correct. I come from Spain. My name is Carmina Diaz. I immigrated because of the Cristero War‚ in Spain. The war was actually a rebellion of the Roman Catholics in Spain who were persecuted by the government. There were dangers such as raids and the death toll was growing higher every day. Being a Catholic Christian family who simply wanted to live in peace‚ we moved out to escape the war and the persecution that had caused it. We travelled from our hometown in Spain‚ a place called Badajoz
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Why did the Creoles Lead the fight against the spanish? Asia is Latin America and the Caribbean’s second largest trading partner after the US. As Asia demanded for commodities‚ the result was a trade between Asia and Latin America/the Caribbean grew over 20% a year in the past decade‚ receiving a lot of pay. Followed by the Creoles‚ who were of Spanish descent‚ but were considered inferior because they were born in Latin America. The Creoles lead the revolutions to gain more political power; they
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equality‚ and rights.1 News of this overthrowing of the government reached many places‚ one of those being Latin America. During the colonial period‚ a great social gap developed between the peninsulares (Spanish people born in Spain) and criollos (Spanish people born in New Spain). Resentment was so great that indians‚ criollos‚ and mestizos (a mix between Spanish and Indians) went past their ethnic differences and united against peninsulares. Indians long begrudged the power and self-righteousness
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Africa. When Columbus set sail in 1492 to find one of these heralded trade routes‚ he stumbled upon one of the greatest discoveries in history: the New World. Without hesitation‚ Columbus wrote to his benefactors and sovereign the King and Queen of Spain to praise the many riches of the islands he uncovered. Columbus‚ upon arriving in the Caribbean Islands‚ immediately starts naming them after important Spanish figures of the day. In a letter addressed to Luis de Santangel‚ a royal official and financial
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three ships‚ the Pinta‚ the Niña and the Santa Maria which the Queen and King of Spain gave to him for his first voyage. According to gilder lehrman‚ ‘Christopher sailed to the Bahamas that he called San Salvador but the indigenous people called it Guanahani. For nearly five months‚ Columbus explored the Caribbean Sea‚ Specifically the islands of Juana (Cuba) and Hispaniola (Santo Domingo)‚ before returning to Spain.’ The gold‚ parrots‚ spice‚ and humans captives Columbus displayed for his sovereigns
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nephew of King Charles V‚ inherited Spain‚ the Spanish Netherlands‚ and the American colonies. b. Philip was a shy and serious person‚ like his father‚ but could be an aggressive leader when needed. c. Europe was going through Reformation when Philip assumed the throne. II. Golden Age of Spanish Art Literature a. Spain’s wealth supported natives and built palaces. b. The paintings of El Greco and Diego Velazquez showed both the faith and the pride of Spain during the period. III. The Spanish
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HISTORY School Based Assessment (S.B.A) By STUDENT NAME: Brusane Lewis SCHOOL: Mt alvernia High School TERRITORY: Jamaica REGISTER NUMBER: CENTRE NUMBER: SUBJECT: HISTORY TEACHER: FORM: 10 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title of study 1 Statement of aim 2 Rationale 3 1.) Introduction 4 2.) The social effects of the Haitian Revolution on Haiti and the wider Caribbean 6 3.) The political effects of the Haitian Revolution on Haiti and 7 the wider Caribbean
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The Age of Exploration was a time period from the 15th century to the 18th century in which Europeans embarked on extensive overseas expeditions. European nations‚ such as Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ and the Netherlands‚ participated heavily in global trade and set up many trade routes and colonies. Many people would say that the Europeans’ only reason for exploration was to spread Christianity‚ obtain gold‚ and gain glory through their conquests and acquisition of lands. Some people might also say
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1. In the 10th century‚ the Christian conquest of Spain occurred. In order to satisfy Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon‚ the king‚ and queen of Spain‚ conquerors were forcing conversion on the native peoples of America. In hoping of finding precious golds‚ and spices. Their missions would often include searching vigorously for these items whilst at the same time finding people to convert. However‚ some were not handled with care because many of these missions resulted in the killing and
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Balboa and Ferdinand Magellan shows that the 16th century is part of the exploration of the unknown because both of these explorers discovered invaluable information about previously unknown areas. Balboa was a conquistador and explorer hailing from Spain. He crossed the isthmus into the Pacific Ocean‚ and he was the first european to reach the Pacific Ocean from America. In 1509‚ to escape Santa Domingo‚ Balboa was a stowaway with his dog aboard Martin Fernandez de Enciso and Alonso de Ojeda’s voyage
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