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for eliminating the amazing empire of the Aztecs. Cortés after brutally murdering the Aztecs, he claimed their native land, Mexico, for Spain. Although can Cortés be considered a hero and a villain, but can he be both? Hernando Cortés was born in Medellín, Spain in 1485. He was born in a wealthy family, but his family wasn’t as wealthy. He attended the University of Salamanca, but he wasn’t as happy with school. He was inspired by Christopher Columbus to explore. So he moved to Hispaniola.…

Cocaine: A Free Trade Commodity According to Rachman, over the last thirty years the world has embraced globalization. Merriam Webster dictionary defines globalization as “the development of an increasingly integrated global economy marked especially by free trade, free flow of capital, and the tapping of cheaper foreign labor markets”. However, globalization has many benefits unassociated with trade and economics, such as advancing the use of the Internet and promoting of education and…

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…

would grow coca so that they could then buy other materials for their farm and eventually grow a slightly less contested crop (Livingstone H8). [Insert fact] [Insert fact] In the 1970's when Colombia's trade was growing, the biggest cartel was the Medellin Brothers ( Livingstone H4). During this time, the trade was under the supervision of Pablo Escobar, a brutal and ruthless drug lord (H4). The Mendellin Brothers were so ruthless that they would train assassins called Sicarios. These assassins…

Hernan Cortes was born on December 2, 1485 in Medellin, Castile, Spain. His family was an upper class family, although his parents weren't wealthy. He was born of Spanish nobility. His parents' names were Martin Cortes and Catalina Pizarro Altamira no. At the age of fourteen Cortes`s parents sent to study law at the University of Salamanca. He wasn't happy at school, too restless to follow the rules. He did learn a little Latin, and became good at writing. After two years (failing his course),…

My first love story is different from everyone else's love story. It is a tragic love story, so tragic that it turns the most ungrateful people into grateful ones for having the chance to live a happy first love relationship no matter how long it lasted or how bad and cruel it ended. February 28, 2014 I went to dinner with my friends and they asked the 8th grade girls out to grab something to eat. At this dinner I met probably the weirdest girl I've ever met before. She was just crazy, talking…

Fall of Aztec Empire For many years now, historians have pondered upon the many reasons for the fall of the Aztec Empire. There have been many factors that played into the fall of the Empire, such as the diseases plaguing the population, the Spaniard’s technological advantages, religious rivalries, alliances, and the list goes on. But to focus on two of the major contributors, this essay will focus on the effects of European diseases on Mexico, and the impact alliances between the Spaniards…

divided into regions. Major cities that is apart of South America: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Santiago, Chile, Brasilia, Brazil, Lima, Peru, Bogota, Colombia, Caracas, Venezuela, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and Medellin, Colombia. South Americans is Roman Catholic and North Americans is Christian and Judaism is the second most-identified religious affiliation. Clothing styles vary by social status, region, occupation and climate. Jeans, sneakers, baseball…

people, animal, objects and other elements of the natural world. Two paintings that will be compared and contrasted to show how this artist’s paintings have changed over the years are “Picnic en las Montañas” and “Picnic”. Fernando Botero was born in Medellin, Colombia, on April 19, 1932. He was the second…

Blanco, who was a powerful drug trafficker and murderer. Anyone who crossed paths with her or did her wrong in any way, would pay with their blood. Blanco’s criminal career started at a very young age, she was born to a physically, abusive mother in Medellin, Colombia, which then lead to, “her as a pickpocket,” (Ovalle, 2012). Blanco became notorious in the 1970s and ‘80s, when she shipped tons of cocaine from Colombia to Miami (Romo, 2012). She was believed to have shipped thousands of pounds…