Conquistador

1) It was the morning of Wednesday, November 5, 1975. To us, the seven men working in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, it was an ordinary workday. The group saw a strange light off in the distance thinking it was a forest fire. Travis got out of Mike’s Truck and basically got abducted by aliens. Mike and the rest of the crew drove off. Travis had been missing for about eight days before they found him at a nearby gas station with a payphone. He didn’t like to be touched nor did he really…

land bridge that once connected Siberia to Alaska discovered America first. The Spanish expanded throughout the Caribbean, Mesoamerica and the Andes in the fifty years after Christopher Columbus first landed in the Americas. Hernán Cortés and his conquistadors arrived to over Aztec Empire. His army had firearms, horses and carried diseases that the native people were not immune to. Once they conquered The Aztecs built Mexico City, which was built on top of Tenochtitlan, The Aztecs original city.…

The United States Multilingualism Have you ever thought in the United States the most frequent language spoken isn’t English? Well now on days the United States is form from many people around the country which everyone brings something when they migrate to the U.S. As children we are taught English that’s the teacher goal for every student to learn English. But in my situation I was taught Spanish throughout the school until I got 2nd grade that’s when they started teaching me English. As…

Ranked fifth in worldwide production amongst other fruit crops and often considered the “king of fruits”, the mango is well known for its delicious, succulent taste and many nutritional qualities. It is classified within the genus Mangifera belonging to the Anacardiaceae family which includes the cashew, pistachio, and other edible fruits. The Mangifera species can be found in abundance in the islands of Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, Indochina, and the Philippines (Litz 2009). In particular,…

1492, settlers started gradually pouring into this ‘New World’. Colonization first started in lower parts of North America like the modern-day Bahamas and Mexico where indigenous empires like the Aztecs were overthrown by Spanish and Portuguese Conquistadors. Soon, other European nations like France and the United Kingdom began colonizing to the north of Spanish territory. This was the age of exploration. In short, the United Kingdom began colonizing a majority of the Western World until the…

During the 16th century and the early half of the 17th century the Spanish had the majority claim on North America due to previous explorations; however, by the late 17th century three of the four major powers challenged Spain’s control and had taken hostile action to establish their power in North America. Between 1650 and 1750, a pattern emerged showing that the countries of Europe wanted to claim the Americas, all of their land and resources, as their own for their economy and for power over…

Chocolate Chocolate is the snack that everyone enjoys but why those who are lactose intolerant can’t enjoy it as well? What does chocolate really contain? Does it have some ingredient that we should worry about? Why can’t a dog digest chocolate? Is there a way for someone who is lactose intolerant to digest milk chocolate without having any negative effects? It is said that chocolate comes from a cocoa bean but how is it transformed into a delicious chocolate bar? Many civilians love to devour…

Once again referencing the well-known conquistador, Hernan Cortes, he had been sent by Spain in hope of advancing Spain’s position within North America. “… Hernan Cortes, conqueror of Mexico” (Wright, 1970).3 At this time control of land was a big part of where power came from. This is why conquests…

Throughout the religious history of the world there have been many instances in which religion and religious beliefs have been used as an excuse to perpetrate crimes against others. These crimes can be seen in many different religions, such as Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Islam and their use of Jihad, or “holy war”, is used as a way to rationalize the killing of individuals that are considered to be infidels. Like Islam, Hinduism, uses their religious teachings as a way to oppress those of…

As colonization in the New World broke out, many Spanish and English settlers wanted in. These explorers both had the intention of exploring and expanding their colonies, but with different reason. From different viewpoints, you can clearly see differences with the economic structures, government, and religion motivation that these colonies have. With the English explorers and settlers, they were looking forward to settling throughout the east coast with the Parliament to allow local governments…