not have been the one selected for this. Magellan had first gone to sea once before his big voyage. The adventure that he had been on before helped him with the most important one of all. This specific quest, “he sailed to India with the fleet of Francisco de Almeida” (“Magellan”). This journey did not last very long. Ferdinand’s early life helped him throughout the rest of his life. Many challenges were brought to Magellan’s attention during his later life. When he was around forty years old, “Magellan
Ben Coletta, A.J, Penn! 1W! 12/3/14! Don Omar! ! There is a lot of information that is mostly unknown to the world about the sensational Don Omar. To start he was born on February 10, 1978 in Puerto Rico. His birth name was William Omar Landron Rivera and then later changed his name to Don Omar. He is the son of William Landron and Luz Antonia. Through out his early years in life and then in high school Don had always had a strong liking of music. Don had a chance after graduating high school to
Werner Herzog's “Aguirre, The Wrath of God” is a dramatic film that illustrates the attempts of a Spanish expedition to find El Dorado, a South American city of gold and riches. However, the gold in El Dorado was just a legend and Herzog describes how the Indians of the region invented this myth to trick the conquistadores. Herzog’s film is mostly quiet and has long beautiful scenes of the Amazon forest. While the beginning is kind of slow, the movie progresses to show how this beautiful land of
Magellan was educated from then on, becoming interested in geography and astronomy, thus in 1496 he became a squire. In the year 1505 Magellan would get his first taste of the sea, at the age of 20. He was sent to India to install Portuguese viceroy Francisco de Almeida, as well as establish naval bases along the way. As it turns out, Magellan also had his first combat experience on this mission. A local king refused to pay a tribute to the king, and as such Magellan and Almeida’s party attacked, conquering
Abstract Tito Puente was born on April 20 of 1923, in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descendant. Tito Puente also known as the "King of Latin Jazz," was well-known for his Latin music because of his use of various styles and how he implemented different sounds on to it. In 1948, Tito Puente wanted to find a way to be more noticed and that’s when he orchestrated the band “Tito Puente Orchestra.” Tito Puente, a musical pioneer, mixed different music styles with Latin sounds to create
Peter Francisco, also called the, “Virginia Giant,” and the, “Giant of the Revolution,” is a revolutionary war hero who, though he is celebrated, is not celebrated enough for his great war efforts. Not much is known about his early life, however, it is said that he was abandoned by his parents at the age of five in Virginia during 1965 and later given shelter and minimal education from Judge Anthony Winston. Later, at fifteen years old, he became an apprentice blacksmith before soon enlisting in
The film The Liberator portrays the life of Simon Bolivar, an influential activist in the revolutions against the Spanish Empire in South America. The movie does a great job in displaying the many aspects of Simon Bolivar, what he stood for and the way he felt towards his people. Like the majority of films this The Liberator has its flaws. The first scene of the movie shows a man walking up stairs in a very nice house. We do not know who the man is but we do know he is of high importance because
Francisco Coronado Expeditions Francisco Vazquez de Coronado served as the political liaison for the preliminary exploration. Francisco came from a prominent Salamanca family after the passing of his father and mother he did not inherit the families fortune, this put him in a position to make a shift to New Spain and hopefully chase the dream of making a fortune and becoming rich. At the age of twenty five Francisco arrived in New Spain in 1535, upon his arrival he was introduced and attached to
Early Life Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510. His parents are Juan Vasquez de Coronado y Sosa de Ulloa and Isabel de Lujan. His father was a wealthy aristocrat, but the family fortune was promised to his older brother. Francisco was determined to make his own fortune in the New World. This is what made him an explorer. Francisco traveled to New Spain in 1535. He got a job working for the government. Within three years of his arrival, he had put down a slave
salud de Pizarro y dando su pesar por el deceso del Márquez. Relata el profundo dolor que siente por su muerte, aludiendo a que la única forma de olvidar ese dolor es la venganza. Sin embargo, narra que es consuelo saber que murió por servir a la corona. Y que su muerte fue honrada por el ilustre gobernador Vaca De Castro. Según Valdivia, es obligación del servidor, servir a su señor y es un honor por lo que su vida se la dedica a servir. Por otro lado, Valdivia pide a Pizarro ser tutor de los huérfanos
Uno de los ideólogos de la época de la Independencia fue Fray Servando Teresa de Mier quien a lo largo de su vida, y gracias a su manera de pensar, enfrentó varios momentos difíciles. Sin embargo, y a pesar de los argumentos en su contra, siempre mantuvo sus ideales y sus ganas de convertir a la Nueva España en un país libre e independiente. Es por esta razón que hoy en día es considerado un personaje importante dentro de la historia de México. A continuación, analizaremos algunos hechos relevantes
Finally, a reflection on the amendment process for the Arizona Constitution will close this document. Arizona Statehood Let us begin in the 1500’s this was when Arizona was first explored by the Spanish. In 1539 Arizona was claimed for Spain by Marcos de Niza. The first Spanish settlers were established in 1752 in Tubac. There were many revolts from two tribes Pima and Papago. In 1821 Mexico acquires military control over Arizona. The United States won the Mexican war in 1848. The Treaty of Guadalupe
Midterm Essay: The California Missions In 1769, a system of twenty-one missions were constructed by the Spanish government, and maintained by Franciscan Priests. These missions stretched along the coast of California. This essay will discuss the history of these missions, as well as the purpose they served, their success at the end of the mission era and how they impacted the development of early California. Additionally, I will be describing one of the missions, Mission San José, in greater detail
for over 100 years. According to Sheehy, corridos formed and gained popularity around the times of the revolucion, “The revolution beginning in 1910, however, provided the intense popular interest that catapulted the corrido figures as Francisco Madero, Francisco Villa, Emiliano Zapata, and myriad others” (Olsen & Sheehy 198). Since, the corrido was developed during the Mexican Revolution one can only assume what the corridos was about. Given the circumstances in which the corrido was born, the corrido
of Europe back then, in 1900. While he was on his trip, he made a friend named Max Jacob, whom was a poet and journalist. Soon, they shared an apartment together. Picasso then lived in Madrid for the first 5 months in 1901. He and his friend Francisco de Asís Soler founded the magazine “Arte Joven”, meaning Young Art, which had 5 published issues. Picasso illustrated grim cartoons in the magazine, sympazing the poor. The first period of Picasso’s works was called the Blue Period. These works are
Born October 25, 1881 in Málaga Spain, Pablo Picasso was destined for great achievements and becoming an inspiration for future artists and movements. Beginning in late 1901, Picasso began the so-called Blue period, which ended in 1904. The works within the Blue period provide a view of the creator coming into his own. It was a brilliant expression of poetic subtlety and personal melancholy and contributes to the transition of Picasso's style from classicism to abstract art. While monochromatic,