Conquistador

relationship with her, rarely mentions her in his account. In fact in his essay “Sons of La Malinche,” Octavio Paz writes on La Malinche and how she was quickly cast aside after the conquest, “It is true that she gave herself voluntarily to the conquistador, but he forgot her as soon as her usefulness was over”…

Leif Erikson Leif Erikson was born in Iceland late in the 10th century, grew up in Greenland and he’s a famous explorer. He is the first European to land on the Americas. He led a crew of 35 men on a journey to America at around the year 1000. Historically important due to the fact that it was he who got to the Americas first, he discovered it. Bartolomeu Dias Bartolomeu Dias, a portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488 opening the way for a sea route from…

The anthropologist Jared Diamond uses the theory of geographic determinism to answer why some societies are more materially successful than others, in his book. According to him geographical causes are mainly responsible for societal development and responsible for different human civilizations developed in different ways. He provides evidence and reasoning that geography, immunity to germs, food production, the domestication of animals, and use of steel are main drivers for societal success.…

Defoe’s piece A New Voyage Round the World (1725) is similar to the travel writing of William Dampier who had used this same title (1697). It is needed to have a broad definition of the novel to explain the variety existing during the early decades of the 18th century. At that time ‘novel’ primarily referred to short stories dealing with romance and intrigue. Nevertheless this classification does not suit the text of Defoe. It appears as a travelogue and disobediently traces the set rules…

The fateful day that I decided to keep my anxiety in check began my quest to find the holy grail of knowledge. On my journey, dozens of friends told me that I just needed to take a “break.” They bragged that they grasp this amazing power that allows them to easily shut their teary eyes, calm their beating hearts, and rest their weary heads at night until they felt renew in the morning. As I progress down my quest, I realize that the easiest actions in the world are sometimes the most difficult.…

In The Disappearing Mestizo, the central question that Joanne Rappaport proposes is "when and how is someone a mestizo" (p, 4). In this analysis, I will explain about how she examines mestizaje as a negotiable category that is constructed based on the relations between class, social networking, and permeability of the gender. In terms of mestizaje, the concept makes reference to the racial mixture from a European and indigenous individuals. However, in her investigation Rappaport,…

The Bible and the 500 Years of Conquest, written by Elsa Tamez, articulates the varying treatments of the Bible in the past centuries. The five treatments include use of the Bible for conquest, rejection of the Bible, the "popular" reading of the bible and Indigenous hermeneutics. In this first treatment, the Biblical narrative from Exodus is used to justify the conquest and genocide of non-Christians throughout history. Stating that just as the Israelites took the land of Canaan, so should the…

refers to the economic woes the political system continues to mismanage. Politicians that simply run for office to help themselves, while screwing the Mexican over time and time again. It is a behavior that has been in place since the Spanish conquistadors took over, by introducing new policies that benefited the white European while physically, morally, economically, and culturally destroying all social progress for the indigenous Mexican. Mexico has always been rich in natural resources,…

The weather was pleasant and warm, not excessively hot to the point where it would be uncomfortable sleeping. The birds tweeting almost as if they were singing outside and the children’s laughter made the day perfect. It all sounded so perfect and oh so soothing. Just as I was home laying on the ground about to nap, I heard a call from the others. There was an enormous commotion commencing right outdoors and my slumber was disrupted by everyone’s running and uproar outside. I left the luxury and…

This too have opposing versions to how this event happened. The Spanish version of the incident claims the conquistadors intervened to prevent a ritual of human sacrifice in the Templo Mayor. The Aztec version says the Spaniards were enticed into action by the gold the Aztecs were wearing, prompting an Aztec rebellion against the orders of Montezuma. There are only…