Do you know who "El Libertador" is? Simon Bolivar was a Venezuelan military and political pioneer who helped Latin American nations to accomplish their autonomy from Spain. Amid his lifetime, he helped nations, for example, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia to freedom. He likewise establish the frameworks of majority rule government in Latin America acting as president from 1819 to 1830 of the Hispanic-American republic known as Gran Colombia. Simon Bolivar was conceived July 1783, in Caracas, Venezuela to rich respectable folks in Venezuela.
During the Chicano Nationalist Movement, a well-known speaker, Rodolfo ‘Corky’ Gonzales, delivered a speech titled Chicano Nationalism: Victory for La Raza. In this speech, Rodolfo Gonzales tries to unify the Latin American people within the United States by using the idea of a family and to create a new political organization for the Chicano people. This speech was a cumulation of various ideas which stemmed from his own life, the experiences of the Chicano people, and the Chicano Nationalist Movement in general. Each of these factors contributed to the context of the speech and how the ideas within the speech are presented by Rodolfo Gonzales. Rodolfo ‘Corky’ Gonzales was born to Federico and Indalesia Gonzales, two Mexican immigrants, on June 18, 1928.
Without Las Soldaderas, there would not have been a Mexican Revolution. Soldaderas, sometimes called Adelitas after a famous corrido about a beautiful and feminine girl, were women who cared for and sometimes fought alongside men in the Mexican Revolutionary war. [Arrizón:90:1998] The name Soldadera comes from the Spanish word soldada, which is a term used to define the payment made to someone who cares for soldiers. Many times, such women were educated and motivated by ideology, rather than just a simple desire to accompany their men.
Cesar Chavez It seem to me that Cesar Chavez was an important Hispanic person during the civil rights movement. He was a farm worker, labor leader, and a civil rights activist, and he was also in the navy. He was born near Yuma, Arizona, on March 31, 1927. He fought for all the nationality farm workers to get them a better life. But that wasn’t easy, he fasted a million times, and marched many times.
How do you know is if someone is a hero or a tyrant? A tyrant is a single ruler who abuses his power. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. During the French, Mexican, and Haitian revolution there were a lot of tyrannical actions, but there were also a lot of heroic actions to challenge the existing social, political and economic system.
Chicana/o was positioned between indigenism and indigeneity because it emerged from various forms of creativity and political face during the Chicano movement. In addition, it was established following redeployment of different tools from the initiative of the previous indigenism but having different goals and motives as well as the outcome (Rios, 2013). During the late stages of artistic development, pictorial presentations of the indigeneity have been openly embraced by Mexico. It has been widely used as a means of declaring the voice of independence.
Edwin Emerson’s “Mexican Bandits at Close View” does not portray Emiliano Zapata correctly due to its historical inaccuracies, failure to mention vital details of Zapatismo, and potential bias against Zapata. Emerson’s views on Zapata are highly apparent throughout the article. His constant use of bandit emphasizes his views towards the Zapatismo movement.
As it is clearly evident, in the siege of the Alhondiga if we work together in the name of equality to continue this struggle for independence, we can move towards a better future. Mexicans are tired of paying for oppressive taxes such as “alcabala”, “estanco” and other forms of tributes to the Spanish Crown. So like the father of the Mexican Independence movement, Miguel Hidalgo, perfectly said, “Viva Independencia! Viva America!
“According to the U.S. Census,” Muñoz writes, “by 1930 the Mexican population had reached 1,225,207, or around 1% of the population.” As a result the discrimination became more widespread and an overall greater problem in the U.S. Soon, this racism became propaganda and was evident throughout the media, “Patriots and Eugenicists argued that ‘Mexicans would create the most insidious and general mixture of white, Indian, and Negro blood strains ever produced in America’ and that most of them were ‘hordes of hungry dogs, and filthy children with faces plastered with flies [...] human filth’ who were ‘promiscuous [...] apathetic peons and lazy squaws [who] prowl by night [...] stealing anything they can get their hands on,” Muñoz writes. This exhibits the vulgar racism that evolved into the Chicano movement. The Chicano movement started with injustice in education.
Zapata became a leading figure in Anenecuilco, and became involved in the struggles of the local peasant farmers. There were many conflicts between villagers and landowners over the theft of village land, and at one point the landowners set an entire village on fire in response to peasant protests.
Unity for Chicanos came in the form of an idea, of a dream, called El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán (The Spiritual Plan of Aztlán). ‘Plan of Aztlán’ became one the Chicanos signature ideas, this ‘Plan’ “sought to connect Chicanos to their indigenous past while… reminding them of the colonial implications of the Mexican-American war.” The ‘Plan’ become a method through which Mexican-Americans could be united through their shared ancestry and culture. Simultaneously, the Young Lords pushed for unity through a much more radical avenue. The Lords aimed to liberate their fellow Puerto Ricans and thus “rejected the established norms and American values…
Historians often divide the Mexican Revolution into three main periods of fighting due to its length and complexity. Of the three periods, the one that had the most impact on Mexican society at the time was the first phase in which Francisco Madero overthrew Porfirio Diaz as new revolutionary leaders such as Emiliano Zapata and Pancho Villa arose. This period allowed people that were not usually involved in politics to become more involved. The phase of the revolution that had the most potential to create change in Mexican society later was the third one that saw Conventionalists take on Constitutionalists for control of the country. This stage created the Constitution and led to a single political party gaining control of México.
The Zapatistas’ power struggle with the Mexican government weighed heavily on their community: they were suppressed due to being targeted and faced with racial disparities in their government and communities. Corruption and racism were the main issues causing their oppression through constant public berating, lack of control in government, and their hunger for justice. The Zapatistas began their list of EZLN demands by addressing governmental corruption and unequal rights because they were the main problem holding them back from having their own control. Most of the EZLN demands include some type of governmental reform or regulation, so the first demand can be considered to encompass their biggest concerns. The indigenous held no role in government, so their first
This corrido is just an example of how corridos praise important people like revolutionist. Although corridos are important and tell many unwritten opinions and ideas, they are currently banned from Mexico. It is interesting to learn that Mexico has done this because corridos is what made them famous and allowed for them to communicate during the Mexican Revolution. Corridos expresses many opinions that come from the people of Mexico, and expresses how Mexico feels as a whole.
Simon Bolivar: The Latin America’s Liberator Regarded as Latin America’s greatest genius, Simon Bolivar in his days was of international renown. There are few figures in history of Europe, Asia, Africa and United States who display his unique combination of strength, character, weakness, temperament, poetic power and prophetic vision that defined him. He played a key role in the independence from Spain of present-day countries of Bolivia (named after him), Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia, Panama and Peru. During Latin America’s struggle for independence, Bolivar led audacious military attacks against royalists and Spanish armies; one of those attacks in New Granada is considered one of the most daring in military history all over the world (Langley
