Struggle & Survival in Colonial America

Melissa Mariscal

Miguel Hernandez Francisco BaqueroHe was born(1748-1810) in Buenos Aires in the 18th centuryOpened a shop and struggled to get rich clientsBecame member of the guilt because thought that the member were incompetent Nonwhites were allowed to participate in the draftHe become an officerLater left the public lifeIts believed that he passed away in the year of 1810

Born in the 16th century in Mexico city to Pedro Hernandez and Ana HernandezHe decided to leave Mexico city and move to Queretaro When he arrived there he became a leading mulatto because of his good skills that he hadMiguel was also married and raised a familyHe also owned a busy that made him get money to pay off his debtsSuddenly in 1604 died leaving his children and wife but full of love and respect towards others

Martin OcelotlHe was born in (1496-1537)Priest who was put on trial during New Spain’s inquisitionHis last name Ocelotl means jaguar and Nahuatl Born into a powerful family from the town of Chinanta located in Puebla, MexicoOcelotl was imprisoned and was ordered to be put to deathIn 1519 he was one of the indigenous priestWas put in trial for being a wizard, which is what people believed

(1509-1550) Isabel was born and is the daughter of Teotlalco and Moctezuma Became one of the Mexicans Indians granted an encomiendaShe is a femaleMoctezuma had nineteen childrenShe married four men that died and left her with three daughters and four sons.Part of the new mixture of societyBecause she was the daughter of Moctezuma she was considered important

Isabel Moctezuma

Damiana da CunhaCatechist and SertanistaWas commissioned to form a group of armed menShe also undertook her expeditionsShe also found herself trying to keep an inherited dreamDamiana accepted the arduous task of leading men She was buried in the local church as a Brazilian heroineDamiana wasn’t one of the heroic Indian re-sisters