Casa Captiva Research Paper

Imagine yourself as a young cowboy that has just received a telegram from a man you met during your time in North Dakota. This man was Theodore Roosevelt telling you that he was going to resign as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and help form the 1st U.S Volunteer Cavalry to fight those rotten Spaniards down in Cuba. Being the striking young man that you are you take up his offer and head down to Texas where this new unit will be training for the harsh environment of Cuba. Training in Texas went great, you and everyone else loaded onto a train headed to Tampa Bay Florida expecting to be there in about 4 days. Just as planned you and the other members of the 1st U.S Volunteer Cavalry arrived in Tampa on time. Now is when the unexpected finally hits, the ships that were to carry all of the men and all the horses will in fact not hold all the men, let alone the horses. You sadly had to get the short straw and were forced to be one of the unlucky men that have to stay in the U.S and take care of all the

The sugary sand of a Punta Cana beach is so soft, so perfectly golden that you might think it was synthetic. My favorite thing to do was build enormous sand castles along the shore as the sun blazed down on me, the sand glistened in the sun like an eight karat diamond ring. The resorts are laid out like mini cities, completely inclusive in every way, with many of them offering so many amenities that it made it impossible to partake of everything available,

Mission San Luis historical site located in Tallahassee,Florida. It was a home to the Apalachee Indians. The Apalachee Indians were some of the most advanced tribes in all of Florida. They grew several crops such as maize and squash. Women did most of the farming, while men hunted and children grew up learning right beside them. The Apalachee were a very organized society.

On May 12 to May 13, 1865 the battle of the Palmito Ranch took place in Cameron County, Texas on the banks of the Rio Grande East of Brownsville. It was composed roughly of 900 soldiers, 500 from the Union and 300 from the Confederacy. Col. Theodore H. Barrett was the Union leader and Col. John Ford was the Confederate leader. While the battle of Palmito Ranch may have been the last battle of the Civil War it was a very unsettling battle.

San Luis Arizona ? Well not many know about this small town however if you ever have the time to visit you should ! San Luis Arizona seems a small town however its population is of 31,180 , ninety three percent being urban and the other seven percent being rural. San Luis a great town is near the border of Mexico with most of its residents being of race Mexican. However, that doesn't mean there are other types of races. Which brings us to today’s topic, San Luis Arizona with its small amount of people has lots of choices not only in the aspect of sports or style but also in the type of food we eat. San Luis has four different very common foods to eat, this includes Carne Asada, Ceviche, Corn and Sushi.

Boca Grande, Florida (33921) has a population of 1,230. Boca Grande is a small town located on the west coast of Florida. The second you get off the plane you can smell the salty waters and fruity smoothies. The dry air and glaring sun on your skin brings me the feeling of warmth and happiness. The bright green palm tree leaves rustling in the wind providing slight shade from the bright golden sun. The sand if full of shells, that with one wrong step will slice your foot. Making your journey down to the water not comfortable. The water is so still in the morning it looks like a painting. Even when it's seventy-five degrees outside the water is still as clear as glass. It’s cold at first, but after you dive under like a dolphin once or twice

This idyllic location is as picturesque as a postcard. It features gorgeous white sand beaches, soft breezes that are only strong enough to blow a few strands of hair into your

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Casa San Ysidro is a nonprofit Albuquerque museum located in Corrales, New Mexico. Corrales is located on the western bank of the Rio Grande and is surrounded by the city of Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Bernalillo. The city offers visitors a glimpse into the past with its Spanish style architecture, art, New Mexican cuisine, beer, wine, and so much more. Casa San Ysidro is revered as one of Corrales’ treasures. The Corrales brochure found on the Visit Corrales website describes Casa San Ysidro as a “Word class Spanish Colonial collection of artifacts, including furnishings housed in a partially reconstructed 19th century home”. The Gutiérrez home as it was known then, was built in circa 1875 by descendants of Don Felipe Gutiérrez who were recipients

Mi Ranchito is a cocina and cantina serving up Mexicana cuisine with more than a decade of loyal clientele. With a passion for freshness, each dish goes from the kitchen to the table immediately. The appetizers are all made from scratch and include such popular favorites as espinaca cheese dip, carne asada quesadilla, fresh guacamole, stuffed fried avocado and Cancun chicken. The burritos are a popular menu item at Mi Ranchito as they are made with fresh made flour tortillas and plenty of filling options to choose from.

The Big House, the largest prehistoric native American structure in North America, is a four-story building constructed by ancient Sonoran Desert people, the Hohokam. The Hohokam were native American tribes that vanished in the 1400’s leaving behind archaeological evidence of a sophisticated culture revealing advanced canal systems, and the “Casa Grande,” a big house in the Sonoran Desert valley. Missionary, explorer and mapmaker Eusibio Francisco Kino, was the first European to discover the site in 1694 and named it “Casa Grande”. After the railroad came through in 1879, travelers would scratch their names into the walls, some took artifacts, even pieces of the wall were taken as souvenirs. In 1889, Congress voted to take action to protect the site from vandalism and looting. It has been protected since 1892 by the General Land Office and then it was transferred to the National Park Service in 1918. This

Have you ever wondered what Santa Maria looks like? You may be wondering why I am

In July 1598, Juan de Oñate established a settlement in New Mexico at San Juan Pueblo at La Villa de San Gabriel (now known as Ohkay Owingeh since 2005 when it was restored to its pre-Spanish name). Oñate not only extended the Camino Real by more than 600 miles, he also established the northern most settlement of the Spanish empire. La Villa de San Gabriel was located more than 750 miles from any Spanish speaking villages in Mexico. The remote location of the settlement, along with the fact that supply trains were sent to La Villa de San Gabriel only every one to three years, led to the evolution of a Spanish dialect unlike those in the rest of the Americas. New Mexico Spanish, also called Traditional Spanish by some linguists, has deep

This paper attempts to discuss the importance of CAPSA in the community and its background in helping people of all backgrounds. It discusses my role in assisting the organization and the clients that use its services. And it concludes with a discussion on what CAPSA can’t do and what can be done to reach more people.

Mission San Buenaventura is an historical mission. Mission San Buenaventura is the most popular mission out of all 21 missions. Mission San Buenaventura was founded on on March 31,1782. The founder of this mission was Miguel Serra. Mission San Buenaventura was nicknamed “Mission by the Sea,” and the reason the Native Chumash nicknamed it that is because there were whaling ships near by.