Charles II of Spain

As conqueror of the Aztec Empire in Mexico, explorer of Guatemala and Honduras, and leader of the first expeditions to California, Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés contributed significantly to the establishment of European domination in America. More particularly we see his contribution to Spanish prominence in both Central and South America. His conquests helped shape the origins and history of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Spaniards initially occupied the New World in order to…

1936 George Orwell went on a trip to Spain, and was revolting against Franco’s Nationalist (B.B.C). On his trip to Spain George did have some followers come with him too but he did not know them, these followers were Communist one of the communist was W.H.Auden (Colls 99). There reason for following George was to kill him so he would stop revolting against Stalin and communism (Colls).So once he figured out what they wanted to do George Orwell had to leave Spain, so he became Anti-Stalin (Colls…

has been proven by science, birth rates plummet. In fact historians believe inbreeding was cause of the fall of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty in Spain, and the reason that with Charles II’s death, their dynasty ended (Alvarez). [When was this, around before or after Poe wrote this, was this inspiration for this work?] It is interesting to note that Charles II suffered from physically disablement, mental retardation and disfigurement. So if the Usher family line reproduced in the manner that Poe…

The Council of Trent spanned a lengthy 18 years (1545-1563) and proved to be one of the most significant of the 21 ecumenical councils convened in Church history. Despite the import of an historical event which influenced Catholic teaching for years to come, little work has been written on this particular council. However, Fr. John O’Malley, S.J., has presented a detailed recounting of this remarkable event in his book, Trent: What Happened at the Council, published by the Belknap Press of…

Seeing unclaimed land, both the English and the Spanish set sail towards the unknown land now known as America. Not knowing what awaits them, they gather groups of brave travelers to explore this new land. With each country, having different goals as to why they want to explore, and conquer this new land we can only say many mistakes were made and many lives were lost. Coming to this new land allowed both the English and the Spanish to adapt to new changes and to the new, unfamiliar surroundings…

assistance(Alchin. Linda), was established. Despite the fact that there was a category for the undeserving poor, those poor because they choose not to work, these laws helped millions recover from poverty. Moreover, a turn of events occurred when Philip II of Spain, the husband of late Mary Tudor, declared war on the country after the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, whom was found guilty of plotting a death plan for Elizabeth. The headstrong Queen did not stand back and allow parliament to…

Introduction José Celestino Mutis (1732-1808) is mostly known for his work as Director of the Royal Botanical Expedition to the New Kingdom of Granada. Established in 1783, the Botanical Expedition had the purpose of carrying out a complete natural history of Spain’s «equinoctial» territories in America. Thereby, Mutis led the project of gathering a vast collection of flora and fauna specimens, and of illustrating them, for both theoretical and practical purposes. Likewise, the Botanical…

The top five most famous pirates of the Caribbean where men of diverse background, thievery, and discovery. What is a Pirate? A pirate is a person who attacks and robs ships at sea. There are many pirates in the world throughout history and all of them are all famous for different things. Who are the most infamous pirates of the Caribbean? The top five most legendary pirates of the Caribbean are the, Sir Francis Drake, L'Olonnais, Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, because they stole,…

Finn LeSieur Mrs. Stepp Period 7 May 8, 2018 An Allegory of Titian Titian was born in Cadore, Italy in the year 1490. He lived to the age of 86, dying in the year 1576 due to a sudden outbreak of the plague. Titian spent the first years of his life next to the Dolomite Mountains with three younger siblings. By the age of 12, he had already been sent to Venice so he could train under a mosaicist. This lasted little time. Once he left the mosaicist Titian began working with Giovanni Bellini.…

solidifying its grasp of North America’s Eastern coast. The first of the Navigation Acts was enacted in 1651, restricting the use of foreign ships between all nations with the exception of England. It barred direct interaction between the colonies and Spain, France, and their possessions. It demanded…