Juan Ponce de Leon was born in 1474 and lived to 1521. He was a Spanish explorer and one of the conquerors of many lands in the New World. Very little is recorded and known about Juan Ponce de Leon’s early life. Ponce de Leon grew up in Santervás de Campos‚ a Spanish town located near the town of Placencia. He is reported to have fought in the Spanish campaign is 1492 that drove the the Moors out of Granada. After that‚ many historians agree on the fact that he then accompanied the prestigious explorer
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San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24‚ 1797 by father Fermin Lasuen. It was named after john the Baptist. It is located 17 miles north of the city of Salinas in the town of San Juan Bautista‚ 4 miles off U.S. highway 101. The church was destroyed in an earthquake in 1803. The people were sad. They were sad because they had a plan to make it better. Father Arroyo was the first person to make a dictionary for native Americans. It was painted by Thomas Doak. He was a sailor from Boston. He jumped
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We have learned that Adolf Hitler was a very powerful and influential man that rose in power following World War I. He was the leader of the Nazi party who looked to eliminate anyone who they saw as a threat including the handicapped‚ gays and the Jewish community. Hitler treated his followers and supporters as a family‚ constantly striving to keep unity amongst his “brothers”. His soldiers followed his orders of kidnapping and mass murderers. He deliberately trained his men starting a young age
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The Chinese did not successfully integrate western imperial ideals into their traditional culture‚ so they were unable to resist. There were numerous aspects that influenced the west’s victory over China such as: allowing the west to do as they pleased‚ unfair treaties‚ and uprisings/rebellions. The treaty of Nanjing end the first opium war in 1842‚ but was founded on British terms. The British imposed on Chinese sovereignty and opened up five trade routes. The Great Powers were exhibiting their
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History of Juan Valdez In this section we will introduce the history of the brand Juan Valdez and the corporation as a whole. This background information is necessary for the reader in order to understand the purposes of the analyses that follow throughout our project. Using the brand’s history as our point of departure‚ will lead us to better understand the brand’s current position and contemporary challenges. Ever since 1959‚ the fictional Juan Valdez has been the brand symbol of the National
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Cleopatra at the battle of Actium‚ before he became the first ruler of rome instead of taking the caesar tradition of making himself dictator he only wanted to become ruler. Augustus’s father founded the Principate in 27 bc (the ruler has power until death)‚Augustus’ s power was hidden behind a constitutional form. His name means “ lofty and serene “ and now he has a month named after him (august). After that he had the roman army under his complete controlled. While he was home he was a helper of Virgil
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the rebels in the streets. The French government was saved‚ but they decided to form a new government called the Directory. Under the new government Napoleon was made commander of the French army in Italy. During this campaign the French realized how smart Napoleon was. He developed a tactic that worked very efficiently. He would cut the enemy’s army in to two parts‚ then
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The Romans were ruling and the Jews wanted everything to be different. A Messiah‚ Jesus comes to save and teach them God’s will. The Romans are against this and do something to prevent it. - - Romans are against Christianity and start taking some measures about it. Emperor Constantine acknowledged Christianity as a religion. - - Jews and the Roman Empire The Roman Empire grew as a large population within a long period of time. Actually‚ the Roman Empire was developing gradually‚ so that
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abilities as statesman and strategist derived from the same talents that had enabled him to become ruler of Germany. These talents were protean - for instance‚ his uncanny capacity to foretell what his enemies would not do. Kershaw does not see how close Hitler came to winning the war‚ not only in the summer of 1940 but in 1941. His knowledge does not extend sufficiently to Hitler’s adversaries‚ or to foreign policy. After November-December 1941 Hitler could no longer
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MURPHY MODERN HISTORY !1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction………………………………………………………………………… page 3 2.0 Comparative Uses of Power ………………….……………………………………. page 4 2.1 Struggle for Power………………………………………………………….. page 3 2.2 Uses of Power………………………………………………………………. page 4 2.2.1 Stalin’s Uses of Power…………………………………………….. page 4 2.2.2 Gorbachev’s Uses of Power………………………………………. page 4 2.3 End of the USSR..………………………………………………………….. page 5 2.4 Foreign Perspectives……………………………………………………
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