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through 1799 the Spanish began to settle in America. Their main reason for coming to America was to find gold. Two of the most famous Spanish conquistadors are Ponce de León and Hernán Cortés. Ponce de León was born on 1460 in San Servos. In 1493…

Inquisiton. Their Religion was one of the most predominant reasons given for why the Spanish Inquisition was started. The Jews and Christians already hated each other prior to the start of the Inquisition : “It is inevitable that there has been…

Evolution of The City-States Sparta and Athens. Sparta and Athens had serious social and political problems before being reformed. Each city-state, or polis, made changes to address these problems in different ways. This made Sparta…

frequently active and the youngest of the Cook Inlet volcanoes. Detterman considered Augustine to be entirely Quaternary and Johnston concluded that volcanism at Augustine began during the late Pleistocene Moosehorn glacial advance 19,000-15,500…

Augustine is searching, testing and refuting different ways of the world through which he seeks happiness and contentment. Along his journey are several experiences that completely alter the direction of his course: the death of his friend and soulmate,…

War On August 2nd, 1990 the first Iraqi tanks crossed into Kuwait, as part of an invasion that marked the start of a six-month conflict between the United States and Iraq. These tanks were ordered to invade Kuwait by Saddam Hussein,…

Cristiani This biography had a lot of information on St. Francis of Assisi. He was a very generous man who founded the Friars. Along the way he accomplished many good deeds. He gave all that he had to the poor so that they could live a better life.…

of the twelve apostles. He and his brother James, another apostle, were raised in Galilee with their mother Salome. Salome may have been the sister of the Virgin Mary, which would make John and Jesus cousins. John's father was Zebedee, and Zebedee…

as a saint, a doctor of the church, and a man who made many contributions; not only to Dante but to the entire period in which he lived, which is known as the Middle Ages. St. Thomas was born at Roccasecca, the family castle near Naples, probably…

and saints? Are all Saints supreme beings of righteousness? Saints are usually looked at as God’s holiest servants, people who have centered their lives around God and the teaching of the Church. Saints are seen as if they are without sin. If…