Anglo-Spanish War

The Reconquista inspired the creation of the Catholic State with Catholic rulers. A Catholic Spanish state was created after the Moors were driven out and the Jews were banished from Spain. The Spanish Crown wanted to purify Spain in order to create a Catholic state with Catholic values. In order to build a Catholic state, the Spanish crown had to get rid of another religion and banish any citizen that was not a true Catholic or who practices a different faith in secrecy. This is why, the…

Federation. The Conservative Nationalist Republican Alliance also known as ARENA had gotten their share of presidency while still having competition with The Marxist-Leninist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front who is also known as FMLN. When the war had taken place there were 500,000 displaced and 75,000 dead which had led the ARENA party to capture the presidency for at least two decades.The government in El Salvador does play a big role but so does the military.("El Salvador" 2014).…

dissimilar gatherings whose provincial histories and sociopolitical and financial relations to the United States fluctuate generally. A few gatherings have truly grasped the Spanish legacy of their personalities, while others, particularly those from less advantaged foundations, attempt to separation themselves from the legacy of Spanish colonization (Delgado, 1998; Hidalgo, 2011; Rinderle, 2005; Rodriguez, 1998). Mexican American frequently signifies individuals of Mexican root who were…

My partner for my interview was Ruben Gonzalez. I thought that doing this interview was very helpful. It was cool to see how a different culture works, and their ideas on all kinds of perspectives of the world. I asked him questions that went along with all the dimensions of culture. I started off the interview by asking him what his ethnicity is. He is 75% Puerto Rican, and 25% EL Salvadorian. His Father is half El Salvadorian, and half Puerto Rican, and his Mother is full Puerto Rican. He…

My initial reaction to the poem Mexican is Not a Noun by Francisco X. Alarcón was that it was a bit confusing and vague. It really doesn't make much sense, but in order to understand it you have to read out side the words and really think about it. However, I was able to take from it that Alarcon feels that being Mexican is not easy and a lifelong struggle. Alarcón begins the poem by putting the word Mexican in quotations to imply that he does not agree with the general use of the term. He says…

is equally important and remarkable. In the 1940s and 1950s the term “Latin Music” started in the United States. In the 1940s this music began rising in popularity, one author stated, “Latin America, the one part of the world not engulfed in World War II, became a favorite topic for songs and films for Americans who wanted momentarily to forget about the conflagration” (Macmillan 263). Later in the 1960s Bossa Nova became a international trend. Then…

Every country has its own culture and its own unique way of life. Arriving to a new country, such as Mexico, feels as is if arriving to a whole distinct world. It as though you One becomes submerged into the indusive culture and the beauty that surrounds such a place. From the city to the countryside, the sensation of excitement eagerness comes to play. The vibrant lights of the city in Guadalajara that are visible from a great distance creates a feeling that one is never alone. To the sensation…

When people think of Hispanic foods they think hot, spicy foods, lots of flavor, rice and beans, and tortillas. When people think this they are not wrong, Hispanic food is a flavorful and many spices are used; the culture and its people’s customs have much to do with this. According to Grace Austin and Damian Johnson of Diversity Journal “the term Hispanic alludes to a person’s place of origin, referring to persons from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South America.” Since there are many…

How did the country begin? After the Mexican War of Independence (which were between the years 1810–1821), Costa Rica became independent from Spain. But after the first few years the country struggled. so during 1824 Juan Mora Fernandez, elected the nation's first chief of state, proposed the construction of more modern roads and ports for means of transportation and trade through the country and others . Juan Mora Fernandez also granted land to farmers that would grow coffee. And into the…

Sir Francis Drake is guilty of voluntary manslaughter. This comes in play with the Spanish Armada. Voluntary manslaughter is where you kill someone and plan doing it. Drake planned on killing the Spanish Armada because Queen Elizabeth told him they were preparing to kill her. The queen never said to kill them, she told Drake to stop them. She never threatened or forced him to do this act. The only orders the queen had were to return in six months. Drake sailed to England with his crew. One…