Cosimo de Medici was a Renaissance banker in his family business (Cosimo de’ Medici). He was known as the greatest patron of his time who was motivated through ambition because of his family (Cosimo de’ Medici). A patron is a person who gives financial support or any other support for an organization‚ cause‚ activity‚ or a person. Medici increased his father’s trading and banking business and became one of the wealthiest man of his time (Cosimo de’ Medici). In 1434 he was recalled from exile
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Hernando de Soto was a conquistador that lived in Spain in the 16th century. De Soto explored and helped conquer places like Peru‚ North America‚ and East Asia. Personal background Hernando de Soto was a 16th century explorer that was born 1500 a.d. in Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Spain and died on May 21st‚ 1542 in Ferriday‚ Louisiana. When de Soto was a child he wanted to be a lawyer but his father said he would much rather be an explorer. Hernando was invited by Pedro Arias Dávila on an expedition
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All of history is based on evidence left behind for others who are curious and who would like to gather information off from this piece of data. Prehistory‚ however‚ is based from documents such as tools made from stone or other more complicated structures‚ such as architecture. These documents show how our understanding of prehistory changes based on the documents‚ architecture‚ culture‚ or evidence left behind for up-coming generations to start to investigate on. Prehistory and History are both
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Juan Gris Juan Gris born March 23rd 1887‚ in Madrid. His birth name was; José Victoriano González-Pérez. He studied Mechanical Drawing at the Escuela de Artes y Manufacturas in Madrid from 1902 to 1904. From 1904 to 1905 he studied paintings with the academic artist José Maria Carbonero. It wasn’t until 1905 when he took up his more known name Juan Gris. In 1906 he moved to Paris and followed his friend and fellow countryman‚ Pablo Picasso. He was in the movement of Cubism and mostly did paintings
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History of Ballet Ballet is a formalized form of dance with its origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries. It quickly spread to the French court of Catherine de ’ Medici where it was developed even further. In the 17th century at the time of Louis XIV‚ ballet was codified. The predominance of French in the vocabulary of ballet reflects this history. It also became a form closely associated with the opera. Ballet then spread from the heart of Europe to other nations
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Samuel de Champlain the founder of Quebec was a French Explorer and Cartographer best known for establishing and governing the settlement of New France when the British signed the treaty to give it to the French and the city of Quebec to the British. He was married to Helene Boulle (56).He had three daughters Hope‚Charity‚and Faith de Champlain. Samuel de Champlain was born in 1574 in Brouage‚ France. He began exploring North America in 1603. In his exploring he mapped the Atlantic Coast‚and he
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Via Sapientiae: The Institutional Repository at DePaul University Maloney‚ Robert Studies 1-1-1992 The way of Vincent de Paul: full text Recommended Citation Robert P. Maloney‚ CM. The way of Vincent de Paul : a contemporary spirituality in the service of the poor. New York: New City Press‚ 1992. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Studies at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in Maloney‚ Robert by an authorized administrator of Via Sapientiae
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Miguel de Cervantes Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra‚ born September 29‚ 1547‚ was a Spanish novelist‚ dramatist‚ and poet. Cervantes was the author of the novel Don Quixote‚ a masterpiece of world literature that was a great influence to other renaissance writers. Cervantes was born to a poor family in a town called Alcala de Henares. His father was a surgeon who made little money to support the family . Without the means for much formal education‚ Cervantes became a soldier. On his return
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French soldier and statesman. He contributed to France’s independence and their political say. His family had a long history in the military. Marquis de Lafayette was important to the American Revolutionary War because he helped Washington win a few battles like the Battle of Brandywine and Yorktown. He also aided the colonists. In 1759 Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette was born. He grew up in a wealthy family. His whole family was born into the military. Lafayette’s father
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Throughout the course Guy de Maupassant’s lifetime he had a lot of experiences that affected his life. Though his life was not easy he still became an excellent short story writer and novelist. Throughout his lifetime he published over 400 stories‚ two short stories he wrote were The Necklace and The False gems. Maupassant’s Naturalist view in writing is due to his childhood and previous life experiences. Childhood and early life Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was born in Tourville-sur-Arques
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