It has been the collective action of human beings, responsible for the great transformations. Social relations, from the most primitive to the most advanced, have constituted the mechanism for the advancement of humanity. However, throughout history there have been women and men who have decisively influenced societies. Scientists, warriors, religious leaders, politicians and artists, all of them exerting an imprint that would serve as a transforming factor in each of the societies where they lived.
In the Biographies section of whatasker.com we are going to immerse ourselves, together with the reader, in the knowledge of the life and achievements of each of humanity’s most influential characters. Through entertaining and didactic texts, we will get to know the work and the influences of each one of them. In many cases, the work of each of these people acts as an inspiration factor and in other cases as an example of the mistakes that we should not repeat. The truth is that approaching the biographies of the influential characters of humanity is looking at history through the eyes of its protagonists.
José María Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican religious , military and political man , considered the leader of the War of Independence in Mexico. After the death of Father Miguel Hidalgo in 1811, José María assumed the leadership of the independence movement and managed to achieve important victories in the south of the country. Through the Congress of Anáhuac in Chilpancingo, Morelos tried to give political form to his ideals of equality … Read more
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish-born conquistador and explorer who led a European expedition in search of gold, which eventually brought him to the southeastern coast of what would become the United States . He gave Florida its name and became the first governor of Puerto Rico . It was active in the Caribbean in the early 16th century and its name is generally associated with the exploration of Puerto … Read more
Born around 1485, Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conqueror and explorer who defeated the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain. He first set sail for the New World at the age of 19. Later, Cortés joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set out to explore Mexico and in this place he strategically aligned some native peoples against others to overthrow them. King Carlos I appointed him governor of New Spain in 1522 … Read more
La Malinche or Malinalli Tenépatl , was a renowned Mesoamerican Indigenous who served as Interpreter and companion of Hernán Cortés , and who at the same time managed to play a very important role in the process of conquering Mexico. Personal information When was he born: Between 1496 and 1501 Where he was born: Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico When he died: Mexico City, Mexico Where he died: Between 1526 and 1529 Who was … Read more
Eva Perón was a woman of great mettle who used her position as first lady of Argentina to fight for women’s suffrage and to improve the lives of the poor . His support for organized labor groups , and his organization of a vast social welfare program that benefited him, won him the support of the lower classes. Personal information When was he born: 05/07/1919 Where he was born: Los Toldos, Argentina When he died: 07/26/1952 … Read more
Lawyer, politician, great military man of Argentine origin considered one of the most important figures in the process that led Argentina towards its freedom and independence . A Manuel Belgrano is remembered as the person who created the national flag and as the person who, through their battles, managed to get to Argentina from oppression . He was an intellectual full of patriotic convictions , a worker for his country … Read more
He dedicated part of his life to robbing trains and banks , looting businesses , or attacking the system , and then distributing a large part of what was stolen to the poor; For this reason, Pancho Villa was known as “the friend of the poor, “ and later, with his revolutionary activity, “the invincible general . “ Personal information When was born: 06/05/1878 Where he was born: La Coyotada, Mexico When he died: 07/20/1923 … Read more
Dolores Ibárruri or better known as La Pasionaria was born on December 9, 1895, near Bilbao, Spain , and died on November 12, 1989 in Madrid . She was a female Spanish Communist leader , who earned a legendary reputation during the Spanish Civil War , coining the Republican battle cry, ” They will not pass ! They will not pass !” . During her life she led a turbulent career, in which she was imprisoned … Read more
Joan of Arc , nicknamed “The Maiden of Orleans” , was born in 1412 in Domrémy , Bar, France . She was declared the national heroine of France, at age 18 she led the French army to victory over the English at Orleans. Captured a year later, Joan was burned at the stake as a heretic by the English and their French collaborators . She was canonized as a Catholic saint more than 500 years later, on … Read more
Catherine of Aragon , was a Madrilenian queen of England who was humiliated by Henry VIII . She was highly appreciated by the English people, and being the wife of the Monarch, she refused to accept the annulment of her marriage, demanding that her nephew Charles I defend her rights and those of her daughter María I, who was to be the future Queen of England. . The King’s determination to divorce … Read more