After running away at the age of 14, Pedro Menedez de Aviles joined the Spanish Navy. In 1549, he was presented with his first big mission. His quest was to defend the Spanish coast and vanquish the pirates that were trying to pillage the coastline. Because of his incredible triumph along the coast, in 1556 Aviles was tasked with the responsibility of beginning a settlement in Florida in order to violently remove the French. On September 8th, 1565, Aviles established the first enduring colony, naming it St. Augustine. Quickly after finishing St. Augustine, Aviles assaulted and annihilated the French and conquered Fort Caroline and renamed it San Mateo.…
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.…
Juan Ponce De Leon he was born in 1474 in the village of Santervas del Campo . He died July 1521 in Havana, Cuba for an arrow after of the travel to Florida. He was an explorer and conquistador the first to discovered Florida.…
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.…
Have you ever wondered who was the first man to explore and discover the Grand Canyon, or of all the European explorers who was the first one that discovered the southwest? All those questions will be answered in this 1500 explorer Francisco Vasquez DE Coronado. This biography will cover his: early life, the search for the seven cities of gold, and his late years.…
Cabeza de Vaca was a Spanish explorer of the New World. Cabeza de Vaca was the second in command of Panfilo de Narvaez’s five-ship, 600-man expedition to Florida. In my opinion Cabeza de Vaca was an acceptable leader.…
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.…
As the Dean of the College of Psychology and Change of Cesario-Viola College, Olivia is strongly recommended to further her studies in Sebastian University’s Psychology of Deceit graduate program. Olivia has been an exemplary student for four years and she has definitely established herself as an independent individual that has made many positive and profound contributions to Cesario-Viola.…
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, an early explorer and first historian of Texas, was born in 1490 in Jerez de la Frontera, in Andalusia, Spain a province in the south of Spain near Cadiz.…
Hernán Cortés was born in Medellin, Extremadura, Spain in the year 1485. Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. Cortes was born in a wealthy family before his conquest of Mexico Cortes wanted to become a lawyer but failed to do so. Cortes was inspired of the stories he heard about the new world but what motivated him even more was the wealth the new world could bring him. In the year of 1502 at the age of 19 years old Cortés joined the expedition to the West Indies led by Nicolas de Ovando with Diego Velazquez that consisted of 2500 people and 30 ships.…
As the head of most families many women who work in the maquiladoras see very little benefit to their hard work as money they earn go to supporting their families for instance healthcare, which is very limited in most areas. Families in these maquiladora areas are forced to live in impoverished areas which some contain high levels of environmental hazards, such as pollution and toxic chemicals not being disposed of properly. I feel as if there are no policies in place for these wrokers nor any standard operating procedures being followed. There is a need for policies to be implemented that will protect the rights of these workers. Let’s not mention how many labor laws are being broken concerning a workers rights but let’s point out the work…
Spain is a beautiful country with rugged mountain ranges and soft sand beaches, Gothic cathedrals, mosques, and more. Spain is one of the most visited countries in the world. It is located in South Western Europe, and borders two different seas: the Mediterranean Sea and the Balearic Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Most areas of the country enjoy three hundred days of sunshine every year.…
They are many heroes that we have to thank in American History for making our country what it is today. We are a country made of freedom and believe in personal rights. But all these rights did not come without fighting to keep our freedom. There were many battles fought and many battles won for this freedom. Texas in particular was a battlefield for Texas’ independence against Mexico. Lorenzo de Zavala was the Republic of Texas’ first vice president, when Texas had first won its independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto and became a republic of its own. It wasn’t until later when Texas became a part of the United States, unfortunately De Zavala would not be around to see this dream come true.…
“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.”…