Santo Domingo

world. He wanted to travel and see new lands like Christopher Columbus.” He also wanted to make fortune and fame like Christopher Columbus did. - Cortes had sailed for the New World in 1504. He arrived on the island of Hispaniola at the city of Santo Domingo. “In 1511, Cortes joined Diego Velazquez on an expedition to Cuba. When Velazquez conquered Cuba,…

Hispaniola due to the grim weather, he sensed that one of these severe storms was drawing breath, beginning to awaken with great power. In light of this, Columbus requested to dock at the ports on the south side of the island in a place called Santo Domingo. Unfortunately, his request to dock and seek shelter was denied by the island 's governor, Don Nicolas de Oravando. While being denied and having no way to dock or seek shelter, Columbus decided to move his ships to the west side of the…

of rebelling they had control of part of the island. In 1793 former slaves were able to fight off the French and British forces that came to take full control of the colony again. The revolution was expanded to another Spanish colony in 1801, Santo Domingo also known as modern day Dominican Republic. The French forces were officially defeated on November 18th,1803 under the ruling of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. They were officially declared a free nation and titled Haiti on the first day of January…

The world is made up seven billion people, and not everyone gets along with each other like they should. When social media and news outlets seem to focus only on first world problems, its easy to think that our world is some candy land. Everyone 's biggest worries are what there next car will be unfortunately, this is very far from the truth.. Race and gender are still major problems in society, and not a lot is being done to discuss these problems. When thinking about some these bigger…

Junot Diaz’s This Is How You Lose Her is an intricate tale of love, deceptions, and longings. The characters are excellently brought to life by Diaz’s pen accompanied by a storyline that is built from many viewpoints including from a female immigrant named Yasmin. The novel is a compilation of stories revolving around Yunior, the protagonist of the story who tells his readers about the struggles that he had gone through all his life of romance and deceptions that he had made towards his former…

During his professional career, Bailey impacted the industry in a variety of concentrations. With his passion for agriculture and education, Bailey worked to promote his knowledge through different crowd personalities in hopes to spread the important information with all people of any social group. While talking about the importance of education, especially higher education, Bailey once said, “We must say to every man that our first love is steadfast, our hopes are high, and our enthusiasm is…

Throughout the world America has faced many hardships and obstacles to get where it is today, a powerhouse of the 21st century and a king of the jungle in terms of economic, political, and social stature. As America has made its journey through the times there have been many inspirational, historic figures that put the success of the United States right on their backs. These icons have pathed America to success and fulfillment for many days to come. Presidents are a big impact on how exactly…

“The highest form of worship is the worship of unselfish Christian service. The greatest form of praise is the sound of consecrated feet seeking out the lost and helpless” (Billy Graham). This quote describes mission trips well, and it applies to the ones I have been on. I have gone on 5 mission trips so far: The Dominican Republic three times, Honduras, Haiti, and Ecuador. I am able to have gone on so many because my youth group goes to these places, along with other places. During my summer…

The time period known as the Long 19th century stretches from 1750 to 1914. Many important themes were prevalent during this era. Themes that not only change certain areas but also began to shape the world we live in today. Revolutions are an important theme of the 19th century. The word revolution comes from the Latin word revolutio meaning “a turn around”. A revolution is when some, or all of a nation’s government, political, social or economic system is replaced or changed to fit the needs of…

El Camino de Santiago has been, and remains, the oldest and most celebrated route of the old continent. The route crosses Europa to arrive to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. There are different variants of the Camino de Santiago, starting from different parts of Europe. Each of the routes has a different name and its corresponding stages. El Camino de Santiago is the route that the pilgrims take to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, in Santiago de Compostela. Since IX century, it was…