"The Pinta, the best sailer of the three, was ahead. She makes signals, already agreed upon, that she has discovered land. A sailor named Rodrigo de Triana was the first to see this land. For the Admiral being on the castle of the poop of the ship at ten at night really saw a light, but it was so shut in by darkness that he did not like to say that it was a sign of land. Still he called up Pedro Gutierrez, the king's chamberlain, and said to him that there seemed to be a light, and asked him to look.…
The Quest Cabeza de Vaca had only wanted to survive through this beating of a journey. He was a well-known man that had very many near-death experiences. Cabeza started his journey searching for gold and settlement, but in a matter of days, he didn’t care about any of that. He only wanted to live. How did Cabeza de Vaca survive in these conditions? He survived because of his wilderness skills, his great success as a healer, and his deep respect for the Native Americans.…
After he escaped, he was able to get to Mexico City, where he was able to get back the port of Seville. Another way it helped was that he was able to live not being a slave. If he had not escaped the captors, he would not have been able to join the Charrucos. If he had not met the Charrucos, then he wouldn’t have met up with the three other survivors which he escaped with to get to Mexico City. Also if he was not able to escape the captors, he would not have met the man who he had performed surgery on.…
Navarez soon ordered men to leave the ship, only to leave them to fend for themselves. Cabeza de Vaca was among these men and ordered that firearms were melted into rafts to sail out, only to be blown off course again and ended up in what is now known as Galveston “island”, Tx. How did he survive? Well, his useful wilderness skills, his ability to heal, and the respect the indians had for him were the main things that kept him alive. Cabezas ability to help people, and being a Healer, helped him survive through…
In the documentary by Jose Antonio Vargas titled “Documented”. Vargas illustrates his life story and constant struggle of lacking the necessary paperwork to live in the United States. Throughout the documentary, Vargas brings a new light to the issue of immigration in the United States. Vargas focuses on the idea of immigration reform and pushes for reform through the large population of undocumented immigrants. Jose Vargas being one of the eleven million undocumented immigrants, he uses his own personal experience as an example of how difficult it is for an undocumented immigrant to become documented.…
The Journey Of An Explorer Cabeza De Vaca a guy who came to Texas and wasn’t even planning on coming here helped colonize it to what Texas is today. Cabeza originally heading towards Mexico and ended crashing into what is now modern day Galveston Island and made Texas what it is today. Cabeza traveled all the way around Texas and soon met up with an Indian tribe who took him as a work slave which he soon escaped from them and he and his partners walked to Mexico city over a 21 month trip and a lot of friendly and not friendly indian tribes. Cabeza De Vaca: How did he survive? Cabeza survived because he had amazing wilderness skills, his success as a healer, and his respect for Native Americans.…
A Conquistador No More There’s a rustle in the trees, and the area you are in has been known for savage cannibals, while mosquitoes cover your body in the swamp. You have little food and water; you are nauseous because of hunger, thirst, and lack of blood.…
Laurie Ann Guerrero’s Ode to El Cabrito can be perceived many different ways, but any way the reader may look at this poem it is captivating through its incredible word play and powerful imagery. When reading Ode to El Cabrito it is obvious that if the reader was to perceive it latently then it would basically mean that Guerrero was making a fresh batch of cabrito which in Mexican heritage is a roasted kid goat. Therefore, when Guerrero says “I tear away your muscle, bubbling fat, and warm tortillas over coal, in the onion and cilantro” ( Guerrero 12-14). Guerrero’s lays a foundation in this poem that can take the reader down many different roads while trying to perceive the true meaning of this poem, although there may not be a true meaning.…
Niccolò Machiavelli and Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca went through different experiences that led them to have their own perspectives in human nature and create their ideals for good governance. The simple fact that Cabeza de Vaca was unfortunate enough to have a hard time throughout the expedition made him more open minded about human nature, while Machiavelli had a set idea of what human nature was and how it ties to good governance. Machiavelli's view on human nature is the same as what is a good governance a good leader and a good human being is someone who knows how to be respected and feared without being hated and how that leads to have the people the Prince governs happy and on his side. Cabeza de Vaca has a more down to earth view on human nature but that differs…
Hernando de Soto stated that capital is like energy and that it is a dormant value. However, we know how to create energy like burning wood in stove produces energy in the form of heat to cook food, boil water, or warm a home. The same cannot be said with capital. We have a pretty good idea what it is, but we are not as good at turning capital into economic potential. De Soto also defines capital as the parallel life of an asset.…
Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala was a native Peruvian who had Incan ancestry. As a son of a Spanish nobleman, he was exposed to the colonial power of the Spanish but had the knowledge of Incan society and history. Guamán Poma is best known for chronicling the events that partook in Peru as the Spaniards continue to establish themselves as the dominant power. In his illustrated letters to Spain’s King, King Philip III, he detailed the accounts of ill treatment that the Spaniards did towards the Andeans. The letters, El Primer Nueva corónica y el…
“Isla” by Virgil Suarez is a powerful image of migration through the eyes of a young boy. Suarez uses this narrative, free-verse poem as a personal experience of his migration from Cuba. His reference to Godzilla helps the reader connect with his experience (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). In the poem, Suarez begins by using allusions to make the poem more relevant to the reader.…
Cabeza de Vaca and Mary Rowlandson had very different views and attitudes towards Indians beliefs and culture. Much of the differences in their accounts can be attributed to the circumstance of their experiences and purpose of their narratives. Comparing Cabeza de Vaca’s and Mary Rowlandson’s situation makes one realize they have very different backgrounds. Cabeza de Vaca was an explorer who lived as a captive among various native Indian tribes for many years before escaping to Spanish settlements in Mexico.…
Family Information Miguel and Rosa Del Sol have been married for four years and are the parents of three children. The family reports that they are of Hispanic origin and English is their primary language. Christopher who is nine years old is Rosa’s son from a previous relationship. Christopher’s biological father, Jim, has not been involved in his life since age two. Jim is 36-years old and according to Rosa, struggled with alcohol addiction that resulted in physical abuse during her pregnancy.…
As for this week’s reading assignments, I was introduced to two pieces of readings: Judith Lorber’s “Night to His Day,” and Cherrie Moraga’s “La Guera.” Having read and thinking about the issues of the readings, I was aware of the process that the society has used to construct gender over the years (in “Night to His Day”) and how mistreatment, like racial discrimination or gender inequality, is involved in the construction of gender (in “La Guera”). Let’s talk about Lorber’s article. As I read, I noticed what the author indicates: “For individuals, gender means sameness,” and “for society, gender means difference;” I believed that it was true. From my perspective, each individual in this society complies with his [or her] group’s expectations…