children only to be sold into slavery. They stole cattle looted the town and broke into the church and robbed it of its silver and gold. These invasions gave rise to the construction of watchtowers‚ locally known as baluarte‚ by the Gobernadorcillo Don Juan Mallare along the coast and at the mouth of the Bauang River. These watchtowers served as a fortress against the invading pirates. It was also utilized as a refuge for the inhabitants who had no time to flee to the hills whenever the pirates were sighted
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in Argentina. The role of Eva Peron is played by Madonna and is portrayed as a sultry‚ sex symbol. Antonio Banderas‚ was brilliant as Che‚ who narrates the film. His portrayal brings humor and depth of character to the role. Jonathan Pryce‚ as Juan Peron‚ was an empathic dictator who portrayed a quiet‚ reserved‚ almost father like figure. His performance‚ although more subdued than his female counterpart‚ played an equally exceptional role in the film. Evita is the story of a young girl named
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Department of Tourism Building envisioned to become the future Museum for Natural Sciences. When we visited the National Museum we saw beautiful paintings and sculptures made by our great artists. We will never forget the huge great work of art of Juan Luna’s Spolarium the very famous one. The tour has been inspiring‚ educational‚ and well worth it. We really enjoyed the tour and also with the help of Ochie’s father. He is the one who tour us inside the museum. Behind the paintings and sculptures
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IS THE LEGEND OF JUAN DIEGO AND THE VIRGIN MARY TRUE? The legend of the supposed sighting of the Virgin Mary by Juan Diego‚ from Britannica Biographies‚ starts of that his first vision of The Virgin Mary was on December 9‚ 1531. When he was visited‚ he was on Tepeyac Hill‚ which lies outside of Mexico City. In Náhuatl‚ the native language of Aztecs‚ asking him to build a shrine on the hill. Juan went to tell the Bishop about the incident but the Bishop did not believe his story and wanted proof
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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Factory‚ Horta de Ebbo (oil on canvas‚ 1909) Philadelphia Museum of Art Cubism was a truly revolutionary style of modern art developed by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braques. It was the first style of abstract art which evolved at the beginning of the 20th century in response to a world that was changing with unprecedented speed. In the four decades from 1870-1910‚ western society witnessed more technological progress than in the previous four centuries. Picasso and Braque
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Juan de Pareja was born into a slave family. His mother died when he was just five years old. The only thing his mother left was her gold earrings. From that day on Mistress‚ Dona Emilia de Silva y Rodriguez‚ took him as her pageboy. But soon after Mistress taught Juanico his letters and how to write. Juanico developed beautiful handwriting‚ which at first made Mistress envy him until she noticed that he could now write her letters. But after a while Master became ill and got worst everyday until
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Argentine Caudillo: Juan Manuel de Rosas In the year 1829 Argentina was faced with a conflict between two social and political groups to determine the future of the nation. Juan Manuel de Rosas‚ a federalist‚ became governor of Buenos Aires that same year starting a period of terror‚ tyranny and brutal suppression. Rosas’s dictatorship was noted for its law and order through tyranny in which his secret police and spies intimidated all opposition‚ so that by 1840 few people dared to oppose him and
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ERPriscilla C. Urbano August 8‚ 2012 BSCS-IT 2:1/ 2011-10764 REACTION PAPER: PAINTINGS As we enter the National Museum of the Philippines "Spoliarium" 1884‚ oil on canvas A National Cultural Treasure by Juan Luna surprise us upon entering the hall. The super- sized painting depicts dark hollow beneath the Roman arena referred as the Spoliarium where the bodies of slain gladiators are being dragged away for disposal. For Luna‚ the lifeless gladiators represent the Filipinos during the Spanish
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Juan Seguin was born in San Antonio on October 27th‚ 1806. Seguin was the eldest of the two sons. He didn’t have a lot of formal learning but was encouraged by his father‚ Juan Jose Maria Erasmo Seguin‚ who was a political ally of Stephen F. Austin. When Juan grew older‚ he helped his mother run his father’s post office while he and other people served in Congress from 1823-1824. Three years later on December 1828‚ Seguin was selected as alderman which had shown great potential. He served on different
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noticed many of the pieces share the same pattern. I wanted to touch some of the clothes but everything was behind glass. On the floor below we viewed historic paintings from some of the greatest Filipino artist. I was drawn into the paintings of Juan luna‚ because I am more familiar with his works‚ especially the Woman with Manton painting‚ which was shown in class. I was even tempted to touch a little bit
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