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
Galicia Galicia is located in the green northwestern part of Spain. If it was not for Santiago de Compestela, Galicia may not have been known as well as it is. As it is some os Galicia's provinces are not even known to tourists, and probably will never be. Unlike the rest of Spain, Galicia looks much like Ireland. Which attracted the Celts during their exploration. The landscape is lush and filled with pine and eucalyptus. Galicia also has some of the best beaches in all of Spain. Gallegos (Galicia's
Zorba, inspired by the movie called “Zorba the Greek”, but later they found out that there was a bar two blocks away called Zorba too, so they rearranged the letter and came up with a new name called Zara. The first store was opened in downtown Galicia, Spain and had the trendiest items with low priced. Ortega’s idea of developing a fast turnaround fashion market led to the success of Zara today. By 2015, Zara has more than 2,100 stores worldwide and also known for its ability to produce the most
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
thousands of kilometres of coastline and more than one thousand beaches on the Spanish and French coast. • The Prestige was carrying more than 77,000 tons of oil cargo from Latvia to Gibraltar. • one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia, in north western Spain. • The captain requested that the ship be led toward a port of refuge where it could transfer its cargo to another tanker. • Instead, Spanish authorities used a Dutch salvage ship to tow the Prestige out to sea, in order
A Brief History of Penticton The city of Penticton has a rich history that is steeped in First Nation culture as well as roots tied to cattle ranching, the fur trade and the Kettle Valley Railway. This unique combination provides a rich narrative and gives Penticton an interesting historical story. Geography and Climate Penticton is part of the Okanagan, located in the interior of the province of British Columbia and is roughly 5 hours from the province’s largest city, Vancouver. The town site
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 rebellion, become governor of Nueva Galicia, and had married Dona Beatriz, the daughter of the colonial treasurer. But he wanted more. He set out, convinced by the rumors of cities of gold, but what he found wasn’t what he was looking for. Exploration Francisco Vasquez de Coronado explored
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: The Search for the Seven Cities of Gold Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was unquestionably one of the most influential explorers of the New World. Close friend of the Viceroy of New Spain and governor of Nueva Galicia for a time, his influence in the Spanish colonies was great, even before he set off on his great expedition to the north. Exploring the far reaches of the Rio Grande River, nearly reaching the southern border of Nebraska, traveling through the great “Staked
Biography of Federico Garcia Lorca Federico García Lorca was born into an educated bourgeois family in Fuente Vaqueros, in Andalusia, Spain, in 1898. His mother was a teacher and his father a rich farm labourer. He read literature and music at Granada University and in 1919, at the age of 21, he published his first book, Impresiones y Paisaijes, that was inspired by a trip around Spain that he took as part of his degree. That year, Lorca went to Madrid to continue with his studies. He moved into
Major Problems in Mexican American History Mexicans have been a people long oppressed. That is evident not only by the readings edited by Zaragosa Vargas in Major Problems in Mexican American History, but also by the the documentary Chicano!. The Mexicans’ past is underscored by conquest of the present-day American Southwest first by the Spanish and then by the United States following the Mexican American War. With other countries establishing control over them, Mexicans have never really been