He was his own person, living his life his own way, even if it meant concocting African and European cultures. Some of his and others’ ideas which were present in the early modern European era were major causes to the shaping of Europeans’
Jose’ Marti’ was born in Havana, Cuba to poor Spanish immigrates. Marti’ fled to New York to be with people that had also escaped. Jose’ Marti’ became a great lawyer and worked with many court cases in Cuba. Jose’ Marti’ died as a heroic man and then the Spanish troops just killed him in cold blood.
June 4,1845 José Joaquin de Herrera President of the Council of Government in charge of the Executive Power of the Mexican Republic. Joaquin was born February 23, 1792, Xalapa, Mexico. José Joaquin is well known as a pollution in mexico, he was the 14th president of mexico. He links up to The Mexican American war because he was a general in the Mexican Army. He created The Proclament for the Mexican american War to call upon the mexican nation to fight in the War.
During the time that Mexican war began he join the army as a employee work for the company, as a freshman that join
My first vocabulary word is Caudillos. Caudillos are strong military men, that gain power as defenders of order and property.
Sonia Nazario’s background is that she is the child of immigrants, her motivation for writing this story, and the process that she begins as she prepares to research and write Enrique’s story. Sonia Nazario tells how and where she finds Enrique and how he is a representative of the children whose story she needs to tell. She started with the story that her maid Lourdes told her about leaving her children behind in Honduras. She began to prepare for her research by spending two weeks with him on the Rio Grande in Nuevo Laredo. She followed him around day and night and was constantly interviewing him. In 1980 the refugee act was instated, this removed refugees as a preference category and established clear criteria and procedures for their
Profile on Antonio Gaudi in Spanish Hijo de un modesto calderero, vivió una infancia enfermiza en la que padeció frecuentes dolores reumáticos, los que, en muchas ocasiones, le impidieron realizar algo tan normal como era jugar con los otros niños. Estas molestias físicas le acompañaron el resto de sus días.
Gabriel José García Márquez was born on March 6, 1928 in Arataca, Colombia. Born to Gabriel Eligio García and María Márquez Iguarán, the first years of his childhood were spent with his maternal grandparents. In 1936, Márquez won a scholarship to the Colegio Nacional, a school near Bogota, and received his bachillerato in 1946. Choosing to attend the National University of Colombia in 1947, Márquez had his first short story La tercera resignacion in El Espectador, a local newspaper.
Historia del Flamenco - Spanish Essay La música flamenca empezó con una voz y unas palmas, y más tarde se incorporó la guitarra. Es sólo en este siglo cuando se introdujo el zapateo. Hoy en día, las tres principales herramientas del flamenco son el cante, la guitarra y el baile. Casi todos los estilos o palos flamencos pueden interpretarse con o sin baile, habiendo bailes sin cante y temas puramente vocales, "a cappela".
The journey of Filipino Americans has not been easy at all. They faced numerous trials
In the short story “ Artificial Roses” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Marquez explores guilt, and its relationship with the church, as well as in the family structure. In the story there are two main characters. Mina, a young woman, who makes a living by creating roses, out of paper and wires, and her blind grandmother. The first thing you learn about the pair is that they share a room. There is an obvious sense from Mina that she feels her personal space is invaded by her blind grandmother. As noted in the film old women are the ones who tell the stories, and have “magical powers.” But Mina is unaware of her grandmothers power of perception, and in the story Mina learns that her grandmother is quite aware of Mina’s actions. The story is essentially a battle of wits, and undeniable guilt, between the two.
Leer la poesía de Julia de Burgos es abrirse paso a un mundo de emociones, luchas y temas múltiples. En sus tres poemarios, la poeta inaugura un estilo y unas temáticas que en ocasiones coinciden y en otras se apartan de los poetas entre los que convivió (López Jiménez, "Julia de Burgos” 141). Julia buscó abrirse paso hacia nuevas formas de escritura y trazar rutas alternas a los cánones establecidos, tanto por sus contemporáneos como por la tradición literaria. Poema en veinte surcos, su primer libro publicado en 1938, representa ese anhelo de trazar múltiples rutas mediante las cuales pueda realizar una búsqueda de nuevas voces, perspectivas y temáticas. Precisamente, en la poesía de Julia, sobre todo la de su primer poemario, se advierte un deseo de definirse y afirmar sus principios poéticos y políticos. Según Ivette López Jiménez, muchos poemas de su primer libro se destacan porque “se alejan de las fórmulas de la poesía criollista” y porque en ellos “la voz se afirma como una ‘rama desprendida’ o como ‘brote de todos los suelos de la tierra... de todos los hombres y de todas las épocas” (“Julia de Burgos” 143). Hay pues, un intento por alejarse de los discursos autorizados, lo que la lleva a identificarse con los espacios y los sujetos marginados. Desde esta perspectiva, Julia de Burgos pasa a ocupar el rol de “poeta cívico” y su discurso a ser uno de denuncia y protesta. Por ello, propone una reconsideración de los espacios marginales, del “otro” con el objetivo de traerlos a primer plano. Con esto, establece una “actitud a la avanzada del pensamiento y de las costumbres, sobre todo lo relacionado con los cambios necesarios en la sociedad”, en palabras de Manuel de la Puebla (16).
In 1910, the first social upheaval of the 20th century was unleashed in Mexico. Known as the Mexican Revolution, its historical importance and impact inspired an abundance of internationally renowned South American authors. Mariano Azuela is one of these, whose novel, "The Underdogs" is often described as a classic of modern Hispanic literature. Having served as a doctor under Pancho Villa, a revolutionary leader of the era, Azuela's experience in the Revolution provides The Underdogs with incomparable authenticity of the political and social tendencies of the era between 1910 and 1920. The Underdogs recounts the living conditions of the Mexican peasants, the corruption of the government troops, and the revolutionary zeal behind the inspiring causes of the revolution. In vivid detail and honest truth, Azuela reveals the actuality of the extent of turmoil that plagued Mexico and its people during the revolution. However, before one can acknowledge The Underdogs as a reflection of the Mexican Revolution one must have an understanding the political state of Mexico prior to the Revolution and the presidents who reigned during it.