On 1-12-2016 at about 1715 hrs I was dispatched to a theft report, which occurred at the Seasons on Lea Hill 12722 SE 312TH ST, Auburn/King/Wa. Upon arrival I contacted the victim, Armando Chavez at his apartment 6A. Armando stated that several days ago, no precise date, he went to his bank to deposit money into his account. Armando stated he banked at Alaska USA. Armando was advised by a teller that he had a negative money in his account and it looked as if someone had attempted to deposit money from his account.…
Which explorer had the greatest impact? Juan Ponce de Leon because he accompanied Christopher Columbus on his 1493 voyage Ponce de León was a member of this expedition, one of 200 "gentleman volunteers. " They took the second voyage to America He and his family settled on an island in the Caribbean named Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). De Leon A decade later, he was serving as governor of the eastern province of Hispaniola when he decided to explore a nearby island, which became Puerto Rico.…
Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez is an undocumented immigrant who has been deported from the United States five times. In the summer of 2016 Mr. Sanchez shot and killed thirty-two year old Kathryn Steinle who was walking on Pier 14 in San Francisco with her father. In early September her parents filed a claim against the city of San Francisco and its federal officials. Months before in March, San Francisco sheriff Ross Mirkarmi informed jail staff that they would no longer disclose information about illegal immigrants to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Mr. Sanchez had been released from jail in April even though the ICE had planned to take him into custody to deport him.…
Ponce de Leon; Understanding the New World After the Exploration of the new world there were many figures that helped the Spaniards understand the new territory like the influential Ponce de Leon. As a young boy born into a noble family de Leon became a page and quickly thrived and grew into a strong soldier. Ponce de Leon joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to help found and develop connections with the Indians to be able to start colonizing for Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon lived with the natives in their culture, and learned how to speak their language to be gain information about the reasources provided by the land. Ponce de Leon was an influential explorer who helped the Spanish understand…
Pedro de Alvarado was a hispanic soldier, conqueror, and conquistador. He was born in Bandajoz, Spain, around 1485. He had blond hair, blue eyes, and light skin, which was rare for his Hispanic heritage. The native people nicknamed him "tonatiuh" which means the god of the sun, because of his rare appearance . He married two different woman in his lifetime.…
Ricardo Rodriguez was born in Ojuelos, Guanajuato. In his late thirties , Ricardo had moved to Laredo in 1883 and later migrated to San Antonio,Texas that same year. While living in San Antonio he worked for the city, cleaning the streets and the river. He was known for having little to no education, Rodriguez was unable to read or write nor English or Spanish. He was able to speak his native language, he was described with dark eyes,straight black hair and some high cheekbones.…
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.…
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.…
Trying to evaluate the life and motivations of Pancho Villa in a few pages is like trying to corral a tornado. His legacy begun with him being a bandit. First he moved to Chihuahua,but swiftly returned after his sister was raped by a local hacienda owner. After tracking down the owner,Agustin Negrete,Villa shot him and stole a horse before fleeing to Sierra Madre mountains. Roaming the hills as a bandit,Villa’s outlook changed following a meeting with Abraham Gonzalez.…
Trailblazers: The Success of the Spanish Colonies The fate of global civilization was radically changed when Christopher Columbus embarked for the New World in 1492, launching the leading European powers into a race for colonization and exploration. During this time, each country achieved varying degrees of success by employing different tactics to best conquer the uncharted territory of the Americas; for example, the French exploited the trade of beaver pelts to obtain territory and economic success (Kennedy & Cohen 99). Many of these European colonies grew into flourishing cities and centers of culture and newfound traditions. However, especially in the case of the Spanish conquest, each colony faced adversity when interacting with the indigenous…
The Spanish Conquistadors in the exchanges with the people of the South America’s changed global history with the introduction of so many diseases, contributing to the losses of entire communities and…
Texas is a vastly populated state in the United State and many types of culture, race, and religion grow within the state. There has been many important events and fascinating history that has occurred on the Texas soil. Many great Americans had contributed in establishing a tremendous state while making history. Therefore, while there are numerous amount of significant heroes and contributors, José Antonio Navarro had demonstrated an achievement for the state of Texas, which constructed the culture and view of the state of Texas differently for the future generation. José Antonio Navarro was born in Bexar, which soon became San Antonio, on February 27, 1795.…
American trade union leader, born March 31, 1927 near Yuma (Arizona) and died on April 23, 1993 in St. Louis (Arizona). Cesar Chavez was the founder of the unit of agricultural workers, who, since 1964, brought together migrant laborers, most of them Hispanic, to fight for the improvement of their working conditions. Cesar Chavez belonged to a family of Mexican immigrants employed in agricultural work. His childhood was stage a succession of fields of work between California and Arizona, which began working from a child. He shortly attended school, who left before the end of compulsory education.…
In The cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe vengeance is served viciously. Two Friends, Montresor and Fortunato destiny is determined in two ways only, revenge and murder. In the story Poe uses a feeling of betrayal to build a mysterious and seductive character before ascending to his remarkable strategy to a state of suspense. In fact, throughout the story, the reader slowly realizes that Montresor is an unreliable narrator; that whatever insult Montresor believes Fortunato committed is probably imagined or exaggerated. It's certain that Fortunato has no idea of Montresor's anger, and this makes the story even more tragic and frightening.…
The Spanish exploration of America brought many new foods, types of plants, and forms of wealth to the European world. The wealth brought to Spain from the Americas came at a cost that was paid for by the enslavement and the sufferings of Native Americans and eventually the Africans. The Spanish colonization from 1492 to 1700 was motivated by religious conversion of all peoples in America and the desire for wealth and profit that had a significant impact on the lives of Native Americans and Africans. First, colonization by the Spanish was motivated by religious conversion. Columbus first “discovered” America in 1492.…