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Leadership Project: Benito Juarez One of the most important political figures of the 19th century Mexico, Benito Juarez played the pivotal role in fighting against the foreign occupation in Mexico. He served as the President of Mexico for five terms. He endured a tough childhood. Orphaned at the age of three, he was raised by guardians and spent most of his youth working in corn fields and as a shepherd. He later joined a seminary as a priest and obtained a degree in law. Soon after, he became…

represented certain cities around Guatemala. Spaniards colonized a better understanding of the Maya people using the Hieroglyphs. They were able to categorize the cities and discover which group belonged to what city. They were able to identify which city was at war with the other. Within time the Spainards ended up dominating control of the population. The Maya population was soon demolished as they had no protection against the Spaniards leaving them to abandon the city. Mayas…

conquistadors landed on the Mexican Coast in 1519, their exploration led them to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. During their travel to city, they encountered the Txlancans, a enemy to the Aztecs and made them allies. They will play a important in the siege of Tenichcihlan. With the use of diplomacy Cortex was able to convince the aztec leader Montezuma safe passage into the city with their allies. Upon viewing the mass wealth of the Aztec held such as- Gold,Silver, and Gems, enraged the…

Qutio Quito, also known as San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador, elevated 9000 feet above sea level stretching 25 miles long and 3 miles wide. This country is on the Guayllabamba river basin on eastern slopes of Pichincha, in the middle of the Avenue of Volcanoes. Most are dormant bringing a safe way to enjoy variety of wavy mesmerizing snow-capped mountains, and a half of million of the friendliest people you will meet in South America. Situated between Colombia and Peru on…

Topic: The Aztecs and their creation myths. /////////////////////////////////////////// Interest, Motivation, and Knowledge in the Topic: The Aztecs were one of the most powerful, advanced and popular civilizations in America; therefore, I think this is important because they have several different myths and ideas which we are able to learn and a different prospective of our lives. My motivation is to do a deep researching on those myths and ideas, focusing on the myths of their different gods…

belief in the role of human blood iinstaining the gods and the universe. The Aztecs (the most powerful culture in the region) collected and admired jad sculptures by the Olmec. When the Aztecs arrived to Teotihuacan it was abadoned, and they viewed the city as a sacred site where the gods had created the universe. They are who named its largest structure the Pyramid of the Sun; it was made of stone and brick with a height of 210 feet. One of the most fascinationg Mesoamerican civiliztion was the…

Griselda Blanco was her name and other’s new her by her nicknames like the “Black Widow,” “The Godmother,” and “Queen of Cocaine” was born in Cartagena, Columbia on February 15, 1943 but she grew up in Medellin, Columbia. It is said that she suspected of murdering over 200 people. And while hiding from the law for 10 years she was responsible for having cocaine transported from her hometown Columbia to New York, Miami, and also Southern California. But she couldn't run forever because she got…

It's always hot in Mexico, there are three days a year that it rains and the wind never blows . The day of April 7th 1935 was no different. A balmy 98 degrees and dry. Frida was already in her studio with the windows open hoping to get even the slightest breeze to cool her down. She had on a flowy dress to keep her from overheating and all of her hair piled on top of her head. With paint brushes sticking out of her bun coming from all directions, covered in greens and yellows, she was working…

Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Michael Rivera is a famous American reporter and talks show host personality (Smith 1). He was born in 1943 the Fourth of July in a health center situated in New York City. His father, Cruz Allen Rivera was a cab driver, a Spaniard, who hailed from Puerto Rica. Rivera`s mother was named Lillian, a Jew from Russia. Rivera`s parents migrated to the United States of America (USA) because of racial discrimination in their native land (Martinez 195). Rivera attended West…

Among the most important of his descendants may be mentioned Gutierre Gomez de Toledo, brother of the 3rd Lord of Valdecorneja, who along with his nephew Fernan Alvarez de Toledo, Count of Alba future were two great figures of Spanish politics of the XV century. Uncle represented the intelligence and skill, while the nephew could devote himself entirely to the military activity with the comfort of knowing that Don Gutierrez cared court in the interests of both, while his military exploits would…