El Cordobés, also known as Manuel Benítez Pérez, is a Spanish bullfighter known for the quality of his strategy that was balanced by his outstanding reflexes, fearlessness, and crowd appeal. Raised in a shelter in his local town, Benitez was detained for taking nourishment and later for unapproved passage into bullrings. He stayed unskilled until the time of his necessary military administration in the late 1950’s. El Cordobes started his profession in 1959. In 1960, when he was still a novillero, he pulled in consideration all through Andalusia. He didn’t achieve full rank as a bullfighter until 1963, which was when he was well known. In 1965, he battled in 111 corridas, breaking the single season record of 109 set up by Juan Belmonte in
In this biographical paper, I will be exploring the history of Juan Cortina, a man who is a hero or bandit depending on who you ask, his historical significance, and then exploring what we know of Juan and what we can deduce about his personality.
The retelling of his life mostly took place in the Los Angeles county; Boxer’s hometown but also in different jails and correction facilities around California. Events such as armed robberies, grand theft, and petty theft were crimes Enriquez was performing all of throughout city Los Angeles, as well as Orange County.. All were reasons that landed him behind bars. At the early age of 18, right when he became a man; Boxer was sent to Soledad Penitentiary in Northern California for 9 years. Reason was because of an Armed Robbery. A few years later, he was transferred to the Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy, California and then to Folsom Prison. While there, Boxer official...
José Sanchez: Eduardo Lopez Rojas (1950 - 1980), and Jacob Vargas A very hard working, family oriented proud man who was a great role model for his children.
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina came into the world on October 24, 1891. He was born in the small city of San Cristobal in the Dominican Republic. He was the son of Jose Trujillo Valdez and Altagracia Julia Molina. Trujillo’s parents were married on September 24, 1887 in San Cristobal. Trujillo’s father was a merchant and was dedicated to buy and sell items that he could make a profit from. His mother was a housewife and was considered very sweet and kind hearted by those who knew her . Not much is known about Trujillo’s childhood and family because he had records changed to not bring any shame brought onto his name. What is known is that he was...
Francisco Franco (1892-1975) was a lifelong military leader. He rose through the ranks until the early 1930s, when he found himself, a right-wing monarchist, in the middle of a left-wing republic. He was demoted, but later rose up again, and by 1935 he had been named chief of staff of the Spanish Army, a position he used to get rid of left-wing figures and their military institutions. When the left- wing social and economic structure of Spain began to fall, Franco joined the rebellion. He soon led an uprising and took control of Spain after the Spanish Civil War (1939). From then unti...
Few Californians know hardly anything or nothing about California’s founding father. Fourth graders go on a field trip to a mission to learn about missions and then return to their regular lives, never wondering about missions again. Few of those children return to visit a mission. There is a chance that a few know of California’s founding father and who he was. Father Junipero Serra is that founding father who is just as important as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and several others. However he was a different founding father, a religious one who shaped California. Junipero Serra by Steven W. Hackel delves into Junipero Serra’s life and how he lived. Father Serra, a devoted Catholic, “devoted himself to the universalism of Catholicism, the suppression of individualism, and the renunciation of materialism.” (242)
Next, Ernesto introduces himself as Alberto’s co-pilot, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, nicknamed “El Fuser”, an acronym of “Furibundo Serna”, or The Furious Serna. He is 23, a medical student specializing in leprosy, and a recreational rugby player. Ernesto also suffers from occasional asthma attacks.
From the foothills of Barcelona in Spain, a man came to be. Full of strength, honor, wisdom, and courage, this man was named Hernan Cortes. He, as the Spaniards would say, was a god among men. Legend says he had cat-like reflexes, and also had the mind filled with strategies. He may not have been the tallest person in the crowd, but he had the most will to achieve greatness. He is one of Spain's most influential, if not the most, conquistadors.
Bull Meechum may be called "The Great Santini" in battle and when flying his jet, but he is, as Maryanne said, more like "Godzilla" to his family. Not knowing how to be a father, Bull treats his children and his wife just as he would treat his crew. Taking things to extremes, when Bull says something, he expects it to be done. Additionally, he is still a child himself and cannot stand to lose. Competitive to an extreme, anything that is better than him or anything that represents him and is beaten is unacceptable. His first son Ben, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. He is gentle and just allows his father to dominate. However, after being trained his entire life to be just like his father, he desires nothing more than for Bull's approval and takes on a few characteristics of his dad. Unfortunately, there is no way that two Bulls can live under one house (already emotionally stretched as it is) and conflict erupts.
Joaquin Murrieta a Young man out to seek revenge for his family and his country. Americans came and stole their land and now they are out to take their rights. Tuburcio Vasquez, the bandit that was lost. Two men, tired of Anglo men taking the rights of the Chicano people and forcing them to live lives of worry and horror, decided that they would have to stand up to defend their people. All Chicanos wanted is to be left alone and to preserve their rights, after all they were on their land that the Americans stole.
VESTER PEGG, a white cowboy tells his story to a young writer about the legendary rodeo black cowboy BILL PICKETT, aka Dusky Demon. Bill invented the technique of bulldogging that became well celebrated. Famous for his ability to bring down and wrestle a bull with his hands and teeth, Bill, is featured in the 101 Wild West shows of the early 1900’s.
Hernan Cortez was a very famous explorer. He was born in Medellin, Spain in 1485. Hernan Cortez set sail for the new world at 19 to win an empire for Spain. After spending a few years in Hispaniola, he joined Diego Velazquez’s expedition to Cuba in 1511. He overthrew the Cuban leader and convinced the Cuban soldiers to join him. The conquistador set sail to Mexico in 1518 to defeat the Aztec empire. He finally took the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, in 1521. King Charles I appointed him governor of New Spain in 1522. Hernan Cortez retired to Spain and died in 1547 at 62 years old.
As this encounter between Cohn and Jake not only gives your readers insight on their worries and opinions, but also their desolate souls: “[Cohn:] ‘I can’t stand to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.’ [Jake:] ‘Nobody ever lives their life all the way up except bullfighters.’”(Hemingway 10) This clearly shows they are lost and feel they can never truly live their lives; so in result, Jake has no idea how to find purpose or drive so, he makes up an excuse saying that no one lives a full live, except for the extraordinary such as bullfighters. As I read this book I noted that Jake brought up bullfighters multiple times, even before they traveled to Spain and watched the fights. What is the significance of the bulls and bullfighters? Are they symbols for the characters in this story? Violent, trapped, and scared, the bulls live their lives in confided spaces without anything to do except pointlessly fight. In a way, they remind me of the characters, so much so that when two of the bulls fight, later in the book, Jake and Cohn also fight. But why bulls? Did you come up with their sojourn to Spain before or after you came up with the symbol of the
In 1913 he was promoted to first lieutenant and served in a company of the Moroccan based Spanish cavalry. Franco seemed to be a born commander. Soon he had the reputation for complete dedication to the profession and the troops under his command. In 1915 Franco became one of the youngest captains in the Spanish army. Then in 1920 he was chosen to be the second in command of the Spanish Foreign Legion.
Fernando Botero was born on April 19, 1932 in Medellin, Colombia (Biography.com Editors). Like many people his dream job as a kid did not become his future career. When he was a young boy he dreamed of becoming a bullfighter. Botero attended a matador school for several years to fulfill his dream. He actually never knew of art or such a thing