History of Spain

Voyages, invasion, and a few years to let it all play out. That was essentially all that was needed for the growth of Spain in the Americas. During the time period from 1492 through 1532, Spain had discharged a few notable people with a few expeditions. Aside from the voyages, we still know that with claiming a land you must take it over by force, only if it's occupied of course; therefore, we should also look at the battles it took to conquer the colonies already there. With the demise of the…

For example, if you traveled abroad to Spain and the language spoken there is predominately Spanish, it would be really convenient for you if you knew how to speak Spanish. Knowing how to speak Spanish in Spain would allow you to make reservations, ordering food, giving directions, or even having a conversation with a person that does not speak English. Secondly, some people…

Illegal workers in U.S An illegal immigrant is a foreigner who comes to the United State without proper paperwork or an immigrant visa. A foreign tourist, a visitor who overstays the period of time, also consider as an illegal immigrant. However in the 16th century, European people were the first to explore to the United States, they saw the United States as an opportunity to start over so many of them came to the United States. But the land belonged to the Native American people, so unless you…

A family threatened by deportation Jesus and his mother, Angelica left Guatemala, made their way through Mexico and scaled the border fence in Arizona. Throughout the exhausting maze of Greyhound bus ride that took him across the southern United States, Jesus had one goal in mind meeting his father. His father left Guatemala in 2001 to find work in the United States. Jesus and his mother Angelica were among tens of thousands of people from Central America who crossed the United States Mexico…

Being american is a special thing. It means a lot to be american. Americans have come from many different countries and religions. Americans are special and they are strong. The stories that i have read show a lot of american identity in the immigrants that come here. All the stories are about immigrants and their experiences in america and how they feel or what they did here. One story that really interested me was The Writing on the Wall. The sequence of events they had to go through where…

died shortly after the baby was born and Columbus moved to Spain. Many years later, Columbus wanted to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to find money, and to help spread his religion. He first went to the leaders of Portugal to ask for money to pay for his mission, but they did not agree. So, Columbus went to Genoa and then Venice asking for their support, but they rejected him too. Finally, he went to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, looking for their support, and they rejected him at…

In The Way, the director, Emilio Estevez, represents many cultural aspects of Spain. Some of these elements are similar to American culture such as geography and hostels and some are different like paradors and social situations. In The Way, Tom goes to Spain to recover the body of his son who died while traveling El Camino de Santiago and decides to take the pilgrimage himself. The United States does not have any major pilgrimages. However, it does have many marathons which are sometimes run…

Columbus is often thought of as a heroic explorer who discovered the new world. But in my opinion he is everything but that. In an article about changing the name of columbus day it says “american indian people have been on this continent for 10,000 years, and scientists have proven numerous other explorer were here first”(petition to abolish columbus day). Columbus was said to have discovered the new world. But this proves that in fact, it wasn't him who discovered this land. In a picture…

Starting as early as the fifteenth century, European powers had been extending their reach all over the world and “discovering” new lands. However, to their dismay, these lands were already inhabited by countless groups of indigenous peoples. It did not take long for the colonizers to utilize these groups by enslavement and taking their resources and land. This practice of colonialism carried on throughout the centuries until breaking up in the mid twentieth century. As a result of such…

Wisconsin, it is pretty easy to find a person who has at least a small percentage of German heritage, or practices the Lutheran faith. 1 The history of Wisconsin is rich with immigration of Germans, and those that came here seeking religious freedom, such as the “Old Lutherans.”4 Yet, these freedom seekers were often full of hypocrisies. The trail of history tells the story of immigrants that came to America to find freedom, yet they in return were the ones that ridiculed or persecuted those…