Emiliano Zapata was a Mexican revolutionary. He was born in 1877 and died in 1919. He championed the cause of land reform against the president Porfirio Diaz and succeeding governments. By late 1911 he controlled the state of Morelos, where he chased out the estate owners and divided their land amongst the peasants. In 1919 he was assassinated by Jesus Guajardo acting under orders from General Pablo Gonzalez. Research Emiliano Zapata
Pablo de Cespedes was a Spanish painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and man of letters. He was born in 1538 at Cordova and died in 1608. He entered the university of Alcala de Henares in 1556, and finally went to Rome, where he studied under Zucchero and Michael Angelo, and became renowned both for frescoes and sculptures. In 1577 he obtained a prebend in the cathedral of Cordova, and from that time resided alternately in his native town and in Seville. His best pictures are in Cordova, Seville, Madrid, and several towns of Andalusia. He was the head of the then Andalusian school of painting, and numbered among his pupils some painters of distinction. Research Pablo de Cespedes
Akim Tamiroff was a Russian actor. He was born in 1899 at Tiflis, Georgia and died in 1972 of cancer. Akim Tamiroff was a short and stocky man with dark hair and thick eyebrows over intense eyes, and was often seen with a black moustache. Akim Tamiroff was cast in a variety of ethnic roles as both a hero and 'heavy'. Akim Tamiroff trained for acting at the Moscow Art Theatre Drama School and was touring with his repertory company in the USA in 1923 when he decided to stay in America. With his wife, actressTamara Shayne, Akim Tamiroff joined Balieff's Chauvre Souris troupe and performed Russian nightclub acts. Akim Tamiroff also conducted a makeup academy in New York where he worked on stage and on Broadway productions. With the advent of sound in films Akim Tamiroff was attracted to the screen and performed many 'bit' parts in films which in turn led to a solid career as a character actor. Akim Tamiroff appeared in over 100 films and is perhaps best remembered for his role as Pablo in the film 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' for which he received a best supporting actor nomination. Research Akim Tamiroff
Cote de Pablo is a Chilean-born American actress. She was born in 1979 at Santiago. Educated in music theatre at Carnegie Mellon University she is a Shakespearean actress who appeared on stage before in 1994 making her television debut in 'Control' before becoming widely known for her starring role as 'Ziva David' in the 2005 American television series 'Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service', although she continued to also work in theatre and on Broadway. Research Cote de Pablo
The Battle of Churubusco occurred on August the 20th, 1847 during the Mexican War when the advance divisions of Taylor's forces, pursuing the fugitives of Padierna, encountered Santa Anna's soldiers. The convent of San Pablo was the strong point, and against this Twiggs was sent, Worth advancing toward the south and Quitman and Pillow co-operating against Santa Anna's rear.
The fiecest fighting took place along the Rio Churubusco, where for some hours the Americans seemed threatened with defeat, but rallying they drove the Mexicans before them and carried the river dikes with their tete de pont the key to Santa Anna's position. The attack was then concentrated upon the convent of San Pablo, Worth, Smith and Clarke joining with Twiggs. Worth's guns were directed from an utterly unsuspected and unguarded quarter, throwing the garrison into confusion. The white flag was immediately raised and the stronghold surrendered. Numbers engaged: Americans, 8000; Mexicans, 25,000. Research Battle of Churubusco
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