Jose Arcadia Limon, a modern dance choreographer, was born on January 12, 1908 in Culiaca!n, Mexico. The eldest of 11, Limon was born to father Florencio Limo!n, a musician and conductor, and mother Francisca Traslaviña, a devoted Catholic. Living through the Mexican Revolution of 1910 had a traumatic effect on the Limon family. Limo!n would often watch friends and family members die from sickness or the hostility of the soldiers. His father and mother decided it would be best to raise their family elsewhere, so they moved to other cities in Mexico, such as Hermosillo and Nogales. The family was still surrounded by hostility, as Limon personally witnessed his uncle's death by gunshot. Eventually, the family decided it would be best to leave…
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.…
Freturned back to Spain. Even though he did not find was he was seeking, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado still managed to discover some pretty interesting things even if he didn't even know it.…
Saint José Ramón Agustín Pro Juárez, also known as Saint Miguel Pro, was born on January 13, 1891, in Guadalupe, Mexico. He was one of eleven children, the oldest boy. Sadly, four of his siblings died as babies or young children. From an early age, he was heartily spiritual, as well as mischievous; he constantly entertained his family with his humor and practical jokes. St. Miguel was a dauntless child and sometimes took his pranks and fun too far, putting him in several near-death mishaps. The third oldest in his family, St. Miguel was unquestionably very close with his older sister. After she entered a convent at age 20, he started to recognize his own calling to the priesthood. Though his father wanted him to continue with the family business, Miguel lived for God and entered the Jesuit novitiate in El Llano, Michoacán in 1911. He had been studying with the Jesuit priests for only a year when a religious revolution broke out in Mexico and by 1914, the Jesuits were forced to flee the country.…
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.…
Pedro Menendez de Aviles was a important person in who shaped Florida into what it is today. He was born February 15, 1519 Aviles, Asturias, Spain. He had several characteristics about why he was so important, he was hardworking, he was a strong leader, and he was loyal to his home country Spain. He ran away from home at fourteen to sail for the Spanish Navy because he had a tough home life after his father passed. As a young boy he became a commander of a small fleet of ships, then around his middle thirties he was known as a capable but responsible commander of a small fleet. In his forties he became the general of the Armada of the Spanish Crown. He accomplished several things in the Navy such as leading the Fleet to the Indies that brought…
The research presented here examines the history, the pros and cons, and the future of maquiladoras along the United States and Mexico border. If you have ever had the opportunity to travel across the border it only takes a moment to see the maquiladoras flourishing in the Mexican border towns. Having had the opportunity on several occasions to take high school students on mission’s trips to work in orphanages in these border towns makes this subject of special interest to me.…
La Llorona or as most people know as “the weeping woman” was a lady in the 16th century that desperately wanted to marry a nobleman. La Llorona kept trying so hard to get the nobleman to marry her but still never would. One day La Llorona was thinking to herself and she thought that maybe he didn’t want to marry her because she had three kids, so she took her children to the river and drowned all three of them. La Llorona came to the nobleman after she drowned her kids and told him what she had done with her children and that he can finally marry her without worrying about having kids. The nobleman still didn’t want to marry her and instead he married someone else so La Llorona went to the river and drowned herself and people say that if you…
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (c. 1490 c. 1559) was an early Spanish explorer of the New World and is remembered as a protoanthropological author.…
Ina Garten has become a household name for many. This professional chef was born on February 2, 1948, in New York City. In 1978, Ina Garten found herself working in the White House on nuclear energy policy. She remembers herself thinking, “There's got to be more to life than this!" She saw an ad for a small food store for sale in Long Island. She and her husband drove up to investigate and instantly made the owner an offer. Thinking she had days to think about her decision, she drove home. The next morning, the owner Two months later she began the job of owner of Barefoot Contessa, a small specialty food…
Juan Sequin was born in what is now known as San Antonio Texas, his family can be credited with settling this area. At the time our present day San Antonio, was known as the Mexican territory of Tejas. Sequin’s father, Erasmo, met with Moses Austin to allow white…
and society rather than listening and accepting what his family members and other people tells…
In this paper, I will be summarizing the following chapters: Chapter 3: "A Legacy of Hate: The Conquest of Mexico’s Northwest”; Chapter 4: “Remember the Alamo: The Colonization of Texas”; and Chapter 5: “Freedom in a Cage: The Colonization of New Mexico. All three chapters are from the book, “Occupied America, A History of Chicanos” by Rodolfo F. Acuna. In chapter three, Acuna explains the causes of the war between Mexico and North America. In chapter four, Acuna explains the colonization of Texas and how Mexicans migrated from Mexico to Texas. In chapter five, Acuna explains the colonization of New Mexico and the economic changes that the people had to go through.…
Jose R. Mata, Patent Attorney is a law practice that is located in Bend, Oregon. Jose R. Mata, Patent Attorney specializes in patent law. Their legal services include initial consultation, advising on intellectual property matters, drafting and filing patent applications, prosecuting the patent application, and appeals. Jose R. Mata, Patent Attorney attended the University of Santa Clara where she earned her B.S. Psychology degree in May 1973. Jose R. Mata, Patent Attorney then graduated in 1978 from the University of Santa Clara Law School where she procured her J.D. as a summa cum laude. He also studied M.S. Computer Science and graduated in March 2003 with a GPA of 3.87. Jose R. Mata, Patent Attorney has been admitted to practice law in…
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…