Assignment 4A

In a paragraph, tell us what "Conquest/Colonial' means.
The Colonial Period was from 1492-1810 and it stands out as being the era that did the most to shape what Latin America is today. From the source that I found there was six major points that should be known about this era. The native population was wiped out, native culture was forbidden, the Spanish system promoted exploitation, existing power structures were replaced, native history was rewritten, and the colonists were there to exploit, not develop. This era in their history has made their evolution as a country very hard and they are just now starting to see some change.

Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used (eg if video, what can you expect to see on the video clip you viewed)
I chose this topics because out of the 4 videos we watched this one was the most interesting to me. Nothing in particular stuck out to me but for some reason I like it in the best. This video’s speaker has a monotone voice that is not that intriguing but the information that he is giving is very interesting. The speaker talks about Junipero Serra of Mallorca and it gives the listener a very brief biography of his life. Mostly he talked about his work, and what he did before and after he founded the first mission in California. In my other sources, they pretty much just gave short biographies of his life and tell the reader what they think is most interesting or important to know about Junipero Serra.

Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs. (organize into 3 separate, delineated paragraphs for reader ease)
In the video I learned about Juniperos deeply reverent, persuasive, and dramatic speaking style and how that made him a sought after speaker. He had an oratorical style of speaking that was extremely dramatic and included chest beating, flaming torches to the bare skin, and hitting the back with whips. The endurance of pain and shedding of blood exemplified piety.

Another interesting fact I found was that it was Junipero’s second trip to California when he founded his first mission here. The first mission was in San Diego and then after he founded San Carlos Barromeo he remained there as president of Alta California missions. Over the years, under his presidency there were many missions founded by his people in California. Those missions were San Antonio de Padua, San Gabriel Arcángel, San Luis Obispo, San Juan Capistrano, San Francisco de Asís, Santa Clara de Asís, and San Buenaventura.

In the last source that I found I found some very random facts but I thought they were interesting to share. Junipero was widely recognized for his strong will. He suffered from severe asthma, yet he walked the entire distance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City when he first came to California. He later traveled up and down the California coast on foot or on the back of a donkey, and coming from a person who has severe asthma that is insane. I cannot imagine what he went through.

Use two sources for your work. Cite your sources used for this component and tell us why these sources are credible.
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/colonialera.htm
Junipero Serra clip 2

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Serra-Ju.html
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h304.html

I know that the video that we saw in class was credible because our professor assigned it to us and for the other sources I typically go off whether they sound legitimate or not. Also if I find a lot of the same information in more than one source I tend to think it is true. All of my sources sound like very credible and legitimate websites and I did truly believe they were all factual.