La Mancha

other’s destruction.”17 Las Casas hoped to assimilate the natives into the ‘self’ as to “reject all nonrelative…

report and appeal for aid where he continues to express how limited he is in resources and how fruitful the enemy is in resources and still expecting more. They are trying to keep good spirits at the camp but it is getting difficult. In Jose Enrique De La Pena, “The Fall of the Alamo,” March 6, 1836 it was stated that many thought that Travis would surrender when supplies ran low but he did not.…

When the story of “Diana and Actaeon” is mentioned, one’s mind most commonly recalls the episode in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, in which Actaeon accidentally stumbles upon the goddess Diana naked in the woods during a hunting trip, and she metamorphoses him into a deer; therefore, his hunting dogs devour him (Ovid 55). “Diana and Actaeon” is a very well known episode from the Metamorphoses; it is where Ovid first delves into a discussion of whether the gods are just in their punishments towards…

The film opens up at the point where Santa Anna has gained victory in defeating the American/Texan Army at the Alamo. Sam Houston is then shown being told what occurred at the Alamo. From this point we see the film transitions into a flashback a year before the battle to introduces us to the important people of the battle and show us how it lead to it. We are shown that Sam Houston is at a party where he is talking to people about Texas and how they should immigrate to it. At the party Houston…

In 1808, Spain is taken over by Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon disposed of the existing monarchy and installed his brother, Joseph, as head of state. The resulting war against France and Britain lasted nearly to the Mexican Revolution as Napoleon’s government falls into disarray and the revolutionaries began to gain momentum. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a middle aged priest living in the parish of Dolores. Hidalgo was a Crillo by birth, and had a pro-Indian sentiment. He organized his…

have never been written at all, on the basis of the author’s sex. Her experience with same-sex relationships, her feminist ideals, and her will for learning contribute to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s defiant nature, which shines through her writings. To start, the experience and support that Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz had with…

Drug cartels play a huge role because they threaten people in power by threatening to kill the individual or their family or to further their agenda. Likewise, “La mordida” does not only apply to police officers, but it applies to politicians, army officials, and individuals in power. Much of these bribes are from drug cartels. In Stephen Morris scholarly article, “Corruption, Drug Trafficking, and Violence…

his senses out with the reading and soon believes himself to be a knight. He names himself Don Quixote de La Mancha, refurbishes some old armor, and picks up a lance and a sword. He names his barn horse Rocinante and swears his services to Dulcinea del Toboso, a farm girl who Don Quixote adores. He asks a neighboring peasant Sancho Panza to accompany him as a squire. Now Don Quixote de La Mancha rides away seeking knight-worthy adventures. After countless attacks on harmless citizens and objects…

Miguel de Cervantes Spanish author was famous for one of the greatest novel of the Spanish golden age Don Quixote de la Mancha. Many cultural advances in the society of Spain had taken place such as paintings, music, Architecture, and literature. Even though Spain was at a peak in its cultural age there were still many create social issues at the time. There was a very strong line of nobility woven into the fabric of society. This created a caste system; many people aspired to be more then…

life. A way to rejuvenate our souls, a quick passage to a world away from any problems we may have, yet most importantly it is a way to remind us that what is real, is in fact real. In Miguel de Cervantes’ novel ‘El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha’, the main protagonist Don Quijote has trouble separating what is real to what is only in his imagination. Throughout the novel, Don Quijote believes he is a knight and demands he bring justice back to the land. Through the use of old…