Oli Impan by Alberto S. Florentino After the liberation of Manila‚ hundreds of indigent families settled in the squalid‚ cramped space of the bombed ruins of an old government building of Juan Luna. For more than a decade these “squatters” tenaciously refused to move out in spite of court rulings. The “casbah”‚ as the compound was popularly known‚ became a breeding place for vice and corruption. The city government was able to evict the “squatters” only on December 20‚ 1958 – five days before Christmas
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prefer to be known as Kumeyaay. In history‚ the Kumeyaay were horticulturists and hunters and gatherers. They were the only tribal group in the area and they first greeted the Spanish when they first landed into the San Diego Harbor with the Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo expedition of 1542. Kumeyaay men were hunters of game. These games range from hunting rabbits‚ quails‚ deer‚ and antelope. Also‚ the men crafted hooks for fishing‚ arrows‚ bows‚ axes‚ nets‚ and other hunting supplies needed for these
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explorer who reached India and acquired spices Bartholomeu Dias: An explorer who rounded the southernmost tip of Asia. Juan Ponce de Leon: Explorer who explored Florida. Francisco Pizarro crushed the Incas of Peru in 1532 Francis Coronado: An explorer who searched for the fabled golden cities. Hernan Cortes: An explorer who conquered the Aztecs. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo: Explored the California coast in 1542. 2. How many ships did Christopher Columbus use for his first voyage to the “New
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When God was the justification back in the world to do whatever you wanted‚ whether it may be rape‚ stealing‚ and pillaging what wasn’t yours. Where was the line to what was ok and wasn’t? This paper will discuss the idea of the Missionary Conquest that happened between the Spaniards and Natives along with their cultural genocide and how the history that went on clearly affected the livelihood of California’s residents‚ architecture‚ and culture today. It is not uncommon to see Adobe Spanish style
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Famous Spanish explorers who first first discovered/used the New World include: Juan Ponce de Leon‚ Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca‚ Hernando de Soto‚ Francisco Vasquez de Coronado‚ Gaspar de Portola and Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. The Spanish created the first (related to Europe) settlements in America‚ first in St. Augustine‚ Florida‚ and then in Santa Fe‚ New Mexico. For hundreds of years the Hispanic communities
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> Ferdinand Magellan (1519-22): sailed from Spain to the tip of South America—1st circumnavigation of the globe—but was killed along the way. > Juan Ponce de Leon (1513-21): explored Florida searching for the “fountain of youth”. > Francisco Coronado (1540-42): explored Arizona and New Mexico‚ and discovered the Grand Canyon and bison. > Hernando de Soto (1539-42): went on a gold expedition and
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Spain in 1535. Later Spanish explorer‚ Francisco de Ulloa‚ under the commission of Hernán Cortés‚ surveyed the west coast of modern Mexico and Baja California Peninsula‚ leading to the belief in an Island of California. Portuguese surveyor‚ Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo‚ was the first to explore the California coast‚ traveling from San Diego to Pt. Reyes in 1542; he too believed in an Island of California. “Island of California‚” Spanish East Indies‚ Spanish West Indies‚ part of South America‚ and most of
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The Spanish Empire I. The Conquistadors A. Hernando Cortés (1485-1547) 1. All of the New World was Spain’s‚ except Brazil (ignoring English claims). Cristobo Columbo and his brother had established a handful of small colonies (including Cuba)‚ but in the first 15 years or so of the 16th Century Spain didn’t control much territory; this would soon change. 2. In 1519‚ Hernando Cortés landed in Mexico at Vera Cruz (which he founded). He had 600 men. His orders were to establish a colony;
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Newfoundland‚ Amerigo Vespucci who discovered South America and the West Indies‚ Vasco de Balboa who discovered the Pacific Ocean‚ Hernando Cortez who discovered Mexico and consequently wiped out an entire civilization known as the Aztecs. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered California while Samuel de Champlain found the Great Lakes and Quebec. The Hudson Bay was named after Henry Hudson after he discovered it. Also‚ Ferdinand Magellan was the first man to sail completely around the world. At first
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observation. During the week of February 11th‚ 2013‚ I was given the opportunity to observe Ms. Houzvicka’s first grade class at Juan Cabrillo Elementary in Hawthorne‚ CA. For one day‚ I observed her classroom for the entire day‚ giving breaks for lunch‚ recess and snack. The total period of observation was between four to five hours. The scheduling and dynamics of Cabrillo Elementary in the last few years has shown to be incredibly special. Ms. Houzvicka explained to me that the Wiseburn District has
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