The story of Inês de Castro may not compare to that of the Petrichor potion or the Cure for Dragon Pox at a glance, but is none the less important in illustrating how potions can affect a large population in a short period of time.
Spain in the 1300s AD was a roiling mess of war. The Muslims of Spain were being driven further south and out of the peninsula in the name of the Reconquista. Inês de Castro was raised in Galicia, as far from the war front as one could be in Spain, as a witch in a family steeped in magical tradition. She had two brothers, both very accomplished wizards and a great support to her during her youth and young adulthood. Her grandmother Violante Sánchez de Castile wrote in a letter that “the three [were] inseparable”. So when Inês was sent to Portugal as a maid to Constance of Castile, it is unsurprising that her brothers followed.
It has been suggested that Inês was sent to Portugal with Constance to end a blood feud between her family and the royalty of Castile. Inês grandmother had been in line for the Castilian throne, but had been ousted by the Queen and exiled to Galicia. O the wedding of Portugal’s prince and Castile’s princess was announced, a plan was laid. Inês de Castro pledged herself to the Castilian house and offered her services as a maid to the future Queen of Portugal.
Inês was a very accomplished potioneer. In 1340, before she arrived at the Portuguese court, she brewed the most powerful love potion to be recorded historically. Just a few weeks after the royal wedding, Inês had complete control over Prince Peter of Portugal through the use of the love potion. Muggle records indicate that Prince Peter became increasingly obsessed with Inês de Castro, ignoring his wife completely. Her infl...
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...the starting point of their relationship. But after an excavation of the tomb of Peter I of Portugal, a small silver container was found. When opened, it revealed a thick pink cream. When specialists attempted to clean the container, it simply refilled itself. Inês had created a self-refilling container filled with an altered formula of her love potion. Either because Inês had compelled him to do so, or because of an already established habit, Peter I must have used the cream every day. Historians assumed she devised it so that even when she traveled Peter was always under her sway.
Though the reach of the event was not as wide as the Petrichor potion, it drove an entire country into war simply through the usage of one potion. If Inês had survived, a much deadlier war could have been orchestrated which potentially could have devastated the entire Iberian peninsula.
Many countries have the pleasure of celebrating Independence Days. These historic holidays are filled with nationalistic celebrations and delicious traditional food. In Chile, the natives celebrate their break from Spain with Fiestas Patrias. In Mexico, the president begins the celebration by ringing a bell and reciting the “Grito de Dolores” and he ends his speech by saying “Viva Mexico” three times.
Through the study of the Peruvian society using articles like “The “Problem of the Indian...” and the Problem of the Land” by Jose Carlos Mariátegui and the Peruvian film La Boca del Lobo directed by Francisco Lombardi, it is learned that the identity of Peru is expressed through the Spanish descendants that live in cities or urban areas of Peru. In his essay, Mariátegui expresses that the creation of modern Peru was due to the tenure system in Peru and its Indigenous population. With the analyzation of La Boca del Lobo we will describe the native identity in Peru due to the Spanish treatment of Indians, power in the tenure system of Peru, the Indian Problem expressed by Mariátegui, and the implementation of Benedict Andersons “Imagined Communities”.
Many people have heard of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. However, only some know of all the things they accomplished. They might be best known for funding the voyages of Christopher Columbus, but they also greatly contributed to the unity of Spain (“Isabella l”). Together, they brought many kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula together to form what Spain is today. Through Spain’s unification, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella strengthened Spain into an economic and dominant world power, enabling the spread of Christianity and the colonization of a New World.
Lastly, when Iseult is set to leave for her impending marriage to King Mark, “her mother gathered herbs and flowers and roots and steeped them in a wine, and brewed a potion of might... (Bedier 41). This love potion, that was intended to be shared between Iseult and King Mark on their wedding night, again shows the power that women possessed.
Francisco De Montejo was a Spanish conquistador in the time period of the conquest of the Aztec Empire with Hernan Cortes. Francisco was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1479. In 1514 Francisco moved to the Island of Cuba, while in Cuba he helped established Havana the Modern capital of Cuba today.
“Jaimito think its suicide. He told me that he will leave me if I get mixed up in those things”. Here is where Dede confesses the truth about her participation with the Mariposas. Although later on she claims to be leaving Jaimito. Dede knew that she needed to join her sisters this was the only way she was going to show her loyalty to the “Mariposas”. Minerva, Patria, and Maria Teresa husbands were all involved with the “Mariposas” movement. Could this be the reason why they were so committed and involved with the “Mariposas” movement? The support that all their husbands gave them through the journey guided them to influent the change, and to them it was very important. We all ask ourselves could this be another reason why Dede felt so strong about getting people to hear he story, to find the interest in it. Dede made her family home into a museum, this way people can see how they lived when it all began. There is also a monument that tourist or native Dominican that would like to know the story of the Mirabal Sisters. Why is this so important? Its known that a lot of Dominican or people all around the world do not know the story of the Mirabal sisters and what they died for; the truth behind the lies and the unrealistic story telling. Dede’s accomplishment was to let everyone now what happened to her sisters to her father and how Trujillo dictated
Naivety as well as the longing to fit into society with a loving man and stable, well-to-do peasant family deceived an honorable woman. Bertrande de Rols’ young marriage had difficulties from the start. With the guidance from family, the Catholic Church and Basque customs, Bertrande attempted to follow the sixteenth-century expectations for women, but was misled by her own fear, loneliness and catastrophic past.
Later on “Mary I married Phillip II of Spain and he became the King of Spain, and Mary I became
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Teresa Sánchez Cepeda Davila y Ahumada lived in Avila, Spain where she was born in 1515 and lived during the Reformation until her death at age 67. She was canonized in 1622, forty years after her death. St. Teresa's grandmother was forced to be converted from a Jew into a Christian during the Inquisition. Without her grandmother’s conversion St. Teresa would never have become a Christian saint. Her parents were Godly people and showed tremendous integrity. They always said their prayers and made sure their twelve children did also. Sadly, at the age of twelve, St. Teresa's mother died giving birth which created a fear in St. Teresa of getting married. St. Teresa had a special relationship with one of her nine brothers named Rodrigo. St. Teresa once said, “When I read about certain women saints who endured martyrdom for the sake of God, I concluded that death was a small price to pay for the utter joy they were given in return when they were whisked away to heaven” (Starr, 2007, p.6). Rodrigo taught St. Teresa all about chivalry and they spent many hours reading about the lives of saints, never thinking St. Teresa would accomplish just that. As a girl, St. Teresa strived to be worthy of God, as did her siblings whom she loved. Instead of acting like she was a princess with the other girls, her and her brother Rodri...
During the Middle Ages, Courtly love was a code which prescribed the conduct between a lady and her lover (Britannica). The relationship of courtly love was very much like the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege. The lover serves his beloved, in the manner a servant would. He owes his devotion and allegiance to her, and she inspires him to perform noble acts of valor (Schwartz). Capellanus writes, in The Art of Courtly Love, “A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks will please his beloved”. The stories of Marie de France and Chrétien de Troyes illustrate the conventions of courtly love.
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