History of Spain

Americans died, this war which didn’t even last a year was one of the most important wars in United States history. It was the first time American business and profits had sparked a war between America and a European superpower. As a result of the war America became an imperialist superpower. On top of that, Spain forfeited their control of Cuba and allowed an independent Cuba. On top of this Spain handed over Guam, Puerto Rico, the West Indies and the Philippines to America for the lump sum of…

were many who opposed those treatments. Bartolomé de las Casas a Catholic priest, was the most eloquent critic of Spanish mistreatment of the New World’s native population (de las Casas, p.7). In his document, History of the Indies (1528), de las Casas aimed to inform the public back in Spain of the atrocities that occurred on the island of Hispaniola by Spanish “comendadors” and attempted to persuade them to stop such practices. When de las Casas arrived in the New World and in particular at…

the Spanish Habsburg dynasty and the unification of Spain under King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. Together they forced all non-Christians to convert to Christianity or leave the country. Also during this time, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella gave their support to Christopher Columbus as he set sail in search of new trade routes. Instead of finding new trade routes, Columbus discovered America. This discovery enabled Spain to grown into one of the richest and most…

that this great hero of Spanish history was almost certainly born in Genoa, Italy, by the assumption that his parents were Jewish or ex-Jewish refugees from Spain. In fact, the name Colon (or Colombo) was not uncommon among Italian Jews of the late medieval period. A document recently discovered suggests that Columbus was of Majorcan origin,…

Carthaginians in 200’s B.C. The city, later developed by the Romans and briefly ruled by the Moors, eventually achieved independence in the 11th century under the counts of Barcelona (“Scholastic Grolier Online”). Now, the second-largest city in Spain, Barcelona holds a population of approximately 1.6 million residents. Located on a narrow coastal plain in the Mediterranean, Barcelona’s physical beauty is both diverse and unique due to its seaport access and mountainous regions. As a coastal…

In the introduction of R.R. Palmer’s The Age of the Democratic Revolution: A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800, he outlines the movements that changed the structures within Western Civilization, which he defines as being the United States, England, France, and several other European countries. Palmer not only fails to examine over half of the nations in the western world that he discusses, but in doing so he also implies that the uprisings in these countries do not fit into his…

be working that week that landed him in North America. Christopher Columbus left Spain in 1492 looking to find India. When he landed in the Bahamas, he thought he had hit Asia and was content that his voyage was complete. Columbus probably stayed in the Bahamas for a while to replenish his supplies and give his crew a break. He must have assumed because of the tropical weather that he was in India. He returned to Spain never found…

This great country we live in called America was named after one of history’s important contributors. It was named after an Italian-born explorer and merchant named Amerigo Vespucci. Amerigo was born in 1451 in Florence, Italy. He was born into a family of culture. His uncle, Giorgio Antonio Vespucci, a Dominican Friar was his educator instead of him attending to the University of Pisa as his older brothers did. His father was a notary in Florence and one of his other uncles was an…

important issues that led to the Spanish Civil War happened in 1930, when Spain lost all of its empire and was left behind the rest of Europe, industrially. This led to a division between town, countryside, wealthy, landowners, and peasant as depicted in Requiem for a Spanish Peasant by the figure of Paco, the rich people, the king’s army, and the priest. Cities in Spain wanted to have their own governments, and independence from Spain. There was violence everywhere, even at the election, until…

The controversy as to whom discovered America still rages on today. One of the most disputed characters in history is indeed the Italian Christopher Columbus. Although not stated as a villain or a hero in the Social Studies Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), Columbus is still acknowledged as one of the most important historical figures whose expeditions to the New World led the way to other expeditions of Europeans to America. During Columbus time, the belief that the earth was round…