Latin Rite

Leon is one of the authors who gives great insight in the geographical sense, new species new names etc. However, he also gives a good explanation of the Incan culture and belief. While Diaz mentioned that one way of torturing Montezuma was by bringing him in front of the people who were being burned the same pattern repeats itself in the Incan empire. When Atahualpa was killed by the Spanish conquerors, the latter tried to avoid burning him in fear of causing more problems in the society: “And…

Although the conquistadors of both Bartolome de Las Casa and Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda reached the shores of Mexico in the early 1500’s, both had a varying impact on the Natives living there. It was this said treatment that led to multiple cases of mass executions by the Spanish which founded historical figures such as Las Casas and Sepúlveda that would later change the course of human interaction. Considering this, the arguments of Las Casas and Sepúlveda had both positive and negative impacts on…

Roanoke Voyages When an individual thinks about the Roanoke voyages, the one that usually comes to mind is the third voyage, more formally known as “The Lost Colony”. However, there were two other voyages that lead up to this particular voyage. All of the voyages of Roanoke were settlements on the Northern Coast of North American or present day North Carolina. In 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh convinced Queen Elizabeth I to provide funding to set sail and travel to the new world. The first voyage was…

Columbus day should not be celebrated as a holiday because Columbus tortured and killed many native Americans while on his voyage, he was not the first to find the land he discovered, and he never set foot in what is known today as the United States of America. Christopher Columbus is thought to be the founder of the U.S. and the first man to step foot on the land. He is also praised for the discoverment of the New World which consisted of him finding various Caribbean islands, the Gulf of…

the topic of the rule of a dictatorship, but in a couple of different ways. Despite the differences between Echeverria’s “The Slaughter House” and the movie adaptation of Julia Alvarrez’s novel, they both do a great job of depicting the reality of Latin America after colonial times and under the rule of tyrants. The theme of both works is most definitely the impact that a tyrannical rule of a dictatorship has on the people. However some noticeable differences between the two would have to be…

Multicultural and multiethnic society has been the cornerstone of the Brazilian people since early 20th century. Brazil is best known throughout the world for Carnival. The Friday to the Tuesday before the beginning of lent is when Carnival occurs. The celebration and festivities express during Carnival is a simple expression of Brazil’s rich history, diverse people and customs, systematic government, and political system that immerses itself in world affairs and events that add to the lure…

The Aztecs in what was Central America and now is called Mexico City. The Aztecs thought Cortes was sent by their God Quetzalcoatl who was important Aztec God. They believed the God was telling them the end of the world was near. For that reason, they provided human sacrifices to delay the end of the world. Cortez and the Spaniards stayed with the Aztec emperor. The Spaniards were looking to convert people to Catholicism and gold to steal. The longer they stayed with the Emperor, the more the…

Once the revolution for Spanish independence was over, the Church began to support independence. Bolivar was very respectful of the church because it was what kept all the Latin American states together and the Church supported Bolivar. However, if Simon Bolivar were to live during the Scientific Revolution age, I believe he would accept the scientific method to learn about the natural and social world as compared to accepting…

“Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.” That is the saying that a lot of people know because of Christopher Columbus going to explore America. If he hadn’t gone at that time, who knows how the world might have been different. One example I can think of is that Florida could have been French or of a completely different culture. Now, who is Christopher Columbus? He was an Italian explorer that went to America in 1492 in search for a new trade route. This essay will talk about his voyages to…

If a foreigner came to your land, claimed it as theirs, reaped it of all it’s resources, and killed off millions of your kind either directly, through wars and pillaging, or indirectly, through diseases and alien animals, would you be complacent at all with them being praised as a hero of their time? In this paper, reasons why Columbus’ discovery of the Americas did not make the world a better place will be explained. Native Americans were killed in the millions, alien plants and animals wiped…