Colombia

The majority of the population in Colombia are Roman Catholic individuals who mostly attend mass routinely. Catholic sacraments are performed by Priests in the churches. Christians also believe in the afterlife where people’s doings in life will direct them on their spiritual path after they die. People in more rural areas tend to have a mixed religion with a bit of an African/Spanish mixture and pray to a patron saint. About 15 percent of the population are Protestants. Many people were…

The independence movement in Venezuela, like in other countries in Latin America, was a tumultuous one. Even after the achieval of independence, Venezuela still struggled to maintain a successful government. Before the independence movements, loyalty to the Spanish rule was the common sentiment; a loyalty that would continue even during the Peninsular War. This caused many revolutionaries like Simon Bolivar to resort to wear the mask of Fernando VII in the juntas due to the lack of support…

Some may call him the Colombian Robin Hood. Others call him El zar de cocaina (The tzar of cocaine). Either way, Pablo Escobar was a wealthy drug lord who affected Colombia in both positive and negative ways. It is undeniable that Pablo for better or worse changed Colombia. It is up to the people to decide whether he is the Colombian Robin Hood or the world's greatest outlaw. Pablo knew what it was like to be poor, unable to buy something as necessary as shoes. This allowed him to be able…

The deportation of African’s to Colombia and their struggle to survive was a catalyst for communities to flourish and with it the social and cultural customs of it’s people. These were intermixed with the indigenous customs and social norms which subsequently evolved, providing new customs within the culture. The use of music to convey political messages is not new to our societies. Music provides inspiration and helps to strengthen the fight of the protesters. Colombia has seen it’s fair amount…

So, my person of choice is Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria. I chose him because he came from nothing in the slums of Colombia to become one of the most successful well-known politicians/narcos of his time and current times. He was one of those people that was able to turn dirty drug money into clean money by donating it to charities and to soccer teams in Colombia. When he first started he was just trafficking cigarettes but as his empire grew a few already successful narcos got him in the cocaine…

resistance movement and had an important role in the Spanish American fight for independence. Once he liberated Venezuela, Ecuador, Upper Peru (now Bolivia), Colombia, and Peru from Spanish rule, he was named El Libertador (The liberator). During 1820 and 1824, Bolivar continued to fight to end Spanish power in South America for complete. In 1821 Gran Colombia was under Bolivar’s leadership. Additionally in 1824, he became Dictator of Peru and in 1825, when Bolivia became an independent country,…

known for Him becoming involved in the resistance movement and then He played a key role in the spanish american fight for independence. He also freed people from slavery. In 1825 They called Him “The Liberator” . Bolivar died in december 17, 1830 in Colombia and is remembered and studied still to this day. When Napoleon named Joseph Bonaparte king of spain and its colonies was when bolivar joined the resistance movement. The resistance group which was based in carcas gained…

trafficking queen from Colombia who trafficked cocaine and killed her enemies and husbands for power and revenge. In order to better understand Blanco it is important to know more about her childhood and find out what led her to her massive killings and life of crime. Throughout my paper I will be explaining why Griselda Blanco's crime history is a great example of both social process and social conflict theory. To start off, Griselda Blanco was born on February 15, 1943 in Cartagena, Colombia.…

When Cesar Gaviria was elected in 1990, he made it his personal mission to take down Escobar. Colonel Hugo Martinez of the La Policia Nacional de Colombia (PNC) was leading the fight to take him down. On the same day that Galan was murdered, the PNC colonel Waldemar Franklin. Once when Pablo’s wife and kids were driving down the road, they went through a road block. They were taken into custody for…

Chronicle of a Death Foretold was originally written in Spanish by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The text was published in 1981 in Aracataca, Colombia. The novel was controversial for its time for it involved many topics such as male dominance and a murder. Since the novel became popular in Spanish-speaking countries, especially Colombia, the text has been translated to many languages. It was translated into English by Gregory Rabassa. Chronicle of a Death Foretold is a drama that contains Magical…