From September 15th to October 15th, we celebrate the impact Hispanics have had on the United States. Miguel Antonio Otero was an important figure who contributed in the economic development of New Mexico. He had many successes in his field of work as a government official and businessman. Miguel Antonio Otero was born on June 21, 1829 in Valencia, Nuevo México (New Mexico). Don Vicente Otero and Doña Gertrudis Aragón de Otero, his father and mother, were natives of Spain who had come to New Mexico as colonists.
The headlines in the Los Angeles Times read "Danny Villanueva, Co-founder of Univision, Dies Ar 77", but Villanueva was more than just a media mogul in Hollywood. Five decades prior he became a Dallas Cowboy. The product of a Mexican-American family of migrant farm workers, Danny learned early the value of hard work. His efforts, both as a student and as an athlete, gave him an opportunity to rise above his humble beginnings by earning a scholarship to New Mexico State University, He played a key role as a member of NMSU 's back-to-back Sun Bowl winning teams in the late 1950 's. In 1960 he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams to serve as the team 's punter and place kicker. As a Ram, Danny became one of the first players of Hispanic descent to play in the National Football League.
Jose Antonio Navarro was a very important man because he was involved in the Texas Revolution. He was born on February 27, 1795, and he was sent to Saltillo, Mexico as a young child, and injured his leg that didn 't heal properly which caused him to have a limp. The same year he injured his leg father died from a severe illness. He learned the merchant trade which was his father´s occupation, and has his own trade post, but specialized in Mexican Law. Which didn´t really make any sense.
1519 Alvarez de Pineda was the leader of the exploration to the Gulf of Mexico. He was the first European explorer to see and map the Texas coastline. However, Pineda did not explore the Texas land. 1528 Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca was the first European to actually explore the Texas land.
He got married to Teresa Correa y Correa. They then went on to have three children one of there names were Lorenzo Jr. who ended up serving his father. Zavala's wife died in 1831 so he remarried to Emily west. He also went to San Felipe on October 15 as one of the five delegates from Harrisburg to the Consultation. One of the biggest things he did for the revolution was fighting alongside with his ally Jose Antonio Mexia and hoped to involve all mexicans willing to get involved.
Joaquin Murrieta was born in 1830 in Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, or Quillota, Chile. Murrieta became somewhat of a legend. If he was an actual person or if he was just fiction to Mexican history is unknown. The legendary Murrieta, in Mexican history, was the “bandit” in a band called “The Five Joaquins”. It's said that he and others raided Sacramento valley; robbing gold miners and participated in violent murders and raids between the 1850s-1860s.
Oscar Collazo and Gruelio Torresola were two Puerto Ricans that had attempted to assassinate President Truman. They had arrived in Washington D.C. the day before the Bronx in New York City. The reason that they had decided to try to assassinate Truman was because they thought that it would draw more attention to Puerto Rico and advance the Puerto Rican independence. In the morning they had prepared for the assault. Torresola was a very skilled gunman, and had taught Collazo how to load and handle a gun.
In chapter two of the book Enrique’s Journey, Enrique has made a total of seven attempts trying to cross the borders. In the first attempt, la migra caught Enrique and his friend, Jose del Carmen Bustamante, while they were riding the train from Honduras and to Veracruz in Central Mexico. They got sent back to Guatemala on El Bus de Lagrimas, the Bus of Tears. In the second attempt, Enrique traveled alone and got caught by the police. They, once again, put him on the bus and sent him back to Guatemala.
We can find that Selena Quintanilla- Perez was born on April 16, 1971 in the state of Texas in Lake Jackson; she was part of a Mexican American family, she had two brothers Abraham Quintanilla and Marcella which they were part of the band created by her father Abraham Quintanilla “Los Dinnos”. This band was a young band of three member brother’s which it became popular in their time for many years, after they moved to Corpus Christi Texas, Selena started making this new revolution on her music between a style of Tejano incorporating rock, R&B, polka, Mexican ballads and techno, referring to the article website “Encyclopedia.com”. The band recorded 5 albums, which help her become the artist, the Queen of tejano
After reading “Bandido” by Luis Valdez the Majority of time antagonist and protagonist are usually black and white as clear as sky. Unfortunately Luis Valdez creates a complex character call Tiburcio Vasquez of his melodrama, he like a Robin Hood who commit crimes but has respect and kindness to those around him, kind of hard not to root for him to get away. Tiburcio state “The women are not to be hard and no one I repeat no one is to be killed” (Valdez 116). In this play, Vasquez is a notorious California bandit ho commit murder which makes him the antagonist. On the other hand, Vasquez Is the main character he has a kindness and flattering aroma around him which also makes him the protagonist.
As a child was she was by her father with Justa Samperio her mother. Justa was an alcoholic woman who mistreated and physical abuse Barraza. “One day her mother lost in his addiction and not having money, changed to Juana for three beers, allowing an older man molesting Juana and raping her. José Lugo was the man who tormented Juana over four years.” (Arcia, 2011).
Dolores, the town that his Cry occurred, was filled with parishioners for Miguel that agreed and supported him, even if called upon to fight with him. Miguel was not really a person the looked upon violence but did believe in certain occasions it will be needed. The beliefs of this individual were different at first, no one really knows when his ideas about the Spanish monarchy changed, but many assumed that it occurred when Ferdinand VII was thrown out of his throne and replaced by Bonaparte (New World). As a result, he became the leader for the development of rebelling from the new Spanish monarchy. Miguel became the main chief for the battles, and marchers even though he was not an military commander ,people trusted him.
Some people are great athletes; others are great humanitarians, but Roberto Clemente combined both characteristics in one, dynamic package. From his early years as a poor child in Puerto Rico to dizzying heights as a pro baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente’s life is one of inspiration and admiration. “If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don 't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth”. (Roberto Clemente) Roberto Clemente came from a very humble beginning.
As a passionate, dedicated, dynamic, and enthusiastic Political Science undergraduate student at Villanova University, I profoundly wish to receive exposure in our affairs and missions abroad and obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the role our nations holds in our global community. The meaning of life gave me its first sigh as I looked into the glistening eyes of a Peruvian orphan when I was four. It was two days before Christmas. I told them that I had something for all of them; I had their Christmas presents, toys that I had loved so dearly for the first four years of my childhood.
Roberto Clemente: One of the Greatest to Ever Live Roberto Clemente once said, “Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on Earth,” (Big Think Editors). The grand majority of people on Earth would not devote themselves to impacting the world forever. In fact, many people today shun the needs of those who need their help most. However, Clemente based his entire existence upon this single quote, and consequently left an ever-lasting impact on the world.
