Juan Nepomuceno Seguin, was born on October 27,1806,in Bexar. As Seguin was growing up ,Bexar was a very poor place, shattered by decades of Indian raids and violent. Seguin father Erasmo, became a friend to Stephen F. Austin and the colonist in the area. Seguin and his father both noticed the weakness of Spain and Mexico to bring endurance and growth to the area, and believed that the best goal for Bexar lay with the founding of a strong Anglo-American colony. In 1829, at age 22,Seguin was named to his first political office as a San Antonio alderman. Seguin`s constitutional coming of age corresponded with the time of great difficulty in Mexican government, with the division boiling down for those who desired a strong central government…
Giovanni da Verrazzano is a french explorer who was sent to explore the coast of America.He was born in 1485 during the 15th century and he settled down in Dieppe a port in France. He was funded by the french king at the time and was sent with four ships. Giovanni explored the coast in boats and there was 4 boats sent to explore the coast but only two of the 4 ships made it to the coast line, the other 2 ships made it but were severely damaged from the storms they encountered. Giovanni set sail to explore the coast in 1508 with 3 other ships who followed him. The two ships they lost were lost because of severe storms off the coast of America. The trip ended in New York where Giovanni and the rest of the travelers landed. The travel there was…
Jose Guadalupe PosadaJose Guadalupe Posada is one of the most celebrated popular artists of the Americas. He greatly influenced the generation of Orozco and Rivera, who both admitted in Posada 's time to admiring and following this notable famous artist. Over his lifetime, Posada is said to have created over 20,000 original prints and in fact prints are often called posadas after him. Posada is in the distinguished tradition of cartoonists who double as political and social commentators.…
Fernando Llort is an artist from San Salvador, El Salvador. He was born April 7, 1949 and he is 66 years old. He is a painter, sculptor, muralist, composer and performer. He had five other brother and sisters. His mom's name was Victoria Choussy and his dad's name was Baltasar Llort. Before he was famous he got his degree in architecture at the University of El Salvador and studied at the Louisiana State University about art. He has mentored people who are residents of La Palma, Chalatenango. Llort was involved in the hippie movement in the 60s. His art is abstract like Pablo Picasso.…
Jose Manuel Figueroa, better known as Joan Sebastian, was a Mexican singer and songwriter, as well as an actor. Throughout his career he wrote over 1,000 songs, most of which were a mixture of Latin pop and rancheras. He was known as “El Rey del Jaripeo” or “the King of Mexican Rodeo,” for his romantic and sentimental ballads and his memorable performances; most of which consisted of him performing on horseback. He was a passionate and energetic performer who didn't let his bone cancer stop him from doing what he loved. Joan Sebastian influenced the lives of his fans by reminding them to do what they love and to never give up on your dreams.…
In 1549 a baby named Juan de Onate was born. He was born in Zacatecas, New Spain (Mexico). His father’s name was Cristobal De Onate; his father was a conquistador/silver baron. Juan’s mother was Dona Catalina Salazar. They were silver mine owners, and Spanish-Basque colonists. He grew up dreaming of conquering the region north of New Spain.…
Joseph Rodriguez and his family were Catholics. His parents were Jose and Victoria Rodriguez. He had ten sisters and two brothers. He grew up in southern California, and his education took place at San Bernardino. Joseph Rodriguez’s family was poor during his youth. Joseph’s father told him when he was young,“Son, you be a man…and you don’t be afraid to die if it takes it.” Joseph Rodriguez married Rose Aranda in 1962. Eventually, they had two sons named Charles and Lawrence, and a daughter named Karen. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by his…
Pedro Vial is one of the earliest European explorers and trailblazers on the Southern Plains (Wishart 1). Domingo Cabello y Robles, who is the governor of Texas, sent Pedro Vial to visit the tribes along the Red River in 1784 (Tyson 2). It means something when the governor of a state sends you to do a task for him. This shows that Pedro is a well- known figure. This voyage requested from the governor was to find the best course to travel between the “Spanish provincial capitals of San Antonio, Texas, and Santa Fe, New Mexico” (Wishart 1). By the end of the year1789, Pedro Vial traversed miles upon miles of land, he explored the present day states of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana (Tyson 2). The time that Vial dedicated to his expeditions…
A myth told by the early Spanish explorers of North America about the Seven Cities of Cibola was that it was “a legendary place of beautiful and precious metals and jewels” (Coronado 1541, 5). Over the years historians have proved many of myths to be either true or false statements undergone by evidence. That is exactly what Francisco Vazquez de Coronado had set out to do. Upon Coronado’s expedition to find this tale of a country ruled by a lord, filled with riches and large villages, he encountered a various sort of people and limited resources. To this being known Coronado began to question whether or not if Spain could conquer and establish a higher power settlement within the Zuni Cibola.…
Juan Seguin was born in San Antonio on October 27th, 1806. Seguin was the eldest of the two sons. He didn’t have a lot of formal learning but was encouraged by his father, Juan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin, who was a political ally of Stephen F. Austin. When Juan grew older, he helped his mother run his father’s post office while he and other people served in Congress from 1823-1824. Three years later on December 1828, Seguin was selected as alderman which had shown great potential. He served on different electoral boards until he was elected alcalde, also known as mayor in Spanish, on December of 1833.…
Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso Texas on February 28, 1960. He was introduced to satanic worship and drugs at an early age. After moving to Southern California he supported himself by breaking in to homes. Soon after the robbing of homes he began to kill and sometimes even rape many of people. Over the course of his rigorous murders and long trial he was sentenced to life in prison.…
Born in Yuma, Arizona 1927, Cesar Estrada Chavez was the second born of his six siblings. His family owned a ranch and was part of that business, but when the Great Depression hit the United States in the 1930s, his family was hit hard by the economic downturn, and ultimately lost their business. With their business in ruin, the Chavez family moved to California where they settled themselves as migrant farm workers (Cesar Chavez Biography). The family soon began facing the hardships of life as migrant farm workers. For instance, Cesar Chavez stated that he did not like school as he was always drifting from one location to another with his family in search of work and would be ridiculed by his teachers that minded him speaking Spanish. He eventually…
According to the National Veterans Foundation, “According to the RAND Center for Military Health Policy Research, 20% of the vets who served in either Iraq or Afghanistan suffer from either major depression or post-traumatic stress disorder” (National Veterans Foundation, 2016). Esteban Santiago is no exception… On Friday, January 6th, veteran Esteban Santiago was coming home to Florida from his travels in Alaska. Santiago had legally boarded his firearm concealed in his firearm case empty. He later took that gun to a bathroom and loaded it and shot and killed five civilians.…
Full of picturesque places and kind people, Huatulco is one of the most tranquil places in México…
“Everything I have done in my life has been to provide for my children.” That’s what you’ll hear my dad say if you ask him about anything he’s accomplished in his life. He is a very proud and hardworking man. Even now, at 60 years old, he works harder than most 20-year-olds do. As a father he has always told us, “Nothing is handed to you; everything you have must be earned.”…