Francisco Vasquez De Coronado Francisco Vasquez was born in Salamanca Spain, he was better known as the Coronado, explored large regions of the American Southwest, including Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. His name would forever link to Mexico with the United States also. His expedition started when a explore name Fray Marcosde Niza told everyone back home that he has found the city of wealth, golden city name Cibola, this what make Coronado started his explore to go find the Seven Cities of Cibola. Thus with this information, he has gathered more than many different people go to with him on this expedition to go find the city of Cibola. After gathering many different people to go along with him to find the Seven Cities
El Salvador; a Central American country directly bordered between Guatemala and Honduras, may be small but do not let the size fool you. This country has endured many cultural and military conflicts and although El Salvador is a very small country its vast population has contributed to its many problems in the past and cultural diversity that still exists today. The capital of El Salvador is San Salvador and it is currently under a Republican government. The country is divided into 14 divisions including its capital that are represented in their legislature. The country`s executive branch is lead by President Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena and vice president Salvador Sanchez Ceren.
In 1535, I sailed to Mexico with Antonio de Mendoza, the colony’s first Admiral. I became one of the governors of New Galacia (one of the Spanish colonies in the New World). Searching for the Seven Cities of Gold Between 1536 and 1539, Admiral Mendoza heard stories about the Seven Cities of Cibolo, the Seven Cities of Gold where the streets and houses were made of gold and jewels. He sent me on an expedition to find them and claim the wealth for Spain. In 1540 I set out with 300 soldiers and about 1,000 Indians.
Cinco de Mayo Essay Rochonna Shaw April 18, 2014 1st Period Cinco de Mayo, also known as May 5th, is a Mexican holiday. This is a very important holiday for Mexico because this is the day they praised the winning of the Mexican army over the French army. This particular winning took place in 1862 at The Battle of Puebla. Cinco de Mayo is a nationwide holiday; besides being celebrated only in Mexico, it is celebrated in various American cities that hold a distinctively large Mexican population. The Cinco de Mayo celebration praises the Mexican food, culture, entertainment, and customs.
“Peter had 100,000 men and abundant resources. Still Charles would not give up the idea of marching on Moscow, to capture which he had invaded Russia. In order to obtain provisions he determined to besiege the town of Pultowa.” Luckily, Menshikoff was at the rescue by helping them with their forces. That are closet to the part they are going to fight on. (Old and Sold) “The battle of Pultowa is one of the most famous battles in the world’s history.
The Cruel ways of the Spaniards In “A Brief Account of the Destruction,” Bartolome Las Casas vividly describes how the Spaniards first came to the new world and ended up destroying nearly all the native populations of the Caribbean and Mexico. Bartolome Las Casas was a Spanish priest, social reformer, and historian. He is known as the principal organizer and champion of the 16th-century movement in Spain and Spanish America in defense of the Indians. In 1502, Las Casas sailed to Espanola in the expedition of Governor Nicolas de Ovando. While in the West Indies, he participated in Indian wars and acquired land and slaves.
Roosevelt did much to preserve our nation’s national resources, and passed many new federal regulations while bringing big business to justice. During his tenure in office, Roosevelt also won the Nobel Peace Prize twice, one in 1905 and again in
Juan Domingo Peron was president elect of Argentina three times during his lifetime. He governed Argentinga with dictatorship and Facist tendencies from 1946-1955 and from 1972-1974. Juan Peron was and still is one of the most popular political figures of Argentina. Having a huge impact on this country, Peron and his second wife; Eva Duarte, were immensely popular among the population of Argentina. The efforts of Peron and his later Peronist movement were concentrated on eliminating poverty in Argentina and dignifying labor.
Some Mexicans were already living in the Southern and Western regions of the North American continent centuries before the United States existed. Many more Mexicans came to the country during the 20th century, and Mexican immigrants continue to arrive today. The multicultural inheritance of Mexican Americans is rich and complex. It reflects the influences of Spain, Mexico, and indigenous cultures, and has been shaped by hundreds of years of survival and adaptation in the crucible of North American history. Their history was also shaped by wars and depressions, by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase, and by shifting attitudes toward immigration.
The student movement of 1968 The student movement of 1968 was a social movement in which in addition to students from the UNAM and the IPN, participate teachers, intellectuals, housewives, workers, and professionals in Mexico City and that was repressed on 2 October 1968 by the Mexican government in the massacre in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Tlatelolco. The crime was committed by the paramilitary group called Battalion Olympia and the Mexican army, against a peaceful demonstration organized by National Council of strike. As told by himself in 1969 and by Luis Echeverría Álvarez, responsible for the massacre was Gustavo Díaz Ordaz. Due to government action to claim to hide information, has not been able to clarify exactly the amount of official killed, wounded, missing and imprisoned. The official source reported at the time 20 deaths, but the current research deduced that the dead could reach several hundred and responsible directly to the Mexican State.