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Glorioso y Sesquicentenario “San Nicolás”

READING ABOUT NICOLAS REBAZA CUETO

I. PRE-READING. Answer the previous questions
1. Have you ever heard about Nicolá s Rebaza Cueto? ______________________________
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2. What do you know about him? ____________________________________________________
3. What were his main works? _______________________________________________________

II. WHILE READING. Underline the past tense sentences.

He was born in Huamachuco on December 23 rd, 1811.
His parents were Manuel Santiago Rebaza and Antonia
Cueto.
He moved to Trujillo, where he studied at Seminario San
Carlos y San Marcelo school. Then he studied Law in the
University of Trujillo, where he graduated with a
Bachelor's degree as a Lawyer in 1838, in 1845 he got a
Jurisprudence Doctor’s degree. Along his academic
training, he served as secretary of the prefecture of La
Libertad department from 1838 to 1845.
He was a journalist and founded La Abeja in 1838, El Liberal from 1840 to1842,
El Progreso in1848 and La Balanza in 1850, publications from Trujillo. He
influenced on the creation of Chiclayo as a province. He was also part of the
forces that marched to Piura to reject Colonel José Manuel Angulo, who had
entered Peru from Guayaquil with revolutionary intentions in 1841.
He was named Fiscal Agent of Trujillo from 1845 to 1846. He was interim
Prosecutor of the Superior Court of La Libertad from 1846 to 1848, Titular
Fiscal Agent from 1849 to 1851, as well as vocal member from 1851 to 1855.
Then he was named interim member of the Supreme Court in 1860 and, finally,
member of the Superior Court of Trujillo from 1861 to 1894.
He was a member and director of Sociedad de Beneficencia de Trujillo in 1848.
As an educator, he was a professor at the University of Trujillo, whose
rectorship was held from 1853 to 1859. He was also a professor at the
Educandas school in 1850 and he was commissioned to reorganize San Juan
National School in 1860, where he also taught.
He was deputy for Huamachuco from 1851 to 1853 and 1858 to 1864,
becoming the second vice president of his chamber in 1864. As a
parliamentarian, he promoted the creation of the province of Otuzco in 1861
and of the province of Pacasmayo in 1864. Also, on his initiative, was created
San Nicolá s school in Huamachuco.
Teacher: Francisco Villanueva Vera
 “Working together for a big change”
Glorioso y Sesquicentenario “San Nicolás”

He was prefect of La Libertad during the government of Colonel José Balta from
1868 to 1872. During the War with Chile, he supported General Miguel Iglesias
in his movement for peace.
Triumphant the revolution of Andrés A. Cá ceres against Iglesias, Rebaza was
one of the three Iglesista delegates who met with their cacerista peers in
conferences in which it was agreed to form a Council of Ministers, headed by
Antonio Arenas, to be in charge of the transition in December 1885.
He died in Trujillo, on July 30th, 1897.

III. AFTER READING:

III.1. COMPLETE THE CHART ABOUT NICOLAS REBAZAS’S LIFE.
December 23rd
1838
1845 – 1846
1851-1853
1864
1868 – 1872
December 1885.
July 30th, 1897.

III.2. Complete the events about Nicolas Rebazas’s life.

1. He ___________________ in Huamachuco on December 23rd, 1811.
2. His parents ______________ Manuel Santiago Rebaza and Antonia Cueto.
3. He ________________________ at Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo school.
4. He ________________________ with a Bachelor's degree as a Lawyer in 1838.
5. He ______________ named Fiscal Agent of Trujillo from 1845 to 1846.
6. He ______________ a professor at the University of Trujillo.
7. He ______________ deputy for Huamachuco from 1851 to 1853 and 1858 to
1864.
8. He ________________________ in Trujillo, on July 30th, 1897.

Teacher: Francisco Villanueva Vera

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III.3. Check (✔) if the following verbs are regular and irregular, then write its
past tense.
VERB REGULAR IRREGULAR PAST TENSE
Be
Study
Move
Graduate
Get
Serve
Support
Agree
Die
Enter

III.4. WORD ORDER: Order the words to make meaningful sentences.

1. Was / His mother / Antonia Cueto.
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2. He /at Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo school. / studied
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3. Graduated / in 1838. / He / with a Bachelor's degree as a Lawyer
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4. was / He / named Fiscal Agent of Trujillo / to 1846. / from 1845
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5. at the University of Trujillo. / He / a professor / was
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6. died / He / in Trujillo, / 1897. / on July 30th,
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Teacher: Francisco Villanueva Vera

 “Working together for a big change”
Glorioso y Sesquicentenario “San Nicolás”

III.5. REFLEXION QUESTIONS:

1. How the history changed Nicolá s Rebaza Cueto? ________________________
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2. How Nicolá s Rebaza Cueto changed the history? ________________________
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III.6. Find the past tense verbs in the wordsearch, then make a list of the verbs
found.

LIST OF VERBS

1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________
6. __________________
7. __________________
8. __________________
9. __________________
10.__________________

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Teacher: Francisco Villanueva Vera