5a

I had a hard time finding out about the independence period, every sight I opened I found different information. I decided to use wikipedia because it seemed the most credible. the Independence Period took place in the 19Th century. The main goal was to be free on the Spanish colonies in the Americas. The result ended in all the countries under Spanish rule being free from it. Latin Americans independence occurred because of the Age of Enlightenment. It influenced all of the Atlantic revolutions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_American_wars_of_independence

The Virgin of Guadalupe
I chose the Virgin of Guadalupe because I know she is important in the Mexican culture but do not really know anything about her, and would like to. She is known as a mestiza goddess and the Mother of all people. She is a mix between Spanish and indigenous. With the Virgin of Guadalupe being so powerful, Mexico soon became independent, and there was no need for the Spanish. To not believe in her is an offense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRXf9Ek59t8

Juan Diego
I chose Juan Diego because he relates to The Virgin of Guadalupe. He was named Cuauhtlatoatzin which meant the talking eagle. He was a member of Chichimeca people. He is most important because he is the person who reported the Virgin of Guadalupe. While Juan was on his way to mass the Blessed Mother appeared and asked him to go ask the the Bishop to have a shrine built for her. The Bishop wanted proof therefor the Blessed Mother had roses grow in the winter and had Juan bring them to the Bishop which he did. When Juan brought the flowers to the Bishop, the flowers fell to the ground and an image of the Blessed Mother appeared. When Juan Diego died he was buried as "Our Lady's 'messenger'" in the first church dedicated to The Virgin of Guadalupe.
http://www.vatican.edu/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20020731_juan-diego_en.html

Fray Bartolome
I chose him because he was a brave man. Fray Bartolome was a Spanish Dominican who stood up for American Native people's rights. He was named Defender of the Indians because he stood up against the horrors of the conquest and the colonization of the new world.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/lascasas1.htm

I believe that all the sources I used are credible because they are all known sources, and I have used them before.

4c

Culture can have many different meaning, depending on how you want to use it. According to the Princeton word net search it is the civilization, the arts that are favored in the society, the attitudes, behavior and views of the society.
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=culture

I choose to use 3a Kendra's blog about the Maya's. She examined the city of Chichen Itza. The town has one Major well, which is their only permanent water source. A tradition that the Maya's have is to throw live bodies into the well as sacrifices for the rain god, who was said to live in the down inside the well. This relates to Freire because he had his certain believes, as did the Maya's. Many people outside of the culture probably disagreed with this, as did people disagree with Freire's teachings at one point or another.

I choose to use Adriana'a 4a blog about La Malinche. She was a very smart talented girl who spoke many different languages such as Spanish, Mayan and Aztec. She was always trying to help the natives, and give them what they wanted. La Malinche was however considered a trader when she gave birth to a "Mexican" which was a mix of Spaniard and native. She played a big role in the converting to Christianity, and while doing so she stopped many natives from getting slaughtered by the Spaniards. This relates to Fiere because he was disliked and went to prison for trying to better his country. Later they both ended up being remembered more as hero then a villain.

4b

http://www.sfmuseum.net/bio/jserra.html
I came across this photo while researching Junipero Serra in last weeks assignment. I liked it because it was a visual of one the Missions. It connects to my study of humanitites because Junipero Serra a great missionary died there at the mission San Carlos Borromeo.

OBSERVATION: It is a photo done in black and white. The Mission looks like it is made of stone or brick, and there is a lot of dust and dirt around the building. The left side of the building looks like it is falling apart.

INTERPERTATION: The art work is about being the famous spot where Junipero Serra spent the last of his life, and died there on August 28th 1784 when he was 74 years old.

JUDGEMENT: I choose this peice because I thought it was important to know where Junipero spent the last of his life. I wish the picture was in color so more details could be shown, however there were not color camaras back then. Otherwise I think it is a nice photograph.

QUESTIONING: I would like to know a little big more about this piece, beside the fact that it is in Monteray California, and that Junipero Serra spent his last days there. For example I would like to know when the Mission was first built, and by whom. It would aslo be nice to know who took the photo, so that person can get some credit for it.

4a

The colonial period took place 1429-1810 and it is the reason Latin America is the way it is today. Before the arrival of the Spanish the population of Mexico was 19 million, in 1550 it drooped by 2 million. Majority of people died from diseases such as smallpox. The native culture and religion was shot down, because of the conquistadors who burned down entire libraries. As well as putting a hold on the Latin American culture the conquistadors also killed all the power structures which took all power away from the natives. Since the conquistadors could not read native writing of their records, it was rewritten, which makes it hard to recall Latin American history. The conquistadors were each given land, which came with natives who the conquistadors were supposed to look over, but instead made them slaves. The colonial period was a sad difficult time for Latin America.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/colonialera.htm

For my topic I chose Junipero Serra. Photos in the YouTube video are what drew me to him. I loved the architecture of the houses and the landscape. I also thought it was cool that he is the one who founded the first missions in California considering I live in California. In the video you can expect to see great pictures, and hear valuable information. The other source I used is a biography from the San Francisco museum.

Junipero Serra was monk at age sixteen of St. Francis, which is where he got his name, before being Junipero Serra his name was Miguel Jose. Even before he got his degree of Doctor he was asked to do philosophy lectures, and became a noted preacher who was often invited to visit other towns.

Junipero Serra studied the lives of many different saints, the ones that inspired him most were Saint Javier from India and Saint Francis Salano from Peru. Religion was very important to him, everything he did revolved around it.

At age 36 he decided to become a missionary of the New World and went to San Louis Potsi for 9 years. Around 7 years later he went to Upper California, which is the last place he went and founded Missions. In 1784 he died at age 71 on one of the missions called San Carlos Borromeo.

I believe the sources I used are credible because the first one I used was the YouTube link given in the assignment, and the other is from the San Francisco Museum, and I can not see why that would not be valid information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXdGy1WtQ_4
http://www.sfmuseum.net/bio/jserra.html