Spanish people

The author of this article is Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, and he is an undergraduate at UCLA. Spanish-speaking people label themselves differently from other kind of Spanish speaking people. We are not the same, we come from different countries, and here in the U.S they label all of us with one word. Many of us that come from Mexico label each other something differently from others because we feel we identify each other differently. The author probably wrote this article because he wanted to let people know that even some of us come from the same country, and we have the same heritage we identify ourselves differently from each other, “… identifies himself as a Chicano because he believes it’s a way to recognize his indigenous ancestry. But…

“Within the first 100 years of the Europeans landing in the Americas, nine-tenths of the natives died out because of diseases the Europeans brought with them, such as smallpox and the plague. Corn, chocolate, and hemp were some goods that the Europeans got from the Americas. Most Spanish men were obsessed with three things: Gold, God, and Glory. To obtain these things, they had to go to the Americas. Hernan Cortes, a Spaniard, heard about El Dorado and went to Mexico in 1519 to find it. He ran…

The Muslim Invasion of Spain in 711 was a defining moment in Spanish history. It significantly impacted Spanish culture and its various counterparts. The various pieces that make up Spanish culture include Spain’s social structure, its political structure and its Christian heritage. All of these segments of Spanish Culture were distinctly affected by the Muslim Invasion of Spain in 711. While the initial effects of the Muslim invasion distilled into more indirect consequences later on, the most…

hold for the culture and values upheld by the Spanish people, some of which everybody could stand to incorporate into their daily lives. So here is what you need to know about Spain. Geography Spain is located in the westernmost part of Europe, taking up over 85% of the Iberian Peninsula. The land is mostly hilly highland divided by the Cordillera Central and is home to an estimated 1,500 rivers. The highest point in Spain lies within the Sierra Nevada and is about 19,198 miles and about…

It is known throughout many communities that Latinos and Latinos are very zenophobic when it comes toward sexuality and gender roles. This feeling that comes to money of Spanish descent carried the same fears and disgusts due to the conditioning that was applied to them by their forefathers and foremothers. To help explain these reasons this essay will use Ramòn A. Gutierrez’s “A History of Latina/o Sexualities”, Robert Courtney Smith 's “Gender Strategies, Settlement, and Transnational Life In…

Huntington, says that Mexicans have values that “hold [them] back” from performing at the same as native populations, notably, “mistrust of people outside the family; lack of initiative, self-reliance, and ambition; little use for education; and acceptance of poverty as a virtue necessary for entrance into heaven” (9). In effect, he believes there are cultural differences that affect the way that Latinos deal with their economic and educational prospects. He says that statistics back his…

Like any other continent, Latin America is a melting pot of many cultures and people: some of them are indigenous, others primarily descended from Spanish Europeans who sought a new way of life and independence in what were once Spanish colonies, some who were born in this new and exciting land, and sadly, those who were forced to migrate to Latin America as slaves. But the fight to separate Latin American colonies from the Spaniards who resisted giving up their control did not occur all at…

The document I selected was authored by the Congress of Venezuela at the Federal Palace located in its capital of Caracas in 1811. The documents primary purpose as intended by the Congress was to declare independence from the Spanish Crown as a colony, and become its own state of institution. The question: Why did Venezuela seek independence from Spain? Or more specifically what made the loyal colonists favor this decision along with the rest of society or the lower class. The answer: Spain…

Many people do not know much about Spain 's history. However, like a lot of European countries that had to go through finding a nationality and trying to keep it from other countries. At one point in Spain’s history find their self-identity and take back their country from foreign invaders. Also, there were some tension between the Spanish and the Muslims that were living in Spain at the time. This could have been the domino effect that lead into the Reconquista. Here I am going to be discussing…

He begins the address by presenting the concept that “We are not Europeans; we are not Indians; we are but a mixed species of aborigines and Spaniards” (Boli ́var). He appeals to the idea of a modern state of equality by claiming that “slavery is the daughter of darkness: an ignorant people is a blind instrument of its own destruction” (Boli ́var). After setting the stage for his argument of forging a new, independent state, Boli ́var outlines a form of government that is neither a monarchy nor a…