Latin Rite

Michelle Magie Professor Leahey US History September 25, 2017 1492- Christopher Columbus first voyage Christopher Columbus first voyage began on August 3, 1492. He was given three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the flagship Santa Maria. He convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain to support him. I believe this is an important date to put in the timeline because it was the start of Christopher Columbus in finding the Americas. Christopher Columbus is thought to be the man who…

The Texas insurrection began long before those first shots in the town of Gonzales on October 2, 1835. While this small skirmish is considered the first battle of Texas’ War of Independence the roots and tensions behind it were deep seeded. Of the multiplicity of factors the led to the revolution it is important to look closely at not only the vast cultural differences between the settlers and their Mexican counterparts, but also at their political differences, the physical location of Texas,…

In 3,600 seconds, or 60 minutes, life in America changed, for both Indians and European settlers. In that one hour, the relationship between natives and the Europeans would never be the same. This event, known as the Massacre at Mystic, occurring May 26, 1637 forever condemned Indians and Europeans to centuries of suspicion, mistrust, and consequent pain and death. Up until that point, the Indians and the Europeans tried to work together. They traded, taught each other, and avoided conflict.…

On May 30th, 1498, Columbus left Sanlúcar, Spain with six ships for his third voyage to the New World. He was accompanied by Bartolomé de Las Casas. Columbus first sailed to the Portuguese island of Porto Santo and spent some time in Madeira with the Portuguese captain João Conçalves da Camara. He arrived at Gomera in the Canary Islands on June 19th. Columbus first sailed to the Cape Verde Islands, where he unsuccessfully tried to obtain cattle. He sailed south west from Cape Verde on July 4th…

The three major European super powers (Spain, England, and France) had similarities in their motives to navigate the Atlantic Ocean; essentially they differed in their methods of utilizing the New World, and their impact on the indigenous people of the Americas. The evident similarities of Spain, England, and France were their initial pursuits to find the trade route to India and make wealth off of it. The super powers fluctuated in their means of utilizing the New world when they had to make…

The Conquistadors are Spanish men that explored who find the new world but most importantly South America. Who was Francisco Pizzaro? He was a Spanish Conquistador who was born around 1474 in Trujillo, Spain. In 1528 Pizzaro was welcomed by the Inca’s leader Wayna Capac but in the Inca’s trusted leader died of small pox. Pizzaro went back to Panama overjoyed and while he was there him and his partners planned for their next conquest. 1529 when he went back to Spain the queen gave them a license…

Before 1750, Native Americans were being discovered, by Columbus in 1492, the new world and founded the European colonies along with French first in the north and along the Mississippi, and the British along the east coast. In turn the Native Americans’ lives changed. The understanding about economically, French responded by agreement. In terms of economy culturally befriended them and the point of religion, the Spanish responded harshly in terms of economy and culture in their search for gold…

Cabeza de Vaca’s Survival In the spring of 1527, young spanish conquistadors set off the coast of Seville to colonize the New World. Little did Captain Narvaez know, this expedition was to take a horrible turn for the worst. When they made accidental landfall near Tampa Bay, Narvaez ordered three hundred men to leave the ship. (BE) Narvaez and his crew, including thirty-seven year old de Vaca, soon found themselves struggling to survive. And somewhere near the Mississippi River, Cabeza…

Europe. During his stay in Washington, D.C., he learn English becoming fluent, and also learned diplomatic issues that were spoken on the dinning table with his father. He also learned the differences and seminaries of cultures while traveling through Latin America; these countries include Chile, Argentina, Panamá, and México. During Fuentes adolescent life he was interested in pursuing a career in writing, but his parents wanted him to pursue a legal profession. To satisfy his parents he…

Culture: How Far Does It Go? The most important aspect of the Latin American culture has everything to do with honor. Women have the biggest responsibility when it comes to honor. Losing your honor might undoubtedly portray as the worst deed in this culture. In Chronicle of a Death Foretold, the author Gabriel Marquez, demonstrates the horrifying actions taken when losing one’s honor. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the events that occurred in the novel and compare them to the same…