Granada

Spaniards first arrived to what we known as Colombia in the early 16th century, where they formed their first permanent settlement in Santa Marta. Throughout Spanish rule the region was known as the Kingdome/ Viceroyalty of New Granada. In the late 1700s a strong opposition to Spanish rule from the colonists led to intense revolts and initiated a movement for self-governance. The city of Santa Fe de Bogota, which is the country’s current capital; established an independent government on July 20,…

Simon Bolivar a very well educated man was hired as a military leader in New Granada and liberated New Granada from Spanish control. After Simon Bolivar’s success in New Granada, Simon Bolivar led military campaigns of freeing Ecuador and Venezuela from Spanish control and was successful. Venezuela remained a part of Gran Colombia until the mid 1800s when another rebellion led…

Ferdinand and Isabella demanded tribute from Granada, the last Muslim stronghold in Spain. The Moorish King of Granada replied in 1476 that, “The mints of Granada coined no longer gold, but steel!” The Catholic Monarchs began attacking in 1482, Ferdinand leading the armies and Isabella supplying them from the rear even though she was pregnant with her…

Ferdinand II, the king of Spain, was born on March 10, 1452. He was king of Aragon and king of Castile. He started the entrance of Spain into the time of royal extension. He gather Spanish kingdoms and into the country of Spain. Isabella of Castile, the queen of Spain, was born on October 18, 1469. Her marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon helped Spain become stronger, more powerful, and more successful. Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile union brought their kingdoms together. The union of…

and 3, I have learned about traditions and life but have yet to feel the deep understanding you form when immersed. Taking flamenco classes, exploring the historic city of Cadiz, learning in how to make paella, and visiting the Alhambra Palace in Granada create authentic learning experiences…

Vibrant and full of life, Crystal Han is a passionate young lady that pursues to express the issues regarding pain and suffering, for the sake of telling the world to listen. Their voices are silent, because we are too busy with our own lives. Through this issue of pain and suffering, Crystal moves forward to grow in her personal life and hopes to help grow others. As an undergraduate student at UC Davis, majoring in Design with an emphasis on graphic design and majoring in Theatre and Dance…

Colonial Spanish Atlantic. Stanford University Press, 2015. Stanford Scholarship Online, 2016. doi: 10.11126/stanford/9780804794633.001.0001. This study investigates spousal murders in Spain and two of its colonies in the Atlantic, New Spain and New Granada, during the late colonial period (1740s-1820s). It explores how these crimes were tried and punished, and how this adjudication was often related to matters of gender, ethnicity, religion and social class. The book discusses how the…

The domination of Spain and Portugal in the New World was at the threshold of the 19th century twisted by a massive wave of national liberation struggle. The Spanish colonial empire, which existed for nearly three centuries included a vast territory. Prior to this time in Latin America were only two advanced empires - the Incas and Aztecs, who did not communicating together. There did not work, or exchange of capital or exchange of goods. Both empires eventually became the victims of unusually…

their definition of "good Christian behavior". Given the political tensions of the time during which Christian nobles felt conversos were a threat to their wealth by occupying positions they felt were rightfully theirs and where Muslims still held Granada under their power, it is possible to describe the debate of women, which consists of writings in defense of women, as a metaphor for the tensions between Christians and their enemies, the conversos and Muslims. Defenses of women…

Flamenco is an art of great persistence. Its traditional form is truly battle-born and has surpassed centuries of being shunned, social-hierarchical marginalization, and political retribution. Despite originating in Andalusia amongst socially marginalized groups of people, today flamenco is recognized as a national symbol of Spain. Initially it seems difficult to understand how the music of social and political catharsis could transform to a larger national symbol and tradition. But, looking at…