Rio Grande

just started going swimming, and we made sand castles that everyone loved. After a while we realized that we have to go home in the morning so we decide to have our fancy dinner that we've always dreamed of at our favorite restraunt. Its called Rio Grande. We really liked there food. After dinner we went to the hotel and got ready for the next…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of Spanish Colonial Missions in Texas in order to gain a better understanding of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz. Spanish Colonial missions in Texas have a rich archaeological and ethnohistorical record that provide insight to daily lives of missions as well as the long-term processes of the Spanish government on the North American continent. The Spanish government funded mission projects in order to spread Catholicism as well as adopt the…

Before taking over the presidency, Lyndon B. Johnson was a well-established Texan politician and longtime Senate leader. In 1961, Johnson became Vice President to John F. Kennedy and succeeded him after he was assassinated. He then ran for a full term in the 1964 election, and won against Barry Goldwater. Johnson was a man with humble origins, but through his determination and intelligence he gained wealth and political influence. Johnson is one of the most underrated presidents because of his…

The Mexican-American War is a forgotten war that was fought over questionable motives and has greatly affected our nation. Annexation, Greed, and Manifest Destiny One cause of the M-A war was America’s admittance of Texas into the Union. Mexico was still bitter over their loss of Texas in 1836, so much that they did not recognize it as the sovereign nation it was. This is one of the reasons caused America to refrain from admitting the nation despite Texan support. Another was that Texas was a…

began to teach a development of Chicano and Black Literature. That is what steered him towards Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he began his research. In 1977, the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines allowed him to launch the, “Revista Rio Bravo.” He found the financial means and time in 1989 to explore in Mexico, writing anecdotes on his expedition. Presenting his short story,…

All throughout history people have walked hand in hand with war. War has been an ever present thorn in humankind since the very beginning (Hernadez, 2010). Some say that is a human necessity. While others say that war is a requirement. Even though war has always led to destruction, death, anguish, and human suffering, history over the ages has shown that where there is war, there are rewards to be gained (Hernadez, 2010). The most dramatic event in history of relations between Mexico and…

Quite recently, one of the presidential candidates, Donald Trump, declared that if elected president, he would construct a wall between Mexico and the United States. Considering that the border of the United States and Mexico is approximately 2,100 miles today, it seems like a waste of taxpayer dollars and time. Many consider it so and brush off Trump as a lunatic. However, while the concept appears insane now, imagine if America had not secured a victory in the Mexican-American War. A war that…

One nation divided; this is exactly what the United States of America was like in the early eighteen hundreds. The southern region of the United States seceded from the northern region forming a separate nation for a period of time. Each region had its very own distinct characteristics that separated the the two regions geographically, architecturally and culturally. They also differed in population, economy and transportation. There were many geographical differences between the North and the…

The most defining or important moments of Enrique’s Journey ‘’His mother never returns, and that decides Enrique’s Fate’’(5). The first quote I want to explain is the basis of this book. We know that Enrique’s mother, Lourdes has left her family to go to America. This fact is the most defining moment in this book. If Lourdes did not decide to leave Honduras, we would have no Enrique’s Journey. This quote is also important because it tells the reader that this journey to find his mother is his…

In the book, Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez, we are made aware that the book is indeed split up into different sections. The current section is section II which is entitled as Branches (Las Ramas) goes more in-depth about Gonzalez’s background and what made him the individual he is currently. In the chapter, Puerto Ricans: Citizens Yet Foreigners, the readers get a first-hand look on Gonzalez’s Puerto Rican background and about his family life. How his family migrated to the United States…