Juan De Onate 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. Juan de Onate first career was as an Indian fighter. He was an Indian fighter in the Northern Frontier region of New Spain. Juan de Onate then
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Crossing of Juan Cabrera Timeline 1. While driving to Havana after giving a lecture‚ Professor Juan Cabrera remembers a time in his childhood when his family lived on a large sugarcane ranch. This life did not last for long because Juan’s father was taken away so that the Cuban government could sieze the family’s land. 2. Juan and Raul pass through a Cuban State Security checkpoint on their way to the beach to meet up with andres and to begin the journey to the United States. 3. Juan‚ Raul‚ and
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Velázquez’s Portrait of Juan de Pareja. While the painting is but one form‚ it remains the medium most people think of when asked to consider art. Paintings are an integral part of art history‚ and can take many forms. Whether it be a landscape or a historical scene‚ paintings serve as a window into the age in which they were painting‚ giving the modern viewer a glimpse into the intrepid world of the baroque period. Diego Velazquez provides us with such a glimpse with his Portrait of Juan de Pareja‚ currently
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Coffee accounts for 8% of Colombia’s GDP. A personified brand since its creation Following the advice of the advertising agency‚ Juan Valdez was personified since its creation. He would be the symbol of a Colombian coffee grower worldwide. A mere six months after the launch of the campaign‚ 87% of the American people associated Juan Valdez with Colombian coffee. In 1961‚ Juan Valdez was launched
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an ambitious‚ at times ruthless Portuguese soldier who served the Spanish Empire. Cabrillo eventually made his fortune in Guatemala‚ mining gold and trading goods while participating in the slave trade. In hopes of more riches‚ he set out to explore the California coast‚ mapping landmarks and identifying Native villages. He died on January 3‚ 1543‚ of infection from a wound suffered after an attack on his expedition by Tongva tribesmen. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is
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Juan Rulfo Juan Rulfo was a Mexican novelist‚ short story writer and also a photographer. Juan Rulfo was born in in Sayula‚ Mexico on May 16‚ 1918. He was raised in the town of San Gabriel‚ Jalisco by his grandmother after the death of his parents. He studied 6 years of elementary education and graduated as a bookkeeper after a special seventh year. After moving to Mexico City‚ he entered the National Military Academy only to leave after 3 months. He worked as an immigration clerk at the Universidad
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ago many explorers thought that the Fountain of Youth existed and went to search for it. Juan Ponce de Leon was an explorer and a leader during the Age of Exploration. He made many great discoveries. He was a noble man who was a great soldier and leader. Juan Ponce de Leon was a successful explorer who had a noble childhood‚ sailed to the New World with Christopher Columbus and discovered Florida. Juan Ponce de Leon had a poor yet noble childhood and was very brave. He was born in Santervas
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In 2009‚ Juan Martin Del Potro won an Olympic silver medal in a U.S Open games. The champion is eying on returning to Flushing Meadows on Tuesday. After receiving a wild invitation card‚ this will be his first time there in three years. Juan received his invitation card from the U.S Tennis Association. When wagering on Tennis‚ Online Tennis lines come in handy. With three operations performed on his left wrist‚ Juan missed two years of major tournaments. He then retuned in June to Grand Slam
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An Examination of Lonesome George by Juan Travieso When considering cultures in collision a museum is a fine example of a clash of positives and negatives. This can be a troubling idea for the curators and visitors of museums because their collective pursuit of further cultural knowledge is often pure. However‚ in constructing a museum more often than not items of important significance are transplanted from their original location to be viewed and studied by a foreign people in a foreign land.
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Battle analysis of San Juan Hill Introduction Throughout American history‚ a number of battles come to hold iconic positions in the shaping of this great nation: Lexington and Concord‚ the Battle of Bunker Hill‚ the Alamo‚ Gettysburg‚ Belleau Wood‚ Pearl Harbor‚ Guadalcanal‚ Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge‚ just to name a few. When the Spanish-American War of is thought of‚ the Battle of San Juan Hill undoubtedly comes to mind. Americans think of the great sacrifices throughout the fight
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