Did you know that Sebastian Vizcaino named Monterey Bay California after the Spanish Viceroy conde de Monterey. Is Sebastian Vizcaino was born and extra min to Spain in 1548 he was born into a rich family emergency later and his life he became a Spanish merchant / adventure he is mainly famous for mapping out and naming many of the places along coastline but he is also famous for being named General of the manilla galleons. Sebastian Vizcaino was born in 1548 and extra min to Spain he was born into a very rich family of merchants. He married Magdalena Martinez orejon in 1590 and had 3 kids, juan who was born in 1591, Lorenzo was born in 1592, and Anna who was born in 1593.
Gregorio Esparza was born in San Antonio de Béxar his birth name was José Maria Esparza. He is known as a defender of the Alamo. He was born on February 25, 1802. Gregorio married Anna Salazar whom he had a daughter and three sons. All of Gregorio Esparza’s family was present during the siege of the Mexican Army but only one of his sons Enrique Esparza was one of the eyewitnesses to see his father’s death.
In exploration Ponce de Leon accompanied Christopher Columbus on his 1493 voyage to a new world, but didn’t return with him because he wanted to stay in the Dominican Republic. About a decade later from that Ponce de Leon explored
Sieto Alvarez, is an african american gang lord who was once a member of the Rollin Heights Ballas, after years and years of serving them, he was betrayed and left to die during a gang war in Glen Park, he was severely injured, hours passed, finally a man with a blue bandana was ready to finish him, Armstrong was about to die, but instead was taken inside the Crips headquarters and was treated well, they accepted Sieto as a new member and was recruited a few days after recovering.
A colonizer and statesman, Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala was one of the most talented and capable of the many native Mexicans involved in Texas ' struggle for independence from Mexico. He was born in the villiage of Tecoh in what is now the state of Yucatan, Mexico, on October 3, 1789. While still in his teens, de Zavala became an ardent advocate of democratic reforms. As a result of his political activism, he was imprisoned in 1814 for three years. When released, he re-entered politics and by 1820 represented Yucatan in the Spanish Cortes in Madrid.
Christopher Columbus determination to find a water route west from Europe to Asia influenced the Age of Exploration greatly. Especially King Henry VII who was eager to increase wealth for Europe. King Henry VII sent Columbus to discover a water route west from Europe to Asia. He also in 1496, issued letters patent to Cabot and his son, which authorized them to make a voyage of discovery and to return with goods for sale on the English market. He also encouraged Cabot’s second voyage.
Ponce De Leon was searching for the "Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, Florida. De Leon thought that because of the name of the fountain, it would bring youth to all and he would stay alive forever. One other thing that he searched for was, gold. The country that sponsored his expedition was Spain. Spain help support this cause because they could get something out of this.
Time is the motif of the short story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce. Peyton Farquhar tried to set an important bridge on fire to help the confederalist but was captured by the federalist during the American Civil war. For this he is to be hanged until dead but manages to free himself. Thanks to his use of imagery, symbolism, and plot structure Bierce created a story where time is fluid and not rigid. Bierce’s use of imagery is a prominent point in the story as in any story.
Ildefonso Celis, a Mexican-American from Phoenix, Arizona, is a junior at Arizona State University double majoring in Political Science and Business with a concentration in Public Service & Public Policy. Ildefonso is a mentor for the Be A Leader Foundation, helping low-income high school students pursue higher education. In addition, Ildefonso has participated in state legislative races and has a passion for improving his community at the state level. He also considers himself the King of Connect Four.
Christopher Columbus as we know is the historical person credited for the discovery of the New World. Zheng He was a Hui-Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded voyages to Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and East Africa. Each men and their fleets had two completely different reason for their travel. Christopher Columbus purpose was to find a new trade way to the Asian countries. Zheng He's purpose was to enlarge empires control of seaway trade.
Not quite willing to risk their money on an operation which might utterly fail, they let Columbus go with the assurance that they would reconvene a year later to further discuss the topic. While the royal court in Spain contemplated his proposition, Columbus reached out to the Portuguese king once more. He was invited to the court, but when he arrived, Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer previously hired by king John II, had returned from his own quest (“Bartolomeu Dias”). The Portuguese royal court no longer required Columbus’s vow of fame and fortune, and he was left to his previous task of acquiring payment. He intended to make an appeal to the French court, but the Spanish king, Ferdinand, had been quick to reach out to the explorer, and accepted his proposal before he reached France.
Lorenzo de’ Medici was a powerful and extremely wealthy Italian statesman. In effect, he was the ruler of the Florentine Republic. The Medici family itself had gained great wealth in their era as bankers and captains of industry. They controlled just about every aspect of local society through their monopoly on the monetary
A Portuguese school for navigation attained knowledge and interest in travel and allowed for trade w/ West Africa which started Portuguese trading. As well as Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Caribbeans in 1492 that lead to the beginning of the Columbian Exchange. 4.1.III.A Where did Zheng He and the Chinese Treasure Fleets travel?
In 1445, he sent a navigator named Alvise da Cadamosto on an expedition in west Africa in 1456. He sailed up The Gambia River to the Gene River and tried to trade with the Africans, but did not succeed. In 1458, Henry The Navigator sent Diogo Gomes on an expedition that reached Cape Palmas. Henry The Navigator died the same year the expedition returned in 1460. Portugal had become a strong sea coping nation with extraordinary income from sea trading routes because of Henry The Navigator.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, leaders of a few European nations sent expeditions out in the hope that explorers would find great wealth and vast undiscovered lands. The Portuguese were the earliest participants in this “Age of Discovery.” Starting in about 1420, Portuguese ships sailed the African coast, carrying spices, gold, slaves and other goods from Africa and Asia to Europe.
