Antonio de jesus biography
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Antonio de Jesus Cardozo
Antonia de Jesus Cardozo F34 joins other members of the first Fletcher class
Antonio de Jesus Cardozo was born on June 14, 1903 in Cape Verde, then a colony of Portugal, although some sources list his date of birth as 1902 or May 14, 1904. He spent most of his childhood in Portugal before moving to the United States at the age of 17. Cardozo worked as a ranch hand for his uncle in California before moving to New England. While working in a factory, Cardozo completed high school and enrolled in Suffolk University’s law school. He received his JD in 1929, at the age of 26. Instead of pursuing a career in law, Cardozo then enrolled as a freshman at Harvard University, where he received his bachelors’ degree in 1933, the reverse order of the normal college experience.
While at Harvard, Cardozo learned about Tufts’ new Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. According to Tufts legend, Cardozo was the first student to ever enroll at Fletcher, where he was a member of the first graduating class. It is clear that Cardozo thrived at Fletcher and had a life-long connection with Tufts. Nicknamed Mr. Fletcher, Cardozo attended every single Fletcher graduation until his death 1984 and helped create the Fletcher Alumni Association. Cardozo was the first
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Texas Originals
Antonio Margil de Jesús
August 18, 1657–August 6, 1726
Spanish Texas was more than a provincial frontier. It was part of a larger Atlantic world, and Franciscan missionary Antonio Margil de Jesús embodies its breadth. Father Margil sailed from Spain to evangelize from Costa Rica to East Texas, his achievements resonating through Mexico City, Madrid, Paris, and Rome.
Born in Valencia, Spain, in 1657, Margil joined the Franciscan order as a teenager and in 1683 ventured to Mexico to spread the Catholic faith among the New World’s native peoples. He sought the most challenging assignments, traveling barefoot over rough terrain through the Yucatan, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
In the early 1700s, Margil returned to central Mexico to direct missionary colleges in Queretaro and Zacatecas. He then headed north to Texas, where French incursions had renewed Spanish imperial interest. In 1716, Margil joined an expedition to establish missions among the Caddos and other native groups in East Texas. Of the expedition’s six mission settlements, Margil founded those at Nacogdoches and Los Adaes.
In 1719, after the French attacked the East Texas missions, the Spaniards retreated to San Antonio. There, Margil founded Mission San José, called the "Queen" of the missions a
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Manuel Antonio indulge Jesús Alvarado
Manuel Antonio de Jesús Alvarado
Escuintla, Escuintla, Guatemala
Guatemala Eliminate, Guatemala