Ben Coletta, A.J, Penn! 1W! 12/3/14! Don Omar! ! There is a lot of information that is mostly unknown to the world about the sensational Don Omar. To start he was born on February 10, 1978 in Puerto Rico. His birth name was William Omar Landron Rivera and then later changed his name to Don Omar. He is the son of William Landron and Luz Antonia. Through out his early years in life and then in high school Don had always had a strong liking of music. Don had a chance after graduating high school to
Werner Herzog's “Aguirre, The Wrath of God” is a dramatic film that illustrates the attempts of a Spanish expedition to find El Dorado, a South American city of gold and riches. However, the gold in El Dorado was just a legend and Herzog describes how the Indians of the region invented this myth to trick the conquistadores. Herzog’s film is mostly quiet and has long beautiful scenes of the Amazon forest. While the beginning is kind of slow, the movie progresses to show how this beautiful land of
Abstract Tito Puente was born on April 20 of 1923, in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican descendant. Tito Puente also known as the "King of Latin Jazz," was well-known for his Latin music because of his use of various styles and how he implemented different sounds on to it. In 1948, Tito Puente wanted to find a way to be more noticed and that’s when he orchestrated the band “Tito Puente Orchestra.” Tito Puente, a musical pioneer, mixed different music styles with Latin sounds to create
Peter Francisco, also called the, “Virginia Giant,” and the, “Giant of the Revolution,” is a revolutionary war hero who, though he is celebrated, is not celebrated enough for his great war efforts. Not much is known about his early life, however, it is said that he was abandoned by his parents at the age of five in Virginia during 1965 and later given shelter and minimal education from Judge Anthony Winston. Later, at fifteen years old, he became an apprentice blacksmith before soon enlisting in
not have been the one selected for this. Magellan had first gone to sea once before his big voyage. The adventure that he had been on before helped him with the most important one of all. This specific quest, “he sailed to India with the fleet of Francisco de Almeida” (“Magellan”). This journey did not last very long. Ferdinand’s early life helped him throughout the rest of his life. Many challenges were brought to Magellan’s attention during his later life. When he was around forty years old, “Magellan
Magellan was educated from then on, becoming interested in geography and astronomy, thus in 1496 he became a squire. In the year 1505 Magellan would get his first taste of the sea, at the age of 20. He was sent to India to install Portuguese viceroy Francisco de Almeida, as well as establish naval bases along the way. As it turns out, Magellan also had his first combat experience on this mission. A local king refused to pay a tribute to the king, and as such Magellan and Almeida’s party attacked, conquering
The film The Liberator portrays the life of Simon Bolivar, an influential activist in the revolutions against the Spanish Empire in South America. The movie does a great job in displaying the many aspects of Simon Bolivar, what he stood for and the way he felt towards his people. Like the majority of films this The Liberator has its flaws. The first scene of the movie shows a man walking up stairs in a very nice house. We do not know who the man is but we do know he is of high importance because
Francisco Coronado Expeditions Francisco Vazquez de Coronado served as the political liaison for the preliminary exploration. Francisco came from a prominent Salamanca family after the passing of his father and mother he did not inherit the families fortune, this put him in a position to make a shift to New Spain and hopefully chase the dream of making a fortune and becoming rich. At the age of twenty five Francisco arrived in New Spain in 1535, upon his arrival he was introduced and attached to
Early Life Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain, around 1510. His parents are Juan Vasquez de Coronado y Sosa de Ulloa and Isabel de Lujan. His father was a wealthy aristocrat, but the family fortune was promised to his older brother. Francisco was determined to make his own fortune in the New World. This is what made him an explorer. Francisco traveled to New Spain in 1535. He got a job working for the government. Within three years of his arrival, he had put down a slave
Atlantic Ocean to the New World and conquered its native people. Though these early exploration Spain was able to acquire vast territory and wealth.There were many conquistadors in this time period, one of the more well known conquistadors was Francisco Pizarro. Francisco Pizarro helped spread the Spanish language and culture to Peru and many other countries. The Age of Exploration is a time period between the 15th century and the 17th century. During this period Europeans went out on voyages to find new
The Amazon River Amazon River is the world's second longest river and the chief river of South America. Only the Nile River in Africa is longer. The Amazon is 6,437 kilometres long. The Amazon carries more water than any other river--more than the Mississippi, Nile, and Yangtze rivers
Native Americans and Their Contributions to the Advancement of Health and Medicine Stories of Native Americans contributions to the advancement of health and medicine traces were discovered in a small town in Nali, Africa. The very first onset of the beggining of modern pharmacology is the substance called "quinine". This is the substance that came from a bark of a tree that grew in high elevations. The Indians has been using this substance to cure malaria, cramps, chills, hear-rythm disorders
The Story of El Dorado convinced numerous people of a path to riches. The idea of a land full of wealth brought many explorers through an endless journey, some of them ending in tragic situations. To this day, historians scrounge for any info they can find on this myth, pondering whether the fable was ever true. In order to discover the truth behind the myth, researchers will have to turn back long ago, to the 1500’s, where tribes and explorers fought tooth and nail for what they thought was rightfully