Guatemala has more people than any other Central American country‚ with an estimated population of 11‚980‚000 it is home to many different cultures. The population can be divided into two groups; Indians and people of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. But in Guatemala‚ being called an Indian or a non-Indian does not depend entirely on a person ’s ancestry. It is basically a matter of how people live and of how they categorize themselves. For example‚ a Guatemalan is considered an Indian if he or
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Becoming A Spanish Teacher In the work force‚ people often choose a career‚ based on wages‚ earnings and company benefits. It is important that a person selects a career that is ideal and worth devoting their life to. Teaching a foreign language such as Spanish would be an ideal career for me. After a thorough researching process‚ I found many interesting details‚ facts and‚ other information through the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. It is apparent that becoming a teacher is one of the most
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economy. During the time of 1450 to 1800‚ the Spanish Empire and the Ottoman Empire responded to their empire building similarly in the idea that spreading their religion was their first focus‚ while there were differences in their social and economic values because their regions required them to be that way. The Spanish and the Portuguese originally originate from the Iberian Peninsula where Christianity was popular. In an attempt to expand‚ the Spanish sought after America. They look at it as a land
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component of the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the expansion of the Spanish Empire. Wide-ranging expeditions were mounted into the surrounding area during the 16th century‚ but Spain never exercised complete control over Florida outside an area of what is now the State of Florida‚ southern Georgia‚ southern Alabama‚ southern Mississippi southeastern Louisiana‚ and other areas along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Spanish Florida was considered a failure because the Spanish Empire could
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Spanish Explorers Motivation The Spanish explorers were noble men who traveled across the sea’s to explore new land and new areas. In this case‚ the Spanish explorers were Christopher Columbus and Hernan Cortez‚ both of which are from Spain‚ and lived in the late 1400’s and early 1500’s. The reason Columbus and Cortez are so important in our history is because without them Central and South America would be so different today. Due to their huge impact on the Americas‚ it is important to understand
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geographical characteristics does your country have? What are they called? The country of Uruguay is mostly rolling plains and low hills. Most of the low-lying landscape is grassland which is great for cattle and sheep raising. The Río de la Plata (in Spanish Silver River) is the estuary formed by the combination of the Uruguay River and the Parana River. The Silver River is wide‚ shallow‚ and cloudy. It is the widest estuary in the world. It is a funnel-shaped bay on the coastline of South America and
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The Spanish-American war was a conflict between the United States and Spain over the independence of Cuba. This was a huge change for the United States in the matter of foreign affairs. The United States had previously stayed in a state of isolationism which is when a country does not involve its self in other counties affairs unless it directly involves them. President Roosevelt did not want for the United States to stay like that so he started to involve the United States in other countries affairs
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The Nahua Interpretation of Spanish Conquest It is very difficult to explain defeat without seeming to make excuses. Such was the task of the Nahua chroniclers whom learned to write their language and produced the codices that were used in The Broken Spears. These accounts were put together by Native Americans roughly thirty years after the conquest based on Nahua oral history. These are not direct first hand accounts and cannot be accepted as specific historical evidence. What can be understood
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The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The "Lady in Blue" was in fact a real person""Maria de Jesus de Agreda‚ or Sor Maria‚ as she was called. Sor Maria founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Agreda. Sor Maria had a very strong reputation throughout Spain for her wisdom and sanctity‚ as well as her mystical and
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involved in the Spanish Civil War were the moderate republicans‚ socialists‚ communists‚ anarchists and nationalists. Each of the groups defending the Spanish Republic had different aims and attitudes. The way they represented these aims; through violence‚ negotiation‚ or peace was key in determining how the conflict of the Spanish Civil War was settled. The Republican faction was the side in the Spanish Civil War that that supported the established government of the Second Spanish Republic against
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