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- 21: Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt
- ... search for the answer to this, perhaps, open ended quest. In an attempt to exemplify the typical struggles for change, and independence, I have chosen to present a couple of Latin American colonies (Peru and Colombia), which have through their history, demonstrated the process of revolts, and a clear revolutionary philosophy. These two countries are the living evidence of a time of oppression and insurrection which have left unequivocal scars on ... insurrection's success or lack of it. In this manner then, I leave you with two of the most determining and influential episodes in the history of Spanish America. Tupac Amaru and the Comunero revolt. Colombia and "The Comunero Revolt" Preamble to the New Granada revolution. At the time prior to the Comunero uprising, New Granada was not one of the Spanish colonies thought to be easily impacted by European influence ... the footsteps of Independence. BIBLIOGRAPHY 1) Sangre y Arena" Caballero y Gongora, Antonio. 1812. St. Fe de Bogotΰ 2) Peter Bakewell, A History of Latin America. 1997.pg 286-7 3) The making of modern Colombia" Bushnell, David.1993 pg. 27-9 4) Anna, Timothy E., The Fall of Royal Government in Perϊ, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1979. 5) MacLachlan, Colin M., Spains Empire in the New World. The ...
- 22: The History of the Panama Canal
- ... two routes were practical, the one across Panama and that across Nicaragua. In 1876 an international company was organized; two years later it obtained a concession from the Colombian government (Panama was then part of Colombia) to dig a canal across the isthmus. The international company failed, and in 1880 a French company was organized by Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, the builder of the Suez Canal. But his company went bankrupt ... The US government negotiated with the Colombian government to obtain a strip of land 6 mile wide across the isthmus, but the Colombian Senate refused to ratify this concession. In 1903, however, Panama revolted from Colombia. That same year the US and the new state of Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty by which the US guaranteed the independence of Panama and secured a perpetual lease on a 10 mile ...
- 23: Gabriel Garcia Marquez (spanis
- ... vieja casona restaurada por el mismo, es amigo cercano de inportantes personalidades mundiales, lo fue de Omar Torrijos y conserva fuertes lazos con Fidel Castro, Carlos Andres Perez, Francois Miterrand, los presidentes de Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia y otros muchos. El 11 de diciembre de 1982, despues de que por votacion unanime de los 18 miembros de la Academia Sueca, fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura por su obra. La ... considerado por un importante grupo de intelectuales como el escritor vivo mas importante del mundo, segun lecturas dominicales de El Tiempo del 28 de agosto de 1994. "Gabo", quien alterna su vida entre Mexico y Colombia, practicamente vive en un avion. Ha recorrido el mundo entero y engrandecido el nombre del pais en el exterior, llevando nuestros paisajes y costumbres de un continente a otro, itinerario que inicio en 1957 cuando ...
- 24: Simon Bolivar
- ... gained support of the plainsman, internationals, and his own countrymen. THE WIN The Battle of Boyaca of August 7, 1819 ended as a victory for Bolivar, and his army. That year he created the Gran Colombia, a federation including Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador. Bolivar served as president of the new Republic. On May 23, 1822 all of northern S. America was liberated and all Royalist opposition eliminated. Bolivar had larger plans for the continent, he ...
- 25: Latin Drug Trade
- ... Peru, for years the world's largest coca growing country. Three-plus years of joint efforts by U.S., Peruvian, and Colombian forces to choke off the "air bridge" that carries Peruvian cocaine base to Colombia for processing paid off handsomely. The operation simultaneously deprived Colombian trafficking organizations of critical basic materials and drove down the price of coca leaf in Peru below the break-even point. Disillusioned Peruvian growers abandoned ... the peak year of 1992. Bolivia's 1997 coca crop was also the smallest in ten years; a result of its government's determination to confront the drug trade. (1. Security Problems in Latin America). Colombia was a different story, since successful coca control operations also spurred new planting. Colombian traffickers accelerated their campaign to plant new coca outside the traditional growing areas, both to offset heavy losses from government eradication ...
- 26: Woodrow Wilson and His Ability To be an Effective President
- ... but it could also have made the war worse. Wilson also was thought to be a weak president by ex- president Roosevelt (Encarta 6). During Roosevelt's time in office he helped Panama succeed from Colombia in return for rights to build the Panama Canal through their country. He thought it was very unnecessary to apologies to Colombia for helping the succession of Panama. Roosevelt believed that it showed Wilson's weaker side. Wilson did show a strong side in one area, world peace. All through his first term he aimed to prevent ...
- 27: John DeLorean and His Acomplishments
- ... Colombians for $ 30 million by the following Tuesday! Since DeLorean was blinded by the fact that he was about to save his company, he didn't seem to notice that most of the folks in Colombia with $30 million to through around are drug-type folks. Ah well... Hindsight.. . Hoffman went on to explain that his Colombia "friends" didn't want to sit on his board. They would have the Eureka bank president sit there instead... Hmmm... From these new "facts," DeLorean surmised that he was getting in a tad over his ...
- 28: Theodore Roosdevelt
- ... connectiong the Atlantic and Pacific for hundreds of years. A French company, which went bankrupt, had started the pro ject. The company sold the panamanian rights to build the canal to the United States government. Colombia, whose territory included Panama, didn't agree to the terms offered by the Uninted States. Ro did not think much of he of Latin Americans to begin with. He called he colombians "foolish and homicidal corruptionits." The Roosevelt administration supported a revolt by the Panamanians against Colombia. The new country of Panama signed a canal treaty favorable to the United States in 1903. The Pana ma canal was completed August 15, 1914. President Theodore Roosevelt died at Sagamore hill, his home at ...
- 29: Theodore Roosdevelt: 26th President of the United States (1901-1909)
- ... connectiong the Atlantic and Pacific for hundreds of years. A French company, which went bankrupt, had started the pro ject. The company sold the panamanian rights to build the canal to the United States government. Colombia, whose territory included Panama, didn't agree to the terms offered by the Uninted States. Ro did not think much of he of Latin Americans to begin with. He called he colombians "foolish and homicidal corruptionits." The Roosevelt administration supported a revolt by the Panamanians against Colombia. The new country of Panama signed a canal treaty favorable to the United States in 1903. The Pana ma canal was completed August 15, 1914. President Theodore Roosevelt died at Sagamore hill, his home at ...
- 30: Platinum
- ... over 21 pounds was found in Russia. Russia produces the worlds largest share of platinum-group metals. Other important sources of platinum are located in the Transvaal province in South Africa and in Sudbury, Ont. Colombia and the United States also have sources of platinum. The United States uses about 475,000 troy ounces of platinum a year. About 1/5 of this comes from its own mines and from scrap ... the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and South Africa were the leading producers. Canada, with mines in Ontario, where platinum is associated with nickel ore, ranked third in world production. Other leading producers are Colombia and the United States.
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