Martes, 11 de Noviembre

After Caracas, the second city in South America to declare its independence from Spain was Cartagena de Indias, on November 11th of 1811, starting with a series of events of great importance and by which would pay the audacity of standing up to the Spanish empire. During ten years there would be victories and defeats. It was a time of vital importance where the liberty and emancipation destiny of american provinces would be forged.

Cartagena de Indias (Sra. Rubio's hometown) is a large city seaport on the northern coast of Colombia. Capital of the Bolívar Department, it has a population of 1,240,000 in its Metropolitan Area, and 1,090,000 in the city (2005 Census), being the fifth largest urban area in Colombia. Founded in 1533 by Spaniard Don Pedro de Heredia, and named after the port of Cartagena in Spain's Murcia region, it was a major center of early Spanish settlement in the Americas which had impressive development in the XVIII century as the de facto capital of the Viceroyalty of New Granada and as the main hub of commerce and transportation in the late viceroyal era, situation that is reflected in its alternative capitality today. Nowadays continues to be the economic hub of the Caribbean region as well as a popular tourist destination.

Cartagena's colonial walled city and fortress were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 along with Lima.

ESPAÑOL 2
1. Repaso del Capítulo
TAREA: Examen Unidad 1B: "¿Qué haces depués de las clases?"

ESPAÑOL 2H
1. Repaso del Capítulo
TAREA: Examen Unidad 1B: "¿Qué haces depués de las clases?"

ESPAÑOL 4H
1. Revisar la tarea (WB p.16-17)
2. Pretérito Vs. Imperfecto
- Análisis de lecturas y el uso de los dos tiempos
TAREA: Imagina, Act. #1 y #2 (p.66)

ESPAÑOL AP/IB HL
1. Fernando Botero: El Espejo Convexo (Parte II)
- Comprensión y Análisis
- Familias de Palabras
TAREA: Significados en Español: Circonlocución (Hojas de Actividades, Botero: Act. D, p.333)