“Letter from Francisco Vazquez de Coronado to the King of Spain (October 20‚ 1541)” 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
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Dear Ms. Helen: In response to request for proposal‚ the SF Bay Area Waste Management Consulting company is submitting the enclosed proposal. In your request for proposal you stated that Red Dragon Recycling currently provides a variety of waste and disposal services primarily to residential‚ commercial and Industrial‚ and contractors for waste transfer and recycling. The request for proposal also stated that you are currently performing most if not all of your business management functions
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To what extent was a Nationalist victory in the Spanish civil war inevitable? The Spanish civil war broke out in 1936 due to many factors. The Nationalist were likely to win the war due to Franco‚ as he was able to resolve the tension among the factions on the Nationalist side and also they he the support of the ruling elites‚ such as the Church. On the other hand Franco did not become a clear leader until later on the war as the Republicans captured Madrid and the Army of Africa were stranded In
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What were the effects/consequences of the Spanish Civil War? The Spanish civil war lasted 1936-1939. It had great consequences‚ seeing as the war brought huge complications to Spain in social‚ economic and political aspects. The social consequences were many. Around 100‚000 Republicans as well as about 70‚000 Nationalists were killed during the war‚ showing great losses for families and for the population. The killing also continued after the war as Franco launched a terror campaign‚ “White terror”
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In February 1936 a general election in the Republic of Spain brought power to a government supported by a coalition of center and left-wing parties. A few months later‚ conservative military offices rose against the government of the Republic‚ and civil war followed. Over the next three years‚ conservatives and fascists attempted to overthrow the Republic. Among the groups involved in the Spanish Civil War were the moderate republicans‚ socialists‚ communists‚ anarchists and nationalists. Each of
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James Marshall played a key role in the Gold Rush because he was the first person to discover gold. He was able to improve economic prospects that changed the history of California. According to the article “Racing’s California Oasis’” Elias Baldwin purchased land and territory to mine for gold for himself. Elias Baldwin was a businessman that invested a lot of money into the Gold Rush in order to become more wealthy. This simply shows how people wanted to explore more land in order to make more
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LEARNING TEAM CHARTER – TEAM “X” Course Title Team Members/Contact Information Name Phone Time zone and Availability During the Week Email Pacific Time Zone. Mon. - Fri. 7pm-11pm Except Wed. 9AM-2PM Pacific Time Zone Everyday after noon Preferably 7pm-11 pm Team Ground Rules and Guidelines What are the general expectations for all members of the team? (): I expect all team members to effectively communicate with
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The Bridge: Synopsis In 1970‚ Antonello is 22 years old and recently married. He has been working on the Westgate Bridge for almost 2 years and loves his job. Like many of his workmates‚ Antonello is proud of the bridge. He believes it is going to be more spectacular than the Sydney Harbour Bridge‚ that it is going to bring the city together and that they‚ the bridge builders‚ will be remembered for years to come. On the 15th October 1970 the Westgate Bridge collapses during construction and thirty-five
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The Old Gringo The Old Gringo is a fiction novel. It was written by a Latin American author. His name is Carlos Fuentes. This novel is based on a lot of war. It also displays sort of an adventure throughout the novel. It really paints the perfect picture of the Mexican Revolution‚ and is a great source to use to get more familiar with this topic. The Mexican Revolution took place in the early 1900s. It began in 1910 and it ended around 1920‚ a decade later. This fictional novel has many
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Was it difficult building the lighthouse in 1868? The construction of the cape Hatteras lighthouse began in 1868.The lighthouse took three years to complete.The major difficultie was that the lighthouse was in such an isolated spot there where no roads for materials to get to the lighthouse there wasn’t even any cars so to get the materials to the construction site everything was brought in by a boat. Small steam boats or sailing vessels were used to bring the materials to the construction site
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