Emiliano Zapata and Francisco “Pancho” Villa shared many things in their short lives, but more than anything they were men who saw and experienced the injustices in their homeland and gave their lives to change their country. Both men were revolutionaries, not politicians; in fact they both felt better leading men and women in battle than in fighting political battles. Both were born into small farming communities, whose inhabitants were mostly landless serfs working the lands of large haciendas
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Lorenzo de Zavala was born on October 3, 1788, close to the Yucatán Peninsula. In 1814, he was sentenced to jail due to his advocation and support of Mexican Independence from Spain. While in jail, he studied various medical books and other intellectual works. After being released, he was elected to public office in 1820 and was eventually elected to the new national congress in 1821. Because the battle for poltical power in Mexico was so tough, Zavala was forced into exile, but he was granted a
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was one of many Spanish explorers who discovered the new world. He wanted to find new land so that Spain could own and also find riches as spices and gold. He did accomplish finding some land in the coast of California but not much riches. Juan’s origin is unknown some argue that he is from Spain and others from Montalegre, Portugal. He was raised in Castille, Spain and his schooling is also unknown. Juan Rodriguez was a military man or soldier that worked for the spanish
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The history behind Cinco De Mayo is a Mexican celebration that is celebrated on the fifth of May. The celebration came about when the Battle of the Puebla happened. Puebla is a small town in east-central Mexico. The Battle of the Puebla was on May 5, 1862. The war was between France and Mexico. The Mexican leader Juarez drew his army before the city of Puebla and led an assault from the north. The battle was between about 2000 Mexican soldiers and 6000 French. The battle lasted from daybreak
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Arango; was a famous Mexican Revolutionary leader who was not only loved by the poor, but hated by the wealthy. This lead for people to begin questioning themselves whether he was a true hero or a villain for his bandit of murders. Villa had positive outcomes such as helping the poor Mexican community and helping to overthrow the corrupt government; despite the reasons for hatred such as murdering U.S citizens and capturing land. One of Pancho Villa’s greatest acknowledgments to Mexican people was the
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El salvador history was laborious, gruelling, and back-breaking. In 1821 at the time in central america was being ruled under spain. Long before spain even came into the picture there were there was one main tribe that lived in the el salvador area. The people of the that tribe were called the Paleo-Indian. Among the other countries in central america like Costa rica, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. El salvador declared its independence on September 15th, 1821. Due to the poor
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Silvio Carrillo’s editorial “America’s Blind Eye to Honduras’s Tyrant,” reveals personal viewpoints on the controversies surrounding Juan Orlando Hernandez’s presidential victory in Honduras. Through different styles of pathos, direct tones, and sentence/paragraph structures, Carrillo expresses his repugnance against Hernandez’s rule and his discontent in America’s non-action against their leader’s regime. A foremost idea voiced in this editorial is the wide-spread corruption surrounding Hernández’s
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On January 3, 1782; Pedro Martinez and Maria Amaro unknowingly birthed a hero. His given name was Juan Jose De Los Reyes Martinez Amaro, but he is more commonly known as El Pipila. He was born in San Miguel el Grande, Guanajuato. San Miguel el Grande is now known as San Miguel De Allende, located towards the eastern side of Guanajuato. Pipila died July 25, 1863. After his heroic day he continued to work in the mines of Guanjuato. During his lengthy time in the mines he managed to ingest large of
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reestablish relationship with nations with whom they had broken diplomacy, based on three principles: 1) to quit treaties and agreements that were signed before, essentially that they renounce to the payment of the loans given to Mexico. 2) Ask the Mexican government to restore relations and 3) celebrate new agreements and treaties in a more fair way for both parts. As we see the path that this regime crosses was of an absolute convenient diplomacy and recognition of the big nations, England, United
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History On September 15, 1821 , the independence in Mexico happened since the Spanish were defeated. After the Spanish Constitution of 1812 that was readopted in 1820, Costa Rica and Nicaragua were self governments. The government needed to make a decision since they were self governed. Therefore, they formed two groups; Imperalists and Republicans. Imperalists didn’t want independence while Republicans wanted full independence. The Government system Costa Rica is a Democratic country. It is
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