Juan De Onate Research Paper

was a famous Mexican explorer, “colonial governor of the New Spain province of New Mexico, and founder of various settlements in the present day American Southwest” (Shi & Mayer, 2010). Juan De Oñate struggled to gain support for his explorations due to his birth background as a criollo. King Phillip II was hesitant to support his expedition at first, but because of Juan De Oñate’s family wealth King Phillip II agreed to support him financially. Oñate acquired his wealth from his father Cristobal de Oñate who was a conquistador/silver baron Spanish explorer from Spain. Some of Oñate’s wealth also came from marrying “Isabel de Tolosa Cortes de Moctezuma,” the granddaughter of the

Have you ever heard the legend about La Llorona known as “The Weeping Women”?Do you hear that? Do you hear that crying noise? People say that if you hear her cry expect death! La Llorona is real, even though people say she is she is an urban legend. There has been sightings of her in many places.

Latino’s haven’t always had it easy in America, some were luckier than others. Hector Garcia growing up was one of the lucky ones. His parents were educators but their credentials were denied. They resorted to teaching their kids inside the home. The Garcia kids were pushed by their parents to become doctors, so they could have a better future. Hector Garcia graduated from the University of Texas and did his residency in Omaha, Nebraska. Garcia volunteered as a infantry officer during world war two, but was denied to practice medicine while in the army. He was eventually able to serve as a medical corps officer before he was dismissed

Ponce de Leon was a Spanish soldier who had accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second journey to Hispaniola (present-day Haiti). There, Ponce de Leon became a military commander and a deputy governor of the island. He explored the rumors of large gold deposits on the nearby island of San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico) and discovered it for Spain. On the Spanish king’s orders, Ponce de Leon later returned to the island to colonize and establish gold mines using the natives as slave labor, being appointed as the Spanish governor. He was later removed from office and so set out to explore the rumor of the fountain of youth and discovered Florida. The Spanish conquistador returned to Puerto Rico and reestablished Spanish order in the chaotic country. News of the Spanish king’s passing reached his ears, and he returned to Spain to secure his businesses. His last return to Florida resulted in him being shot with a poison arrow to the thigh, which he later died from.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin sentenced a Charleston man Thursday to 70 months in federal prison for gun crime, announced U.S. Attorney Carol Casto.

Marcial Macial Degollado, the founder and former General Director of the Legion of Christ, was born on March 10, 1920 in Cotija, Michoacán. He was a Mexican-born Catholic priest and had numerous relatives who were priests. After attending assorted catholic schools his whole life he decided to become a priest and to pursue a religious career. However, during his schooling he caused serious trouble and was kicked out of two schools for unknown reasons. He ended up becoming a priest after being both taught and ordained by one of his own uncles. Maciel moved onto pursue his dream of founding his own catholic religious institute, the Legion of Christ. With this idea, he established his own Legion seminaries in Mexico, Spain, and Rome. He also

Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano De Zavala was born on October 3, 1789, in Tecoh, a village near Merida, Yucatan. He was the first vice president of the Republic of Texas. Zavala was active in Mexican politics serving under different roles and titles. Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna appointed Zavala to serve as minister of Mexico in Paris, France. Upon his arrival to Paris Zavala became aware that President Santa Anna had taken the role of dictator in Mexico in April of 1834. Zavala condemned the actions of Santa Anna. He traveled to Texas to begin working on reinstating democracy in the Mexican government and he also wanted Texas to become a Mexican state. Since the day Zavala arrived he was attracted to the political scene of Texas

Adams Onis- international treaty signed in Washington on February 22, 1819 between the United States and Spain on territorial demarcation in North America. Treaty gave the transfer of Florida from Spain, the United States and defined the border between the United States and Spanish Mexico. Signatories to the agreement were US Secretary of State John Adams and Spanish Foreign Minister Luis de Onis and Gonzalez Vara.

The Castillo De San Marcos is a historic site of over twenty acres that was originally a fort constructed by the efforts of the Spanish in present-day St. Augustine, Florida. This fort was built in order to protect the town from attacks of the English. Such assaults occurred before when Sir Francis Drake led twenty ships and thousands of men to burn down the city. The pirate Robert Searles, also from England, later looted the area. English power was becoming more prominent as more people settled in America, so the queen of Spain, Queen Mariana, decreed the construction of the Castillo De San Marcos to protect the settlement.

The dictator, Rafael Loenidas Trujillo Molina, simply known as Rafael Trujillo was born October 24,1891 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic. Though, he only attained an elementary education, Trujillo entered in the military in 1918. By 1929, Trujillo became The Commander and Chief of the National Army of the Dominican Republic. Trujillo then assumed the presidency in 1930 after eliminating any major threat to his presidency. Rafael Trujillo commenced his brutal era in the 1930’s in the Dominican Republic expanding his brutality across the island of Hispaniola. Hispaniola consists of two countries; Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic was the first country to face Trujillo’s wrath. Due to the fact that he was the elected

A woman alleged to be the sister-in-law of drug lord El Chapo Guzman has been shot to death in Mexico.

Hi my name is Angel De Cora. I was born May 3, 1871 in Nebraska. I died February 6, 1999 I was 47 when I died and I was in Massachusetts. I lived in Thurston Nebraska. The school I went to was In Hampton Virginia. My tribe was Ho-chunk. I was known for paintings and illustration. Some paintings I did was big land, or people together, or my tribe. I was famous because of my paintings. The paintings I did were so good I became a Famous Native American.

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

Jurgis Rudkus and Ona Lukoszaite are two immigrants from Lithuania, who about to get married.

Vasco de Gama was Born in Portugal Around 1460. He was The Best explorer of all time.