Javier Baez Jaquelyn Hochrein It was the sixth game in the world series against the Dodgers! Only one thought was going through Javier Baez’s mind as he bolted down the third base line when all of the sudden the ball that Jon Lester had just hit a bunt with landed in the pitcher glove. “Uh, Oh… I when a little early.” Baez said, as a grin grew on his face. “Or maybe really early, I guess.”…
The governor of Florida at the time was Manuel de Cendoya, he had a stone fort built in Saint Augustine, which was ordered by his predecessor Nicolas Ponce de Leon II. After having his men collect coquina, a shell stone that is soft and hardens with air over a period, they were ready to build the fort since there was enough lime waiting at the site. The construction began on October 2, 1672, to build the Castillo de San Marcos (Fort Marion). This fort was designed to be a square shape and was built on the opposite side of the inlet. During the construction of the fort, the governor passed away, along with the engineer. Big storms came in 1674 and knocked down the wooden fort along with ruining the town.…
Berenice Chavez-Rojas ANT 4123.001 09 March 2016 Manos and Metates of the Mimbrenos Mimbres is the name of a river in the mountainous southwestern New Mexico. The Mibres River valley has prehistoric archaeological sites with centuries of occupation. The elevation is as diverse as the vegetation.…
The murals on the second floor of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology are scaled watercolor replications of the those painted on the walls of the so-called Villa of the Mysteries in Italy. They were commissioned by Francis W. Kelsey in 1924 to preserve the amazing images of the frescoes from continuing deterioration and were re-created by Maria Barosso, an Italian artist, over the course of two years. The original images were first painted on the walls of a Roman villa outside of Pompeii and ultimately affected by the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius. As they were created near the beginning of the first century, what the murals depict, or why they were created is relatively unknown. There are theories, of course, but Italy today is much different than it was nearly two thousand years ago, so no one knows for certain.…
Amado Carillo fuentes also known as “El señor de los cielos” was a big drug cartel in mexico. Amado Carrillo Fuentes was born December 17th, 1956 in Guamuchil, Sinaloa. His parents Vicente Carrillo Fuentes and Aurora Fuentes had 7 sons and 5 daughters. Amado is the oldest out of his brothers.. Later on in his life his father Vicente Carrillo Vega died on April 1986.…
III. Gugliemites and their Beliefs: “He heard from sister Maifreda di Pirovano and Andrea Saramita,” recalls Francesco da Garbagnate, “that while Guglielma – who was buried in the monastery of Chiaravalle – was alive she said to them that from the year 1262 the body of Christ had not been sacrificed nor consecrated alone, but with the body of the Holy Spirit, which was Guglielma herself.” Whether she meant that she was in fact the incarnation of the Holy Spirit is not easy to ascertain. However, it is clear, that to her followers this would have inspired a very literal meaning. Guglielma’s followers believed that she was the incarnation of the Holy Spirit.…
On August 20, 1989, the Menendez brothers, Lyle and Erik, brutally murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, at their mansion on North Elm Drive, Beverly Hills. Jose Menendez, a highly successful businessman, received a single shotgun bullet, fired at point-blank, to the back of his head and died instantly. Their mother, Kitty Menendez was shot multiple times at a relatively close range, to the point where Lyle ran out of bullets and reloaded only to continue shooting her as she was escaping the den in which they were supposedly watching television, until she collapsed onto the couch. Lyle called the police shortly after, pretending to be shocked, and informed them through drawn out sobs that someone killed their parents, in an attempt…
Siguanaba (also known as La Siguanaba) is a well-known figure from both Salvadoran and Guatemalan legends. She was originally called Sihuehuet, which means beautiful woman, she had an affair with the son of God, Tlaloc and became pregnant. She was an irresponsible mother and left her young son alone while she satisfied her sexual desires with other men/gods. When Tlaloc discovered this, he was furious.…
Vasco Nunez de Balboa Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He was born in Spain in 1475.Vasco Nunez de Balboa is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming one of the best Spanish explorers. When Balboa heard that the news of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the New World, he decided to make his first voyage to the Americas. So Balboa joined an expedition to South America. He explored Columbia and the Isthmus of Panama.…
Gertrudis De La Garza, known for her monumental work as mother and general in the revolutionary army, died on Saturday, March 6th in her home town of Nogales. She was 42. Gertrudis died from complications of Spanish Influenza, said husband Juan Alejandrez. Growing up on the family farm in Guaymas, Mexico, Gertrudis always was one to stand out in the family.…
Introduction Ever worried about your pet escaping and running away? A hurt paw? Or even not enough water in their bowl? The Perro Callejero has the opposite of issues.…
In May 7 1945, Estanislada Goznazalez Gaspar was born in a little community named Mesa del Campanario in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In Mesa del Campanario there was not any hospitals or doctors, she was born by a “partera”, midwives. Her father, Ciriaco Gonzalez Garcia, worked on the field and her mom, Primitiva Gaspar Torres, was a housewife. Estanislada also referred, as Li, was the fourth oldest out of thirteen children. Li and her siblings were baptized on the Sunday within the week they were born.…
Brazilian Cerrado It is a vast tropical, and dry savanna ecoregion located in Brazil Mauritia flexuosa The Mauritia flexuosa are a type of palm tree native to Cerrado. Rhea americana The Rhea americana is a flightless bird, resembling an ostrich, found only in Cerrado.…
I find the tenacity of the people I met in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to be particularly inspiring. I traveled to Honduras the summer prior to my ninth grade year with some members of my church and my family. I had virtually no idea what to expect. When we landed, I was shocked at how modern everything seemed. It’s hard to visualize countries like Honduras as being modern, but at first look Tegucigalpa certainly appeared to be ̶ our very first stop was actually a Kentucky Fried Chicken of all places.…
Every year the 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico is celebrated Dia de Muertos, a tradition that honors the life and memory of the those who had died and a great experience for those who wish to know more and involve themselves in a traditional Mexican celebration. In a touristic place as it is Mexico City there are many things a tourist can see and experience if he or she is in there at the time. People can go to the city’s downtown where many altars filled with food, cigars, alcohol, candies, etc (also known as Ofrendas.) are displayed in the esplanade. Many plays, expositions and concerts are performed in there as well as in many other touristic parts of the city and most of them are either free or low cost so anyone can enjoy them.…