Santo Domingo

As conqueror of the Aztec Empire in Mexico, explorer of Guatemala and Honduras, and leader of the first expeditions to California, Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés contributed significantly to the establishment of European domination in America. More particularly we see his contribution to Spanish prominence in both Central and South America. His conquests helped shape the origins and history of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Spaniards initially occupied the New World in order to…

gentlemen who contributed their money for the enterprise. With that money it was possible for Mr. Hawkins to sail to the coast of Guinea, were he gathered negroes who were turned into slaves later on and sold them to the Spaniards in Hispaniola and Santo Domingo. He was able to do this with bribery, deception, treachery, and mostly force. In return he received pearls, sugar and ginger for selling the slaves and…

viewpoint of Yasmin, a female Dominican immigrant who came to the States in search for a better life. Unfortunately, their journey as an immigrant are not as tranquil as they had hoped for. In the story of “Invierno”, Yunior recalls moving from Santo Domingo as a child to live with his father, who has been working in New Jersey for 5 years. It is in the middle of a cold winter and which somehow resonates with Yunior’s “Papi”. Yunior and Rafa were not allowed to leave the house as their father…

introduced to the readers as a disease that devastated many lives. The author also describes the conditions leading up to the yellow fever epidemic. The conditions were horrible, and the smells were even worse. Murphy states, “The sloop Amelia from Santo Domingo had anchored with a cargo of…

The Fountain of Youth Have you ever wanted to know about the legend of the Fountain of Youth? Do you think it’s real? Do you think it’s fake? What if it was real? Would you use it? Who started it? Well they say that Juan Ponce de Leon was the one who discovered about the Fountain of Youth. They say that the Fountain of Youth is a magical fountain that it’s water has power to reverse ageing. So there for you wouldn’t die of old age. Who made up the legend of the Fountain of Youth? Well…

Neha Patel AMST 135: Section 10322 Professor Alicia Chavez Essay 1 November 14, 2017 The Role of Gender Norms, Sexuality, and Diaspora within Dominican Culture Through The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Junot Diaz explores the presence of various conflicts between personal and community identity within the culture of the Dominican Republic. Within the book, these conflicts are presented through the experiences and interactions of many characters who struggle with identifying their beliefs…

more ways to make foreign policy better but was not successful. Taft created a program that worked towards seeking commercial advantages in Central America. There was some bad tension from Roosevelt’s previous military interventions in Panama and Santo Domingo. Taft did nothing to help resolve this conflict and made no change overall. There were many problems the United States and nations to the South, which led to a Pan-American Conference. The goal of the conference was to find ways to limit…

knowledge that his father is having an affair with a mistress. In addition, I find it might be noteworthy to readers that Diaz intersperses Spanish words throughout Yunior’s narration, to remind the reader of his heritage and immigration from Santo Domingo. From the beginning, it is apparent that Yunior’s father is a controlling, patriarchal type character. When the whole family was set and ready to depart for a fiesta, they had to wait for the father, who arrived at the last minute. Yunior was…

Landing in Santo Domingo, Marines fought besides William Eaton and First Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon against the Barbary pirates along the “Shore of Tripoli.” United States Marine Corps History Division illustrates “Marines took part in numerous naval operations during…

will be hung throughout the city, on buses, at bus stops, as well as in schools at all levels in the region. The virtual world will be the 6th Internet cafe in the city. The most popular of these cafes is called "Cyber Planet" and is located in Santo Domingo. It is the most visited by young people, residents and tourists cafe because it has the best reviews in town. However, you can find many shortcomings such as adverse opening hours, the sometimes poor internet that is not a suitable number of…