The Spanish had no idea how lucky they were that the Aztecs misunderstood who they were and why they were there. The Spanish conquistadors were looking for lands to conquer‚ gold to capture‚ and people to convert to the Catholic religion. The Spanish were amazed at what they found in the capital city of Tenochtitlan. Everything was clean. There were “eating houses” and hairdressers. You could buy medicines and herbs and all kinds of food. You could buy meat and game. There were streets that
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FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENCE The Spanish American War was the most powerful colonial nation by the end of the 19th century. 1898 is when the United States went to war to help Cuba win its independence from Spain. The United States won and gained the territories of The Philippines‚ Guam and Puerto Rico. The U.S should not have annexed the Philippines because the Philippines were a country of their own. Additionally‚ they had their own language‚ their own currency and their own culture and tradition
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Silver and Spanish Exploitation The exploitation of the Incas under Spanish colonial institutions is a widely acknowledged abuse. Bartolome Arzans de Orsua y Vela in his book Tales of Potosi brings to light another dimension of this mistreatment: the Spaniards enabling of the abuse of coca by the exploited Indians as a means to increase productivity‚ which is an aspect that has been overlooked by many theorists up to this point. Abuse of coca expanded the wealth of the Spanish Crown through
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similarities/differences between the initial Spanish colonization of the Caribbean and the Yucatan. In your discussion include the initial reaction of the Taino and Maya to the presence of the Spanish and the rational for the Spanish conquest. The Spanish colonization of the Caribbean and Yucatan was the campaign of the Spanish conquistadores against Postclassical Maya stares and polities specifically on the central Yucatan Peninsula. The Spanish conquest of Caribbean and Yucatan which began
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WR 122 Fall 2011 The Importance of Learning to Speak Spanish The population of native Spanish speakers in the US is growing according to the article “10 Facts About the Spanish Language;” which states that “With 329 million native speakers‚ Spanish ranks as the world’s No. 2 language in terms of how many people speak it as their first language. It is slightly ahead of English (328 million) but far behind Chinese (1.2 billion)” (Erichsen). I am going to college to get my degree in Elementary
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second Queen of England and was a much more king Queen than Mary Tudor or better know as Bloody Mary. Elizabeth’s life was outlined by many crowning accomplishments‚ the most famous of these would be the Spanish Armada attack on England! Just like most to all conflict in the world the spanish armada was mainly caused by religious conflict. “God has given such brave soldiers to this Crown that‚ if they do not frighten our neighbours‚ at least they prevent us from being frightened by them.” (“Elizabeth
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Name Teacher Class Date The Virgin Queen and the Spanish Armada in Full Queen Elizabeth the First‚ one of Britain’s finest monarchs of history‚ is well known for several achievements. One of these notable achievements is her defeat of the Spanish Armada. Even her enemies doted upon her victory as well as her leadership skill. The Count of Feria remarked upon her Elizabeth’s leadership skill by noting: ”Not only was she “a young lass who‚ although sharp‚ is without prudence‚” he later
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The Battle of the Spanish Armada The great naval battle between Spain and England in 1588- one of the most important battles in the history of the world- is known as the Battle of the Invincible Armada. But in a sense‚ this is a misnomer. An invincible armada is one that cannot be defeated‚ yet the mighty fleet of warships that Spain sent to invade England‚ was defeated so badly that Spain could never again rule the oceans. How was it possible that this armada‚ which had awed all of Europe with
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Spanish and Hispanic Culture Trivia 1. The name Mexico comes from the Aztecs; it was related to the Aztec Mexica tribe. 2. The president of Mexico is Enrique Peña Nieto 3. The river that borders Texas and Mexico is the Rio Grande. 4. Mexico’s Independence Day is September 16. 5. Pancho Villa is made fun of in the song La Cucaracha 6. The official languages that are spoken in Spain are Galician‚ Catalan‚ and Basque. 7. The Mediterranean Sea is the body of water that borders Spain to the southeast
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AIMS of SPANISH COLONIZATION 1. The PRIMARY AIM is to spread Christianity‚ the propagation of Roman Catholicism. 2. The second goal is to gain economic wealth- to generate income to support their government (imposed several forms of taxes and monopolized agricultural products. 3. Another aim is to acquire territories- Spain emerged as a mighty empire. 4. Lastly‚ Acquisition of Spices- which was expensive during those periods and used in preserving their foods. FERDINAND MAGELLAN: Little Known Facts
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