booty from the moors‚ and although el Cid sends King Alfonso gifts‚ he still doesn’t forgive el Cid for his alleged betrayal. El Cid fought with the Conde de Barcelona‚ don Ramón de Berenger. He was still mad at el Cid for hurting a nephew of his. El Cid won the battle against him and one of his famous swords Colada. Don Ramón was held
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Contributions and Achievements of Fidel V. Ramos * during his time‚ the Philippines was cited as Asia’s Next Economic Tiger because he brought back economic growth * the Philippines celebrated Centennial Independence in 1998 * he’s the only Filipino who received British Knighthood from the United Kingdom‚ bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II (Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) * he led the 4th APEC Summit held in the Philippines * his “Philippines 2000” vision
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Gubuan Medical Director Dr. Alberto de Leon Medical Director Dr. Barbara Reyes Medical Director 25 beds Bagac Medicare And Community Hosp. Jose C. Payumo Jr. Memorial Hospital Orani District Hospital Bgy. A. Ricardo‚ Bagac 15 beds San Ramon‚ Dinalupihan 50 beds Ma. Fe Subdiv.‚ Orani 45 beds Balanga City Primary Bataan Doctor’s Hospital Dona Francisca Subd. (047) 237-2009 Don Manuel Banzon St. Dr. Francisco Pascual III Medical Director Dr. Angel Aquino Medical Director Dr
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THE FIRST CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE: ALVAR NUÑEZ CABEZA DE VACA’S 1542 LA RELACION Ramón Sánchez University of Washington‚ Bothell In this paper‚ I will discuss the development of one type of Western captivity narrative‚ a Spanish one that in the context of expanding Western conquest brought (1) the need for the European conqueror to defend himself from the accusation of cultural betrayal and (2) the need to redeem a failed conqueror. For this I focus on Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca’s 1542 La Relacion
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resources. He also proclaimed the sovereignty of the Monarchy of Spain over the all the archipelago. King Philip II of Spain delighted at the new conquest achieved by Legazpi and his men‚ awarded the city a coat of arms and declaring it as: Ciudad Insigne y Siempre Leal (English: "Distinguished and Ever Loyal City"). Intramuros was
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1574 conferred on it the title—"Insigne e siempre leal Cuidad de Manila." During the first days of conquest‚ the city was confined to the original settlement of the ousted Rajah Sulayman‚ which encompassed more or less the inner quarters of Fort Santiago. Later‚ the entire city covered some 60 hectares of land and 6 hectares of moat‚ ringed with stone fortress some four kilometers long. From Adelantado Miguel López de Legazpi up until 1872‚ during the troubled rule of Governor-General Rafael de
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How Gingoog Came into Existence They were a small band of Manobos. For years they had lived in the mountains about three kilometres from the sea‚ in a place called Luwan‚ meaning load. It was a slope;‚ they could easily load things on their backs. It was located somewhere between Kagayhaan (Cagayan de Oro) and Butuan-Masao (Butuan City). On it‚ they planted various root crops. Fished near the shore and hunted small game. The men wore G-strings and shirts of fine sinamay. But the primordial urge
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10/28/13 The Sea Inside The Sea Inside was very sad and moving‚ but it was good entertainment telling about a real truth that can happen to anyone. Ramon‚ played by Javier Bardem‚ is confined to a bed because he is paralyzed from the neck down. One day when he was out on the rocks by the ocean‚ he decided that he would want to dive into the water from the cliffs‚ but he didn’t realize that the water was very shallow. He hit his head hard on the ocean floor and broke his neck. Because of his
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