Conquistador - Conquistador Conquistador (meaning "Conqueror" in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 17th century. After the discoveries of Columbus had gained Spain a foothold in America, expeditions were soon set out to conquer and evangelize this 'New World'. The leaders of these expeditions are called conquistadores, a name that denotes that they felt connected with the reconquista, the Christian (re)conquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslim Moors (711-1492). They also evoked the name of Santiago Matamoros ("St. James the Moor-killer") before going into battle against the Indians, another echo of this connection with the reconquista. Many of the conquistadors were poor.
Juan Ponce de León - de León Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish conquistador. He is known as the first European known to have visited Florida. In this exploration, he was searching for the "Fountain of Youth." On March 27, 1513, Ponce de León sighted North America (specifically Florida) for the first time, mistaking it for another island. Later, on April 2, he landed somewhere on the east coast of the newly discovered land and claims it for Spain. Ponce de Leon and his party were attacked by a tribe of Native Americans, and he was greatly injured. After this attack, he returned to Havana, Cuba, where he died..
Havana - La Habana" in Cuban Spanish) is the capital of Cuba and the largest city in the Caribbean, with a population of 2.1 million. History Conquistador Diego Velásquez de Cuellar founded the first town in Cuba called Havana in 1515 on the southern coast of the island, but moved Havana to its current location in 1519. Havana was originally as a trading port, and became the capital of the Spanish colony of Cuba in 1607, and the main port of the Spanish colonies in the New World. Havana suffered from being burnt by Buccaneers in 1538, and looted in 1555 and 1553. Great Britain seized the city in 1762, then exchanged it for Florida the following year. After regaining the city, the Spanish made it the most heavily fortified city in the.
History of Guatemala - Spanish arrived. Most of the Great Classic Maya cities of the Petén region of Guatemala's northern lowlands were abandoned by the year 1000 AD. The states of the central highlands, however, were still flourishing until the arrival of the Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado who brutally subjegated the native states in 1523-1527. Native peoples of the Guatemala highlands, such as the Cachiquel, Mam, Quiché, and Tzutuhil, still make up a sizable portion of Guatemala's population. The Era of Spanish Rule During Spanish colonial rule, most of Central America came under the control of the Captaincy General of Guatemala. The first colonial capital of Guatemala, now called Ciudad Vieja, was ruined by floods and an earthquake in 1542. Survivors founded a second city of Guatemala, now known as La Antigua, in 1543..
History of Nicaragua - tribe then living around present-day Lake Nicaragua. In 1524, Conquistador Hernandez de Cordoba founded the first Spanish permanent settlements in the region, including two of Nicaragua's two principal towns: Granada on Lake Nicaragua and Leon east of Lake Managua. Settled as a colony of Spain in the 1520s, Nicaragua became a part of the Mexican Empire and then gained its independence as a part of the United Provinces of Central America in 1821 and as an independent republic in its own right in 1838. The Mosquito coast based on Bluefields on the Atlantic was claimed by Great Britain as a protectorate from 1655 to 1850; this was delegated to Honduras in 1859 and transfered to Nicaragua in 1860, though remained autonomous until 1894. Much of Nicaragua's politics since independence has been.
History of Florida - traded with inhabitants to the southeast. Several tribes of Native Americans were living in Florida when Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in 1513. He named the land la Florida, or "the land of flowers", due to the abundant plant life in the area and to the fact that he arrived during the Spanish Easter feast, Pascua Florida. Ponce de Leon was reportedly searching for the Fountain of Youth. Ponce de Leon returned with equipment and settlers to start a colony in 1521, but they were driven off by repeated attacks from the native population. Hernando de Soto's expedition passed through Florida in 1539, and in 1559 Tristán de Luna y Arellano established another brief settlement in Pensacola that was abandoned in 1561. Spanish Rule The French began taking an.
History of Kansas - and arrow began to replace the atlatl). Between 1000 AD to 1500 AD, the Kansas's inhabitants developed a dual economy, bison hunting and cultivation (primarily corn, squash, and beans). The inhabitants supplemented their living with hunting and gathering of wild foods. Also during this time, the use of the bow was ultilized extensively by the inhabitants. Native tribe of Kansas The Otoes, tribes of the Sioux, existed in the area around Kansas and Nebraska. By a treaty made September 21, 1833, they ceded their country south of the Little Nemaha. Their land was ceded by treaty of March 15, 1854, and moved to the Big Blue River, finally leaving in 1881. The Quivira village was near present-day Lindsborg, Kansas. The village consisted mostly of thatched huts. 1500s Francisco Vasquez de Coronado,.
Huallaga - Pasco. For nearly its entire length it is an impetuous torrent running through a succession of gorges. It has forty-two rapids, its last obstruction being the Pongo de Aguirre, named for the rebel conquistador Lope de Aguirre who passed there. To this point, 140 miles from the Amazon, the Huallaga can be ascended by large river steamers. Between the Huallaga and the Ucayali lies the famous "Pampa del Sacramento," a level region of stoneless alluvial lands covered with thick, dark forests, first entered by Christian missionaries in 1726. It is about 300 miles long, from north to south, and varies in width from 40 to 100 miles. Many streams, navigable for canoes, penetrate this region from the Ucayali and the Huallaga. It is still occupied by hunter-gatherer tribes..
Guayaquil - to Guayas University, the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil, Vicente Rocafuerte Lay University, and the Ecuador Polytechnic Institute. The city is the center of Ecuador's fishing and manufacturing industries. The city is served by Simon Bolivar International Airport. Guayaquil Waterfront, about 1920 History Guayaquil was founded on July 25, 1531 with the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil by Conquistador Francisco de Orellana. In 1600 Guayaquil had a population of about 2,000 people; by 1700 the city had a population of over 10,000. In 1708 British pirates seized the city, and accepted a ransom of 25,500 pieces of eight for not burning the city. On October 9, 1820 Guayaquil declared independence from Ecuador. In 1822 José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar held a famous.
Gumarcaj - del Quiché. The site was founded around 1400 for it's defensive position, as it was a time of warfare in the Guatemala highlands. The city is situated on a hilltop surrounded by ravines. The Spanish Conquistadores conquered the city in 1524. Tecún Umán, the last Quiché king, was already dead; he was killed in battle with Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in Quetzaltenango. On Alvarado's orders, the city, together with the ruling nobles, were burned. Cut stone originally facing the buildings was taken to build the new buildings of Santa Cruz del Quiché; the ruins were still being mined for construction material through the late 19th century, doing extensive damage to the remains of the old buildings. The site was extensively documented in the colonial era. Miguel Rivera y Maestre wrote a.
Francisco Pizarro - (1471 - June 26, 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of Peru and founder of its capital city Lima. Pizarro was born born at Trujillo in Estremadura, Spain, about 1471 (or 1475). He was an illegitimate son of Gonzalo Pizarro, who as colonel of infantry afterwards served in Italy under Gonsalvo de Cordova, and in Navarre, with some distinction. Of Pizarros early years hardly anything is known; but he appears to have been poorly cared for, and his education was neglected. Shortly after the news of the discovery of the New World had reached Spain he was in Seville, he sailed to the New World in 1509 and took part in various Spanish missions of exploration and conquest. He is heard of in 1510 as having taken part in an expedition.
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado - Vásquez de Coronado (ca. 1510-1554) was a Spanish conquistador, who in 1540-1542 visited New Mexico and other parts of the southwest of the United States. He was born in Salamanca. Coronado was governor of New Galicia (contemporary Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico). As such he had already sent out Fray Marcos de Nizza on a voyage to the north, to New Mexico. When Marcos returned he told about a wealthy, golden city, called Cibola. Of course this raised Coronado's interest, and he decided to try to get that gold. He set out in 1540, joined by a large expedition of 340 Spanish, 300 Indian allies, and 1000 slaves, both native Americans and Africans. He followed the coast of the Sea of Cortez northward to the Sonora, then traveled upstream the Sonora, and.
Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba - de Cordoba Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba was a Spanish conquistador, and founded Nicaragua..
European colonization of the Americas - the Amerindian local oligarchies and impose a new religion: Christianity. Diseases and cruel systems of work (the famous haciendas and mining industry) decimated the Amerindian population. African Negro slaves were introduced to substitute the Amerindian. On the other hand, the Spaniards will not impose their language in the same measurement and the Catholic Church even evangelized in Quechua, Nahuatl and Guarani, contributing to the expansion of these Amerindian languages and equipping them with a writing system. One of the first school for amerindians was founded by Fray Pedro de Gante en 1523. The Portuguese switched from an initial plan of trading posts to an extensive colonization of what is now Brazil. (See also: Conquistador, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Spanish Conquest of Yucatan, Treaty of Tordesillas, Treaty of.
Eurovision Song Contest 1989 - Derech Ha'melech 12 50 Italy Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali Avrei Voluto 9 56 Luxembourg Park Cafe Monsieur 20 8 Netherlands Justine Palmelay Blijf Zoals Je Bent 15 45 Norway Britt Synnoeve Johansen Venners Naerhet 17 30 Portugal Da Vinci Conquistador 16 39 Spain Nina Nacida Para Amar 6 88 Sweden Tommy Nilsson En Dag 4 110 Switzerland Furbaz Viver Senza Tei 13 47 Turkey Pan Bana Bana 21 5 United Kingdom Live Report Why Do I Always Get It Wrong? 2 130 Yugoslavia Riva Rock Me 1 137 Venue: Palais de Beaulieu - Lausanne, Switzerland The table is ordered by the countries names. Voting Structure Each Country had a Jury who awarded 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 points for their top ten songs. 1956 -.
Diego de Almagro - de Almagro (1475 - 1538), El Adelantado, Spanish conquistador, the companion and rival of Pizarro, was born at Aldea del Rey in 1475. According to another account he was a foundling in the village from which he derived his name. In 1525 he joined Pizarro and Hernando de Luque at Panama in a scheme for the conquest of Peru. He was executed by order of Pizarro in 1538 in consequence of a dispute as to their respective territories. His men then turned against Pizarro and killed him in 1541. Based on an article from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica. Almargo is credited as the discoverer of Chile. After the conquest of Peru, Almagro was dissatisfied that the country had been given to Pizarro without a major role for him. After complaining, he got.
Diego de Nicuesa - Diego de Nicuesa Diego de Nicuesa was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. In 1506, he was given the job of governing Costa Rica, but ran aground off the coast of Panama. He made his way north overland, against resistance from the native population. The combination of guerrilla warfare and tropical disease killed half his expedition before he gave up. Around 1509, under a land grant from the Spanish king, he became founder and governor of the colony of Castillo del Oro, in what is now Panama, one of the first two Spanish settlements on the American mainland (different sources give dates from 1508 to 1510). In 1511, Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, seeing Nicuesa as a rival for possible fame and fortune that would go to the Spaniard who found a route.
Diego Velazquez - about Diego Velazquez the 17th century Spanish painter. For the Spanish Conquistador who invaded Cuba in 1511, see Diego Velasquez de Cuellar Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599 - August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter who was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain. Born in Seville early in June 1599, Velazquez was an artist of astonishing technique and confidence, and in the opinion of many art critics unsurpassed as a portrait artist. Las Meninas Painted 1656 His great fame came long after his death, starting in the first quarter of the 19th century, when it proved a model for the Realist and Impressionist artists, in particular Manet. His influence continued on to later artists such as Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Until the.
Diego Velasquez de Cuellar - Diego Velázquez de Cuellar (1465 - 1524), Spanish Conquistador, conqueror and governor of Cuba for Spain. Diego Velázquez de Cuellar should not be confused with the Spanish painter Diego Velazquez. Diego Velázquez was born in Cuéllar, in the Segovia region of Spain. He first visited the New World with the crew of Christopher Columbus in 1493. He settled in Hispaniola, then was active in leading the conquest of Cuba in 1511. He founded a number of new Spanish settlements and cities on the island, most notably Santiago de Cuba in 1514 and Havana in 1515. Velázquez was appointed governor of Cuba. He authorized various expeditions to explore lands further west, including the 1517 Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba expedition to Yucatan (see: Spanish Conquest of Yucatan). He initially backed Hernan Cortes's famous.
Zaculeu - dates from the Post-Classic era, from the 10th century until the early 16th century. The site contains a number of temple-pyramids and governmental palaces around a series of plaza, and a court for playing the Mesoamerican ballgame. The site was originally fortified with walls. The city was attacked Conquistador Pedro de Alvarado in 1525, but the well defended city at first threw back the Spanish. Alvarado left his brother Gonzalo de Alvarado in charge of a seige, with 40 horsemen, 80 Spanish footsoldiers, and some 2,000 native allies from central Mexico. The city was defended by Mam king Caibil Balam commanding some 5,000 (the chronicles are not clear if this is the number of soldiers or the total population of Zaculeu). After a siege of over a month the Mam were.
