Santo Domingo

Revolutions have, in history, proven themselves to be an effective sacrifice against many unjust societal and governmental practices, the final attempt of the oppressed to change things for the better. The America, Latin America, French, and Haitian revolutions were no exception. Although all four revolutions were fought differently, and for their own unique, individual reasons, they all are excellent examples of uprisings in history that challenged traditional ways and succeeded. The American…

the Mexican Revolution, many professionals studying in their fields were allowed to trace the roots of the various cultures of Mexico, including the Indian culture. This Indian culture of Mexico remains well hidden except in the tiny village of Santo Domingo Hueyapan, Morelos, Mexico or just simply called Hueyapan. Through studying of various cultures, one controversial question concerning the Indian heritage still exists: Is it wrong to encourage Indians to be proud of their culture? To help…

Everyone needs a role model to look up to in their lives. Young men, especially, need a good man to admire and try to be like. Sometimes we have dads or uncles or grandfathers who are good, but other times we have to look outside our families. Even boys with good fathers, sometimes prefer to look to famous people. Sports heros and actors are popular choices. Two sportsmen who are worthy of being called role models, and maybe even heroes, for their work outside of baseball are Sammy Sosa and…

America took place. Christopher Columbus’s voyages, Spain was the first European rule to settle and colonize the area, from North America and the Caribbean to the southern tip of South America. Spanish cities were established as early as 1496 with Santo Domingo in today’s Dominican Republic. Due to the colonisation of South America the Columbian exchange was in action. The Columbian exchange was an extensive trade, which included animals, plants, human population and technology. These trades…

Sanctions imposed by the U.S. against Trujillo in sugar and oil (U.S. DoS) were the first major signs of opposition towards Trujillo, at the same time, papal investigations against the archbishop of santo domingo, spearheaded by the newly elected Pope John XXIII began to reveal the ecclesiastical corruption within the nation. This lead to a continually distancing stance from the church, mainly in little actions. One of the first blatantly anti-Trujillo…

support. On August fourth he gave directives to Major Gerardo Castellanos, who was the first officer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party and who was about to depart from Cuba. On the eleventh of September Jose joined with Maximo Gomez at La Reforma, in Santo Domingo. He summoned Maximo to join the crusade for Cuban independence. In November Jose Marti visited Tampa and Key West. There was a scheme to poison him there but fortunately it failed…

The goals of the cruel and greedy Spanish conquistadors were to conquer as much land and obtain as much money as possible. The first Spanish settlement in north America was Santo Domingo, captured by Diego Columbus in 1496. Afterwards in 1513, Vasco Núñez de Balboa founded Santa María la Antigua de Darián. Balboa’s discovery sped up the Spanish expansion of the West. The Spanish then took control of the Caribbean Islands after…

example my mom told me that the first time I was on the plane I was having way too much fun with the turbulence, that while everyone was scared of the really heavy I was laughing and thinking about it as a roller coaster. I went every year to Santo Domingo by small charter planes that my family would rent out. Also for the first few years of my life, it think it stopped when I was around 8, I went to my grandmothers on my father’s side house in Florida to Disneyland and the other parks in…

Terms: Patronage – the ability to give an office or position to another; many Jeffersonian wanted positions to be transferred to them from the previous president’s cabinet, which Jefferson refused to do, despite differences in political party judicial review – established by Marshall in Marbury v. Madison, it is the belief that the Supreme Court has the right to judge the constitutionality of a situation, not any other branch. Impressment – the forceful enlistment of a person for service as a…

William Cohen, “Jefferson and the Problem of Slavery,” Journal of American History 56, no 3 (1969): 503-526 Thomas Jefferson is one of the pioneers who laid the foundation for what is now The United States of America. Jefferson is also reflected to be one of the most controversial because of his juxtaposing political posture of race and slave compared to his personal beliefs on this same matter. He, along with other “Founding Fathers,” owned slaves but also believed that all men were created and…