Jose de San Martin was an Argentine liberator in South America. San Martin was considered one of the principal fighters against royalist forces in South America. He was considered a master in military strategy. This skill alone would lead him to success against the royalist forces. Jose de San Martin was born on February 28, 1778 in the viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata’. He started his career in the military as an infantryman in the Murcia regiment in southeast Spain. Although a Spaniard, between
differences in how they fought. Some of the leaders who were involved in the Venezuela’s fight for independence were Simon Bolivar, Francisco de Miranda and Antonio José de Sucre. The Venezuelan fight for independence against the Spanish empire began in 1811 and finally ended in 1823. The Venezuelan war was done in different phases, which began with Francisco de Miranda. That is when Simon Bolivar ran to New Granada and he was able to form a new army. Most of the people had lost their need for independence
thus Peru had been colonized in 1533. Peru had achieved independence from Spain through the influence of held beliefs and concepts from foreign regions, as well as minor political events, and lastly with the guidance of revolutionary leaders, Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar. In 1780, Peruvians came to hold a strong belief in the concept of liberalism as the enlightenment made its way around the world. Additionally, a decade later Peruvian intellectuals and politicians were influenced by what was
landowners and their forces were led by Jose de San Martin of Argentina and Simon Bolivar of Venezuela. Because Peru was the stronghold of the Spanish government in South America, Argentine patriot, General San Martin’s strategy to liberate Peru was to use diplomacy. He sent representatives to Lima urging Viceroy Pazuela that Peru be granted independence, however all negotiations proved unsuccessful. They then launched Peru’s movement toward independence. San Martin led the military campaign of 4,200
from the old fashioned ways of life, to start fresh and bring in new ideas to their people. In South America, their head leadership consisted of so very popular men named Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin. These men were both wealthy, Simon was a Venezuela Creole, which is a Spaniard born in Latin America, and Jose was a great liberator, or a person who sets people free from imprisonment. In some ways these two men worked together to gain their independence but then again not at all. In 1811, Simon
Hence, on April 2, San Martín ordered his troops to mallet the position with their cannons. Pushed by the Patriot infantry , The royalist men garrisoned on the houses of the land were forced to surrender, while the reserves brought by O’Higgins captured the dispersed soldiers
Reasons for Venezuela seceded from Gran Colombia Different customs and interests among populations, and the economic crisis that sparked the war, coupled with the lack of roads and means of communication, organization and good government prevented such extensive territory, Venezuelan people never felt Colombians. There were economic and political sectors in each country who were never interested in the integration process. England and the United States promoted secession, Venezuelans wanted
Latin American Independence Latin American Independence was the drive for independence from Spain and France by the Latin American people. There were many contributing factors that ultimately led to the uprising of Latin American colonies. Europe's strong hold on the economic and political life of Latin America, was creating friction between the Latin Colonies and the European nations. Eventually, this would become enough for the Latin American people and the drive for independence from France and
As Martin walks through the Amazon Rainforest with his guide, the humidity causes his hands to become clammy. Since the rainforest is on the equator the heat and the humidity causes his shirt to cling to his back like paper and glue. To Martin the forest seemed to be alive. In only 250 acres Pablo had showed him about 1,000 different types of plants in just half an acre. Apparently there were over 6,000 types of plants in just 250 acres. Pablo also showed him the diversity of the animals in the Amazon
Las pastorelas Una de las manifestaciones más bellas de la natividad del Niño Jesús es la pastorela. De acuerdo con Hijar Ornelas (2008) la pastorela “es una de las reliquias más genuinas del teatro popular” (p. 23). La pastorela “pertenece al género del teatro popular y su estructura argumental se apoya en el pasaje del evangelio de San Lucas 2, 1-20” (p. 23). En este capítulo de la Biblia, un ángel se aparece ante un grupo de pastores y los insta a ir a Belén a adorar al Mesías. Las pastorelas
South America. In 1542, Pizarro established Viceroyalty which gave Spain jurisdiction over most South American domains. On July 28, 1821 Peru declared independence from Spain, led by Jose de San Martin and Simon Bolivar. Peruvians fought for their independence against Spain in 1824 at the Battle of Ayacucho, led by Jose de Sucre, which ended Spanish rule in South America. Finally, in 1879 Spain recognized Peru’s independence. As a new country, Peru had many territorial disputes with neighboring countries
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of Spain. One of the most popular leaders during this time was Simon Bolivar. Bolivar fought for independence; he led revolutions in Venezuela and then in other Latin American Countries as well. At the 1822 Guayaquil Conference, Bolivar met with Jose de San
such as Miguel Hidalgo, Jose de San Martin, and Simon Bolivar, helped many countries overthrow European rule. The British and French wanted control of the nations again. However, James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, which warned foreign countries about intervening in those countries. These newly independent nations had no idea how to rule themselves. So, strong leaders called caudillos ruled chiefly by military force. They modernized the new nation-states. Antonia Lopez de Santa Ana caused the Mexican
by the mid-15th century. Portuguese sailor Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to sight Chilean shores, in 1520, after successfully navigating around the southern tip of the American continent. Diego de Almagro claimed Chile as part of the Spanish Empire in 1536, and in 1541 Pedro de Valdivia commenced the Spanish conquest despite strong resistance by Araucanians in southern Chile. Chileans now revere many early indigenous warriors, like Caupolicán and Lautaro, as national heroes. Independence
CHILE was first discovered in 1520 by a Portuguese navigator named Ferdinand Magellan, who sailed under the flag of Spain. It was not until 1536 that CHILE was explored by a Spaniard named Diego de Almagro. Almagro was an associate of Francisco Pizarro in the conquest of Peru. In 1540 a conquistador named Pedro de Valdivia made a second expedition into CHILE He arrived in CHILE in 1541 and claimed the land under the crown of Spain. He founded the city of Santiago in February of that year, and appointed
"Independence of Latin America" In the 1800's, Latin American countries won independence, but many new independent countries had trouble creating strong, stable governments. The Creoles played an important role in the independent movements. These countries won their independence through strong leaders and many other factors. As soon as these countries won their independence from Spain and Portugal, they did not want to return the way they did. Many countries revolted, we even find out that the United
One of the greatest artists in the history of art, Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes had his own and very peculiar life story that affected the way in which he viewed society in the different stages of his life. He became the pioneer of many new artistic tendencies that came about in the 19th century and his work extended over a period of 60 years in which he was both very acclaimed, and badly criticized. Francisco Goya, artist whose different paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary
Simon Bolivar was born July 24th, 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela. His family consisted of a slew of wealthy Creoles, or those born in America but of European decent. However, early on in his life he was faced with tragedy when first, his father died when he was three and then his mother soon followed as he neared the age of only six. Although his parents’ deaths seemed untimely and tragic but, because of the wealth of the family, Bolivar had great access to two very important tutors who would mold his
born July 20 1947 in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico with a father of musical arts. When at the age of five he took up the violin which then developed his interested in music. Years later after his family moved to Tijuana it was then he began to play with the guitar, the instrument that would lead to his greatness. He was fascinated and surpassed his guitar heroes; they were John Lee Hooker, T. Bone Walker, and B.B. King. In 1961 Santana moved from Mexico to San Francisco, United States. In