When Domingo de Ugartechea who was a military commander in Texas, got news that the American colonists of Gonzales refused to surrender a little cannon that had been given that settlement in 1831 as protection against the Indians,he told Francisco de Castañeda and 100 dragoons to retrieve it. Ugartechea came to mind that, given the tensions between the Texans and Antonio López de Santa Anna's Centralist government, the slightest provocation might ignite hostilities. So he instructed Castañeda to use force if necessary but to avoid open conflict if possible. The company rode out of San Antonio de Béxar on September 27, 1835.…
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.…
Chalcedony, which gets its name from the ancient Greek town of Clalkedon, which lies in modern Turkey, is a form of quartz. It has a fine grain, shiny luster and microscopic crystals that have been compressed.…
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At the time of Laura Moore Mims, Durant, Mississippi was a town of about 2,000 people. Durant is located in Holmes County, and was founded in 1858 as a station on the Mississippi Central Railroad, which later became part of the Illinois Central Railroad. Durant was named for Louis Durant, a Choctaw Chief who lived across the nearby Big Black River. Holmes County is located in the hill region of Mississippi, and named for David Holmes, the first Governor of the state. Holmes County has the lowest life expectancy of any county in the United States…
Joan Sebastian was a Mexican singer who touched so many hearts in his country and around the world. His name is pronounced like Juan but he wanted to be unique and replace the “u” with an ‘o”. He is mostly known for his blending of grouper, pop, and ranchera genres into his music (Joan Sebastian). Songwriting was also one of his great talents. His life was filled with music, pain, struggles, and the joys of having several children.…
"She was huge of frame, terrifying of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: She wore a great twisted golden necklace, and a tunic of many colors, over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who watched her…" -Dio Cassius.…
I went from being a shop owner to being a slave in the Roman the town I lived in. Becoming a slave changed how I viewed life. When I was a shop owner, I had a feeling of accomplishment, but now, I cry myself to sleep as I was constantly in pain. I usually was a slave for a Roman shop owner carrying out the everyday business transactions, but after the Roman city of Rome burned down, I was put in a group of other slaves whose sole purpose was to be unskilled labor for the construction of Domus Aurea or “The Golden House," (Anderson 1997 52) for the Roman emperor Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus (Adkins 1994 21) who we normally refer to as “Nero.” Once I was put into this group of slaves, I experienced many beatings and had to do a lot of grueling work (Anderson 1997 124). My main job was to assist another slave who was a bricklayer. I had to haul the bricks up the Palatine hill along with having to carry the cement and bricks up the shaky ladder to another slave who was a bricklayer.…
Jewelry is not only considered a status symbol, but a reflection of someone’s taste. A woman’s craze for jewelry is a universally known fact. Women look more beautiful, confident, and graceful when wearing jewelry. In most cases, it enhances the beauty of an outfit and overall personality. Whether it’s a toned down, simplistic style, or an extravagant and vibrant look, jewelry can be a woman’s way of expressing herself without saying a word.…
These were the people who saw demand for their services grow more than any others. Before the Black Death, Europe was overpopulated. There was a huge amount of labor available so peasants and laborers had no leverage. They had to remain passive and obedient because they could always be replaced. After the Black Death, the demand for their labor was greater than its supply. This meant that these groups had power. They could force employers and landholders to pay them better wages and/or give them better terms. This enabled them to rise up the social and economic ladder. In addition, there was a group called the flagellants. During the Black Death, the flagellants used to be people who stripped to the waist, gathered in large groups and bands and marched throughout the crossroads and squares of cities and good towns. They made circles and beat upon their backs with fabric and leather. They did so in loud voices and singing hymns suitable to their rite and newly composed for it. For a month they marched through many towns doing self-punishment and affording a great scene to the wondering…
After finding a stolen fertility statue, an insecure divorced mother wakes up as a superhero and must save her rebellious teenage daughter and the town from an evil supervillain.…
✓ breechclout/breechcloths- a form of loincloth including a strip of material passed between the thighs and held up in front and the back my a string or belt…
"By about 6,000 years ago, people in Mexico had domesticated a tropical grass called teosinte, beginning a process that would radically alter the plant, turning into maize, responsible for feeding people across the world today" (Zorich, 2015). As we know food today is much different than thousands of years ago in the lives of our ancestors. There have been many changes to our food that we consume today, especially in regards to corn. Everyone loves a sweet, tender "corn on the cob" in the summer time. Although this piece of food is delicious, it has been through numerous mutations to get to what is in modern society. By the 1400s, corn was a staple in the diet of those in Mexico and the Americas according to Jo Robinson' article (Robinson). The corn in the early days was to be known as Teosinte. It contained, little, sugar, a lot of starch and protein compared to the corn we see today, which is of a white, yellow color. The corn today lacks the nutrients, much of what teosinte contained.…
Jeannette was cooking her own hotdogs at the age of three. While cooking hotdogs for herself, her pink dress catches on fire and is hospitalized for six weeks. Jeannette only being three years old at the time of the accident does not let it rule her life. After being smuggled out of the hospital by her father, she returns to playing with fire. Jeannette was taught to take care of herself at a very young age. She was taught how to cook for herself and to shoot a gun by herself at a very young age. Her parents believed that if you don’t beck-and-call on their child’s every whine or cry, it will teach them to grow up to be tough. This is the problem I find most interesting when looking at Jeannette’s childhood.…
Men also wore trousers that were shorter in length than in past years. Trousers had cuffs and were creased in the front and back. They were tighter fitting and tailored unlike the pants of the Victorian…