Although Latin America has faced many social‚ political‚ and economic issues within the last three centuries‚ inequality remains one of the most important‚ historical‚ and omnipresent aspects of the region’s culture. As Europeans took over Latin America during the time of colonization‚ they implemented many elitist social structures that have held strong and are evident today (Harris). Income inequality is the most visible and greatest disparity that the region faces; yet inequality between gender
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approach him you notice that he has features that you have never seen before. His skin looks as if it has been draped onto his skeletal frame causing him to lose all age indicators. Your eyes reach his and he does not make eye contact‚ a clear indication that he is blind. You approach the lizard man and ask his age‚ he replies “Cuarenta y tres.” You wonder to yourself how could a man who is 43 years old have lost his vision and aged so prematurely? The simple answer is Onchocerciasis or more commonly
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it lead to what many call today‚ Latin America. However‚ not just one event created Latin America‚ it was a large collection of many. All of the events that happened after 1492 were due to a difference of knowledge‚ technology‚ and immunity between the Spanish and Natives. The events may have unfolded differently if it was not for the prior knowledge‚ previous conquests‚ advanced technology‚ war strategy‚ and immunity to smallpox that the Spanish held. The most important piece of what
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 Slavery in the Americas was quite diverse. Mining operations in the tropics experienced different needs and suffered different challenges than did plantations in more temperate areas of Norther Brazil or costal city’s serving as ports for the exporting of commodities produced on the backs of the enslaved peoples from the African continent. This essay will look at these different situations and explore the factors that determined the treatment of slaves‚ the consequences of that treatment
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The countries that led most of the exploration of South and Central America were Spain and Portugal. They have introduced many changes to the new conquered territory. It all begins with the search for better access to new routes of trade with Asia. At the European explorations‚ countries like Spain and Portugal were the pioneers in the discovery and conquest of new lands. Portugal and Spain during their voyages accidentally came upon the western hemisphere; then soon started to exploit the new land
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2010‚ Argentina became the first Latin American county to legalize same-sex marriage. Allowing for the first time thousands of Argentinian people to be legally allowed to be with those they love. This law became passed in spite of venomous opposition from the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church opposing the LGBTQ community is not a 2000’s phenomenon‚ however. With the recent rise in acknowledgment for these once marginalizes groups‚ historians of colonial Latin America have taken an interest in these
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"Independence of Latin America" In the 1800’s‚ Latin American countries won independence‚ but many new independent countries had trouble creating strong‚ stable governments. The Creoles played an important role in the independent movements. These countries won their independence through strong leaders and many other factors. As soon as these countries won their independence from Spain and Portugal‚ they did not want to return the way they did. Many countries revolted‚ we even find out that the
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The race concept in Latin America is something that is so predominate and so “natural” in a way that see and understanding it would make it more complex and the information is something that is hard to find‚ especially in countries that had a high percentage of those of African ancestry‚ countries like brazil‚ Peru‚ and Mexico‚ etc. make the race idea in Latin America more of a puzzle. The understanding that race is a socially formed isnt what that is completely‚ but in some countries‚ they use race
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Throughout the past few centuries‚ Latin America created and maintained a split between the center and the fringe of their society which at some points negatively affected them and their potential growth. This split focused on the rural and urban aspects of their countries‚ cities‚ and states and how they interact with each other throughout the 18th century and beyond. During the colonial period‚ the fringe or rural areas were more important than the center or urban areas‚ as the fringe produced
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Caribbean peoples’ religions and cosmologies have hindered their conversion to Christianity? There various aspects of these indigenous groups religion from which Christianity can relate too‚ as well as it can have some differences the Christians do not believe in. Although some different beliefs exist; I believe that there are more aspects in their religions that facilitate Christian conversion rather than hinder the conversion. One aspect from the Aztec religion that the Spanish could relate
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