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    People used to work on the haciendas for food. However, they were hungry while working on the field, and did not receive their full money. At the end of 1912, people could not work on the haciendas because the arm troops burned and destroyed everything. In order to survive, Pedro Martinez mentioned that he and his neighbors went back to make lariats and plant tlacolol. As discussed in the reading, Martinez and his neighbors thought of rebelling because the

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    In the book The Nine Guardians by Rosario Castellanos, the character Nana plays an important role with the Arguello family. Nana is a native american that fled her home to seek a better life and serve the Arguello family as their nanny in Comitán. She is portrayed as the care giver for the little girl an his brother, children from the wealthy family and substitutes for their parents which seem to be too wealthy to care for their own children. For example, when the little girl gets cold and the parents

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    the book Sammie texts and calls Flyer. Flyer is the pilot for Rescue for Hire West. The story starts with Flyer and his boss Roman, conducting job interviews. They are looking for a mechanic to take care of the planes and all the machinery on the hacienda. Unbeknownst to them, the ex hires a man to interview for the position that looks just like the ex. Flyer has a panic attack. The next candidate is Styx Randall. More massive than Roman, Styx and Flyer can hardly keep their hands off of each other

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    The Mexican revolution started in 1910, and lasted for a decade, at least that is the common conception of the revolution, but as historians gain a deeper understanding of the revolution these common sense statements become murkier. The revolution was not a singular event that lasted ten years, and it was not really a singular revolution, and arguments could be made that in some places it was not really a revolution at all. This paper will argue the Mexican revolution was a complicated event that

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    their land was removed from them and their currency was confiscated. The encomienda system was introduced giving the Aztec lands to the Spanish who arrived. They also introduced the haciendas which was where members of the Spanish were sent to the Americas to spread Catholicism in return for large lands. The haciendas were productive and the conquistadors gained wealth as the gold and silver mines made Spain the wealthiest in Europe. The Golds were very important to the Spanish as the Spanish described

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    In the period 600 CE to 1750 CE, there was an introduction of a new form of coerced labor systems associated plantations, hacienda and encomienda economies. This new relationship between labor and social hierarchies impacted Amerindians in the new world immensely. One major continuity in labor system was the practice of Manorialism in Europe. This system forced peasants to cultivate a plot of land for protection. Manor became the principal form of agricultural organization in Europe after the fall

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    Emiliano was orphaned at the age of 17. He had to look after his younger siblings so he began training and selling horses. Emiliano was arrested in 1897 for attending a protest that was led by the peasants of his village who were protesting against the Hacienda that had appropriated their lands. He served for six months, but was discharged to a landowner to train his horses. In 1909, Emiliano was elected by his neighbors to become the president of the board of defense of their village. Also, Emiliano was

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    support his family, he also started learning on his own about ranching, he learned several things such as shooting, horseback riding, slaughter cattle. His parents Augustin Arango And Michele Arambula worked as share coopers as slaves in the largest haciendas in

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    In 1896, Diaz attempted to lessen the burden on hacienda workers, because, in some states, slavery was still an accepted practice. These new laws stated that workers will no longer be paid on script redeemable in stores owned by the haciendas themselves. The labor policies geared towards these economic developments created thousands of jobs for unemployed Mexicans, improving quality life, and

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    In Spanish as well as indigenous societies, women received respect mostly for their reproductive and nurturing roles. Women were excluded from decision making in the government and from other positions of power.246 Between the years of 1256 and 1265, Alfonso the Learned wrote The Siete Partidas, a written law-code, which was enacted in 1505. It formed the rights and duties of men and women, both as single members of society and as members of the family. Women were legally subject to men in family

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