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mauricio granadino

BBC - History - The Story of the Conquistadors - 0 views

  • The Aztecs may have been unsure, at the beginning, whether the bearded strangers with their guns and horses were people like them, or agents of a higher power
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    when the spaniards arived they thought that they might be gods or aliens 
Jennifer Garcia

P B S : C o n q u i s t a d o r s - C o r t é s - 0 views

  • His cavalry charged along the beach at full tilt with swords flashing and bells tinkling. If that were not intimidating enough, the big cannon were fired, at which Teudile and his men literally fell to the ground in fear.
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    If you are working on a project about Cortez, this website tells his story very well. It has many useful links as well to other conquistadores.
carlos hirlemann

Hernán Cortés Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 0 views

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    "Castilleja" de la cuesta spain hernan cortez died 2 december 1547
CJG bannanaman

Francisco Pizarro Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com - 0 views

    • florence palomo
       
      He discovered Peru with Diego de Almagro in 1526.
  • born circa 1474 in Trujillo, Spain.
    • quesa loco]
       
      born frank
    • CJG bannanaman
       
      Francisco Pizarro : was born circa but approximately he was born 1474 in Trujillo, Spain . IN 1526 he traveled to Peru. 
  • conquered the Inca city of Cuzco. He founded Lima, now the capital of Peru. Pizarro was assassinated by Spanish political rivals in 1541.
    • Mariana Jimenez
       
      Francisco Pizarro conquer the Inca city of Cuzco.
Dreams Sleeping

SOS: Japan Tsunami - 0 views

  • On March 11, 2011 at 2:45 local time, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake occurred 81 miles (130 km) off the east coast of Sendai, Japan, triggering a massive tsunami. It is estimated that the initial tsunami wave took 10 to 30 minutes to make its first landfall. Forecasted wave heights were up to 33 ft (10 m) and there were many reports of tsunami waves three stories high in parts of Japan. Across the Pacific Ocean, many countries issued evacuations along the coasts because of the predicted tsunami
  • waves.
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    some information about how long did take the tsunmi to crash
Sofia Martinez

The man who could have shot Hitler | Public Radio International - 0 views

  • Adolf Hitler believed it was Providence that led him safely through the Great War, in which he fought for four years as a common soldier. He had plenty of close shaves, but one incident stuck with him. He was wounded; a British soldier had him in his sights - close enough to make eye contact. But the British soldier lowered his gun. Hitler nodded in gratitude and crawled to safety.
  • "If only I had known what he would turn out to be. When I saw all the people, women and children, he had killed and wounded, I was sorry to God I let him go."
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