Personal Narrative: The Murder Of My Father

In this week’s reading, “Spanish Conquest” by Elizabeth Carmichael and Chloe Sayer discuss the subjugation, ethnocide, and struggle the indigenous population of Mexico endured during the Spanish conquest. The Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortez, enslave and forced the Aztecs to believe that Christianity was the one true religion. Therefore, the indigenous people were forced to convert their faith through the Spanish missionaries to lose their indigenous roots. Later, the authors explain the many difficulties and conflicts Spanish priest underwent to teach the Christian faith to the Aztecs. The Spanish friar first taught the indigenous people Christianity in Nahuatl. However, there was a debate if teaching the Aztecs in Nahuatl hindered

Situated near the U.S.-Mexico border during the early twentieth century is the fictional setting of Fort Jones, the outskirts of which is where Americo Paredes’ short story “Macaria’s Daughter” takes place. Emblematic of the disappropriation of Mexican land, as well as the increased marginalization of the Mexican people, the overbearing presence of Fort Jones reveals the struggle for preservation that characterizes the Mexican-American community of the story. “Macaria’s Daughter” is the tragic account of what happens in a small community when the upholding of Mexican values and institutions, and opposition to Anglo-American culture, become more important than a young woman’s life. In this essay, I will argue that “Macaria’s Daughter” is a text

For this book review, I am going to be talking about David Montejano’s book entitled Quixote’s Soldiers, A local history of the Chicano Movement, 1966-1981. The author’s purpose is very well explained and it is not hard to understand. The author clearly tries to explain different ideologies, individuals and organizations located in one of the Southwest’s major cities, San Antonio, Texas, during the late 1960s and early 190s.

The pueblo revolt was something that took place so quickly. The pueblos felt as if they were being used and decided to rebel against the Spanish. Before the pueblo revolt there was some other issues in history that lead up to this event.

The Pueblo Indians at long last rose up again in a rebellion called the Pueblo Rebellion, otherwise called the Great Pueblo Revolt, in 1680. The uprising was driven by a Tewa shaman named Popé. The issue of religion was key to the Pueblo Rebellion. The peaceful Pueblo individuals had endured the Spanish for quite a long time. They were willing to do the offering to the Spanish if permitted to hone their conventional religion in the kivas. When Spanish authorities reliably rebuffed specialists through floggings, the Indians waged war. Popé prepared for war by sending runners to different towns from his pueblo at San Juan after word that the defiance would soon come. They conveyed lines of maguey strands showing a specific number of days until the general uprising. On the given

Christopher Columbus was malicious and had more evil intent than we were taught as young children.

The documentary “Invisible Indians” argues that the Mixtec indigenous people of Oaxaca are both misunderstood and mistreated, when they are fighting to be seen and heard. Throughout the film, examples are given of how the Mixtecs are exploited for cheap labor forces, getting little to no benefits all for the hope of not only achieving a better life for themselves, but also to provided for those who they left behind in Oaxaca, as they travel north.

In the primary source, there is a tone of persuasive authority from Pope Urban II. He uses it to invoke a strong passion, but also fear of the Persians into the members of his audience. Also, he uses that authority to be condemning, cautioning, and even threatening towards his audience. His word choice is strong and persuasive. In addition, the arrangement of his speech flows like a sermon which sets the tone for his authority. A random man on a box would not command the same authority as Pope Urban did, mainly due to his title, but also due to the way he gave his speech in a sermon-like fashion. While Urban is the main speaker, looking to inspire his audience for the Crusades, the authors of the speech were chronicling the event of his speech

William and his wife felt it was a their “reasonable duty quietly to submit to the will of God and to say the will of the Lord be done.” (561)

“I have given an account of events which should be clearly told… costly as they were in the lives of the majority of my comrades… who died were sacrificed, and their hearts and blood offered to the Mexican idols…” (Diaz 262). Bernal Diaz del Castillo was one of the first Spanish conquistador who was exposed to the religious practices that the Aztecs carried out. Bernal Diaz, who was accountable for the lives of his comrades, detested the Aztecs for following this ritual during the 15th century. Most people, like Diaz, who saw the sacrifices also deplored this kind of religious conduct as it clashed with their Christian beliefs. However, despite the consecutive ritual killings that were frowned upon by the foreign eyewitnesses, this paper argues

Capture, sickness, healing, and rituals are the common themes that surround Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca’s book La Relación. In his short except called “The Healers”, Vaca opens this small section with his escape from Indian captivity and his “healing journey”. After Vaca escapes from the Indians that held him prisoner, he comes across the Avavares Indians, and that is where his story takes off.

‘Lo Mexicano’ is a phrase-turned-concept in 20th century Mexican philosophy. The term literally translates to “the Mexican,” however, it is also used to superficially describe the identity of the Mexican individual. The notion came about after the revolution; the phrase was meant to emphasize and unite Mexico as an independent people. Today, the phrase is understood as an all encompassing term for “mexicanness,” or that which makes someone a true mexican.

statements, and did not cause any trouble with the government. Additionally, the pope met up

He then moves on to presenting an argument for apostolic succession. Irenaeus demonstrates how the tradition and the truth have been safeguarded by this successful chain of events.

Disobedience Irish author Oscar Wilde affirms that Disobedience is a valuable human trait, and h is right. Throughout history there have been certain individuals that have caused revolutions by being disobedient. Therefore, disobedience is a valuable human trait because if it wasn’t for this some countries would still be enslaved