Monterey

Santander[Roell]. His parents were Bernardo and María Galván De León. They immigrated from Burgos, Spain. The family was educated and were taught in Paris and had a lot of money.Martin's father asked him if we wanted to complete his education in Monterey and Europe.Martin denied. Martin's first job was as a muleteer which is a person who train mules or move supplies. De Leon also worked for the mine under Real de San Nicolás as a supplier. Martin joined the Spain army in 1790. His job was to…

never did get married he was just an old lonely soul who loves to sit in his chair in his stuffy old house and tell stories about his life as a texas ranger in the battles of salado creek, hondo river, mier, black bean incident/mexican american war, monterey, comanche wars, and the american civil war. The black bean incident was where the texians would line up and eventually find a little table with a medium sized cloth bag filled with beans, for every 10, black beans there was 1 white bean, if…

One of the plans that Mack and the boys come up with is to through a party for Doc. To get the money necessary for the party they go and capture frogs. They return to Monterey and attempt to convince Lee Chong that by taking the frogs he in a sense would be making a profit by selling the frogs to Doc. Unfortunately the “the poison of greed was already creeping into the innocent and laudable merchandising agreement” (Steinbeck…

John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. He was the second of four children. He had three sisters named Mary, Esther, and Elizabeth. Named after his father, John Steinbeck, who was the treasurer of Monterey County, and his mother, Olive Hamilton…

A motivational speaker, community activist, and caring father: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. still remains as one of the most influential people to come around during the mid 1950s and 60s. The removal of segregation amongst blacks and whites was empowering. He has inspired millions across the nation and as well as the world for civil rights. Martin was originally born as Michael on January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Both his grandfather and father were minsters at an African-American…

bungalow styling and even backyard pergolas. ICI Homes’ plans make the most of living in the Sunshine State, with outdoor kitchens, patios and balconies. Our 55 Series homes feature seven choices, from the 1,789-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath Monterey, to the 2,912-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath Santa…

The Oakland firestorm of 1991 and it’s aftermath On October 19th, 1991 a grass fire started near 7151 Buckingham Blvd, Oakland Ca. The fire department came quickly and extinguished it, or so they had thought. A day later, on October 20th, it reignited a short walk away near 7185 Marlborough Terrace and quickly spread. The high winds and dry climate allowed it to spread quickly with some winds exceeding 100 km/h. This fire destroyed over 3,000 buildings. It led to stricter housing regulations, a…

The phrase “manifest destiny” is the belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory. The word manifest means obvious so the destiny was manifest or obvious. Americans assumed the United States would expand to the Pacific Ocean. Thomas Jefferson was president at the time and he dreamed of expanding the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean. People had many reasons for wanting to move to the west. For example, people had personal economic…

Most knew him by the name of John Steinbeck, successful writer. Although his full name was Christened John Ernst Steinbeck III. He was not like most of us to begin with. Born in the master bedroom of his parent’s home on the afternoon of February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. His parents were actually very disappointed in their third child being that they had already had two girls before Steinbeck III. They disliked his features. Although, they were told he’d become a businessman with the…

Before reading The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area by Malcolm Margolin, I never knew about the Ohlone. I did not even know much about Native Americans. While reading the book, I feel like I was watching a movie. The author describes the Ohlone as if he was there. I could picture an Ohlone man inside a sweathouse, a group of women grinding acorns, a dancing shaman treating the sick, a boy trying to catch a rabbit, or a chief welcoming the traders. This is the most…