Diego Velázquez

conquered the Incan empire in modern-day Peru. In 1506, for his participation in the conquest of Hispaniola and Cuba, Cortez was granted a large estate as well as some native slaves. Cortez first served as a soldier in an expedition of Cuba led by Diego Velázquez in 1511, but he ignored those orders and traveled to Mexico with about 500 men and 11 ships in 1519. He explored for Spain and found the Aztecs. He wanted to…

The Conquering of the Aztecs by Cortez The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was one of the most crucial event in history, and the desire to gain wealth transform Hernan Cortez into becoming a famous and influential figure in the 16th century. His intelligence and determination were manifested by the way he made decisions to prepare his army for unexpected attacks. In other words, it was easy for Cortez and his army to conquer the Aztec Empire because of advance weaponry and the advantage…

Columbus.” He also wanted to make fortune and fame like Christopher Columbus did. - Cortes had sailed for the New World in 1504. He arrived on the island of Hispaniola at the city of Santo Domingo. “In 1511, Cortes joined Diego Velazquez on an expedition to Cuba. When Velazquez conquered Cuba,…

just for his to design. With being greatly influence and interpreting other style, Christobal created a gown titled the Infanta gown. This gown was created in 1939 as evening wear and was greatly influence by a portrait that was painted by Diego Velázquez. Balenciaga had changed the style of the women’s silhouettes. By 1945 his couture clothing had square shoulders and fitted waistline. In that same year he had taken part in the Theatre de la Mode. This was a display of haute couture which…

that has existed since colonial times. 5 - Baracoa Baracoa, Cuba, located on Guantanamo Bay near the Eastern tip of the island, was discovered by Columbus on his first voyage and founded by the conquistador and first governor of the island, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. The city’s nickname is Ciudad Primada, or first city, and it lives up to that name, offering intrepid travelers the closest glimpse into the storied history of the island as can be had anywhere in Cuba. Seeing Beyond Havana GeoEx…

Ferdinand Magellan was born Sabrosa, Portugal in 1428. Searching for money and glory, Magellan’s brave and ambitious trip around the world gave the Europeans with far more than just spices. Although the trip west from Europe to the east via the Strait of Magellan had been discovered and mapped, the journey was way too long and dangerous to become a clever and hostile-free route to the Spice Islands. Still, European geographic knowledge was expanded mostly by Magellan’s explorations. He found not…

he conquered South America. He was born in megalin, Spain in 1485. Cortes was conceived into a wealthy noble Spanish family. He was plagued with illness as an adolescent, but was healthy after the age of 18. He first served as a soldier under Diego Velázquez in 1511, but he ignored orders and traveled to Mexico with 500 men in 1519. He had his eyes set on overthrowing the wealthy Aztec empire. Spain would never have been a powerful empire if it wasn't for Hernando Cortez risking his life to…

From an exceptionally young age, Salvador Dali understood that he was different from other people. An extremely shy young boy – insecure to a point – he went out of his way to draw attention to himself, and when the attention arose, he reveled in it. From his early years until his death, Dali at home when he pushed a friend off of a cliff, to his years in art school when he flung himself down a flight of stairs, to his obsession with thinking he remembered being in the womb and being birthed, to…

With a small but large country that currently holds over an estimated 11,000,000 people. You look at the small Caribbean island of Cuba as a very small defenseless country. We as Americans living in the biggest and most powerful country in the world must ask ourselves how things got to a point that Cuban and American relations got to the point that it currently is. Before we start asking questions, we must understand that in the early years of any new country there are dissections, and actions…

From an exceptionally young age, Salvador Dali understood that he was different from other people. An extremely shy young boy, he went out of his way to draw attention to himself, and when the attention arose, he reveled in it. From his early years at home when he pushed a friend off of a cliff, to his years in art school when he flung himself down a flight of stairs, to his obsession with thinking he remembered being in the womb and being birthed, to his determination in perfecting his own…