Traditions and Legends of the Colony #2: The Legend of Olmedo Street
El Heroe Improbable (The Unlikely Hero Spanish translation)
Theodogan, un hombre de 18 años, vió los cien soldados Morgalianos marchando a su ciudad, Nelandros, desde la puerta de su granja. Sudaba en su quitón blanco sin mangas por el calor de la tarde. Curioso, se retiró de su casa y camino por los verdes campos abiertos para seguir el pequeño ejército. Desde la... Continue Reading →
Caravaggio Short Biography
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter who was active in Rome, Naples, Malta and Sicily between the years 1592 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state with both its physical and emotional parts and a dramatic use of light, greatly influenced the Baroque genre. Michelangelo Merisi da... Continue Reading →
Napoleon Life & Rule
Background Early Life Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in the island of Corsica to an undistinguished noble family of Italian descent. The island had been bought by France a year before Napoleon was born. He was sent to France at the age of ten for his education. He trained for a career... Continue Reading →
Napoleon and the Great Person Theory
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French General and statesman who was active during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He is widely considered one of the greatest leaders and military geniuses of all time. He rose through the ranks of the French military quickly, becoming a general at 24, commander of the whole French army... Continue Reading →
Article Review: Deal of the Century
The article is about the deal that French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte made with the United States to sell the French Louisiana territory. Nearly 30 years after France had lost the French and Indian War and its vast territories in North America, the nation changed radically. In the 1790s, the country went through the French Revolution,... Continue Reading →
Analysis of a Primary Document: Napoleon’s Account of the Internal Situation of France in 1804
This document is about Napoleon summing up the general situation in France to the Legislative Assembly on December 31, 1804. There were no threats to the public calmness, no sign of the offenses that had created the Revolution. Everywhere in France, useful enterprises and companies were propping up, and the public and private improvements in... Continue Reading →
The Fall of the Aztecs
"El espiritu de un pueblo transciende cualquier conquista" (The spirit of a people transcends any conquest) Introduction The Aztecs were a Native American people who inhabited and dominated Central Mexico at the time of the Spanish conquest. In the beginning, they were a poor, barbaric and nomadic people absorbing the culture of nearby states, especially... Continue Reading →
The Manx Language
Genealogical Relations of Manx Manx is a Celtic Language, a member of the Goidelic branch of the Insular group of the Celtic language family, which in turn is a member of the wider Indo-European language family. Languages related to it include Irish from Ulster and Scottish Gaelic of Galloway, however it has different spelling protocols.... Continue Reading →
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