In the following year a great many Spaniards went there with the intention of settling the land. Thus, forty-nine years have passed since the first settlers penetrated the land, the first so claimed being the large and most happy isle called Hispaniola, which is six hundred leagues in circumference. Around it in all directions are many other islands, some very big, others very small, and all of them were, as we saw with our own eyes, densely populated with native peoples called Indians. This large island was perhaps the most densely populated place in the world. There must be close to two hundred leagues of land on this island, and the seacoast has been explored for more than ten thousand leagues, and each day more of it is being explored.
Nieli'kas are found in most Huichol sacred places such as house shrines (xiriki), temples, springs and caves. In the past thirty years, about four thousand Huichols have migrated to cities, primarily Tepic, Nayarit, Guadalajara and Mexico City. It is these urbanized Huichols who have drawn attention to their rich culture through their art. To preserve their ancient beliefs they have begun making detailed and elaborate yarn paintings, a development and modernization of the nieli'ka. This blue beaded Huichol art bear depicts symbols of peyote, scorpion, and corn.
Museum Paper ‘San Antonio Museum of Art ‘ There are many kind of museum in San Antonio in Texas. Above of all, San Antonio Museum of Arts is one of big and famous museum in the city. The Museum of Art was opened to the public in March of 1981. It conducts more than 500 guided tours annually and provides approximately 200 educational programs each year. The museum exhibits Pre-Columbian, Spanish Colonial and Latin American folk art.
Although painted over five hundred years ago, Michelangelo’s magnificent works of art within the Sistine Chapel are yet to be rivaled by any other artist. The grandeur of his work continues to mesmerize people who travel from all over the world to simply catch a glimpse of the frescoes. Towering over thirteen feet tall are the largest and most life-like of the figures in the chapel: the sibyls. These complex and statue-like depictions may be overlooked because some scenes in the chapel have become more prominent through the years. However, the story behind the sibyls is much too important to underestimate.
It is a vibrant force with five hundred years of continuous history in the Western Hemisphere. Its African roots go back at least as far as Christianity's. Santeria has millions of followers spread across the United States, the Caribbean, Central, and South America. There is Voodoo in Haiti, Macumba in Brazil and Candomble in the Northern coasts of South America. Its adherents come from all walks o f life; doctors, lawyers, politicians, thieves and pimps.
Magdalenian Culture: Personal Ornamentation and other uses of Art The Stone Age was a wildly innovative time period for humans across the world. Estimated lasting about 3.4 million years and ending between 6000 and 2000 BCE, there is loads about this ancient era that is widely theorized and mysterious. Since there is so much to cover within the Stone Age, it was reasoned by scholars in the 1800’s, that it be broken up chronologically, starting with the Paleolithic era and continuing with the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. The Paleolithic era, meaning “old stone”, is the earliest division of the Stone Age and covers the greatest portion of humanity’s time. Separated into three stages, Lower, Middle and Upper, the Paleolithic period is still very much unaccounted for.
As examples we can cite the Franciscan convents of Huejotzingo or Calpan San Andres. The indigenous influence is felt in the decorative, with a type size of bevel flat surfaces found in covers such as Tlanalapa and Otumba. Later in the sixteenth century platerescos models are built, as the cover Acolman Augustinian temple or the church of Yuriria.” http://www.arqhys.com/arquitectura-mexicana.html Baroque a Spaniard influence that in Mexico took a bigger meaning, the main characteristic Baroque in Mexico is that it was handled different materials such as: “stone of various colors and gypsum, both to create rich polychrome inside the temples as the facades. In addition, development will acquire special items such as the dome, in almost every temple, high on a generally octagonal drum and covered with richly ornamental, and towers, which will rise slim and daring where earthquakes allow.” What is interesting is how architectural art in Mexico in that time was just based in religion, and had a great influence of Europe, but obviously it changed according to the religious missionaries that came to Mexico and the mixture with pre-Hispanic architecture. Bibliography: Ricardo Fernández
Situational analysis CEMEX is one of the world’s largest supplier of building materials (US $15.14 bln sales in 2011). The Mexican company founded in 1906 has long been a local, Mexican player but since 1992 it has stepped on an exponential „road” to become global. A key instance for this has been the appointment of Lorenzo Zambrano to be the CEO and Chairman in 1985. With his in-depth knowledge of the Monterey based company (grandson of founder and went through the ladder till becoming CEO), extensive business management skills (MBA, US universities), and openness to high-tech solutions, computer aided business (CEMEXNet) CEMEX acquired and developed the skills necessary to outperform its rivals in size, quality, and profitability. Success can be rooted to the strategy that CEMEX has been focused on emerging markets where profitability was higher versus developed markets.
The most visited pilgrimage shrine in the Christian world, Lourdes is not an ancient site but of more recent development. The pilgrimage season at Lourdes lasts from April through October, with the main day being August 15, the Marian Feast of Assumption. Four to six million pilgrims from around the world
10 Major Religions 1. Christianity: Christianity is an Abrahamic, Monotheistic religion based on the life and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Christianity is the world’s largest religion, with about 2.4 billion members. Christianity began in the mid-1st century. Originating in the Middle East, it quickly spread to Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor and Egypt.