Granada

On what started as a normal day for a three-year-old, I had pulled out all of my Barbie dolls from the toy chest. Just as I was about to send Barbie on her next adventure, my dad ran into the house, shouting loudly, “Girls! We have to go now!” I don’t remember a lot about that day, but I do remember the pure panic on his face. My mom had fallen off of the ladder while hanging Christmas lights. She had several contusions and a completely shattered kneecap. She underwent emergency surgery to…

Simon Bolivar is the most successful Liberator in several Latin American countries. Through his military and diplomatic efforts, he organized revolutions against the Spanish empire and joined countries together into one resilient union. Bolivar’s goal was to create a union of states similar to the united states of America. Bolivar traveled to Britain for a diplomatic mission, to gain insight and aid in his fight back home. Leading his followers, he invaded Venezuela, resulting in the start of…

For two months, as I followed every conceivable lead, Caulder grew nastier, fuming constantly about my incompetence. “What the fuck have you been doing with your time?” he bellowed. “Do you have any idea the flack the department will take, that I will take, if it comes out we killed a guitar player while trying to dispatch an ambassador’s daughter? I’m not letting you jeopardize my reputation—or my retirement.” “It’s not my fault. You taught her every trick she knows.” “She switched sides, Mark.…

ESSAY Would you like to be reminded about ancient history and try to feel what it was like to be there? You should because a trip to Spain can expose you to the Roman Empires influence from over 700 years ago, Spain is also home of exciting museums and running of the bulls. The great “Roman empires ancient time encompassed territories in Europe, Africa, and Asia that lasted more than 1,400 years”. Also from the text it states that “Aqueduct in Segovia created sewer systems and aqueducts that…

Long ago, the Spanish traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to Latin America. The Spanish settlers colonized the native people and taught them Christianity. Three centuries later, about 1808, the Spanish settlers thought that the king's laws were unfair. The taxes were too high and King Ferdinand VII didn’t allow them to have free trade. Some of the Spanish settlers, Creoles, knew about the French and American Revolutions, so they decided to revolt against Spain. The Creoles fought for…

Formation of an Empire Through Power and Greed Joshua Atler 9/27/14 Modern World History Honors Mr. Hardy Ferdinand II was born in 1452 as the son of John II of Aragon. In 1468, he became the king of Sicily, an island near Italy. Before he became the king of Aragon, he married Isabella I in 1469. She was the future queen of Castile, and Ferdinand was the future king of Aragon. In 1474, Isabella inherited the throne of Castile. John II died in 1479, and Ferdinand II then rose to the throne…

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…

liberating of the Liberator. in these essay I’ll talk about : 1) where is she from and how was her childhood 2) and why she is know. 3) what happens after on her life and how she is remembered. Manuela Saenz born in December 27, 1797, in Quito New Granada, Ecuador—died Nov. 23 1856 Paita, Peru. she was the daughter of a military father. This is why she gets into the politician and militarization a Young age. on her early years she was sended to a catholic school and was raised by nuns but…

the Straits of Gibraltar from North Africa. From Spain, it spread across the Pyrenees until the Franks routed the Muslim armies at the Battle of Tours in 732. Islam would retain a presence in Spain, however, until the last Muslim stronghold at Granada was defeated in 1492. Despite the impermanence of the Muslims in Western Europe, it would have several significant effects on European civilization. It was during their…

A theme from Walk Two Moon is You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying overhead, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. In the book there are lots of themes and you can’t keep the birds of sadness from nesting in your hair is one of them. One of the quotes for the theme is, “ When she went downstairs to say goodnight to her father he was sitting in his favorite chair staring at the television, but the television wasn’t on. If she did not know her father better she would have…