Iberian Peninsula

Being one of the most violent countries in the world, with a skyrocketing national homicide rate, a great deal of this criminal activity and violence can be contributed to the weapon and drug trade operations that are being organized by certain groups in the country. Organized crime syndicates had a direct effect on the country; as they became more entrenched in Brazilian affairs we saw increased drug consumption, changes in the political structure, and the economy begin to fluctuate. “One of…

Santiago de Compostela has many mysteries that have not been discovered and things that we don't know for a fact. One of the mystery is whether or not saint James the greatest traveled from Jerusalem to Iberian, Peninsula. Even though we don't know some things we still have a bit of information of it and how it has in the past. The town is located northwest of Spain were one of the most well know cathedrals. Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia. The town is named after the…

happening or what was going to happen, merchants who had heard about this occurrence were shouting at the families to run but the parents and children were too busy admiring the seafloor where what was happening this tsunami smashed into the Iberian Peninsula, and went up the Tagus river and hit the riverbank in Lisbon where thousands of families and survivors had gathered to stay safe because of the earthquake, pulling many into the Tagus and out into the Atlantic (Molesky). The tsunami…

Greed and Redemption Settlers to the new world saw the american as an infinite supply of resources that could be tapped into to further their home country. Ever since the first step onto American soil by the settlers was driven by greed. Indians and their land were perceived as undeveloped, and uncivilized for this reason settlers treated the indians as a lower class than themselves. With this in mind the treatment of the indians, and their lands were driven by the need for Crown’s to grow…

God, being both omnipresent and omnipotent, is called upon by Christians and Muslims for protection in matters of war, and does not directly aid anyone. As an example, in the Chronicle of Alfonso when the Christians pray they state that “God listened to their petitions and pitied his people. He sent Michael the Archangel to guard the city of Toledo and to strengthen its walls” which suggests that God simply gave someone the knowledge to strengthen Toledo’s walls, rather than defeating their…

During the end of the 11th century, large civilizations in Europe and the Middle East had risen to conflict. The Catholic Kingdoms had originated from the Roman Empire after the civilization had fallen. The Kingdoms expanded its territory from present day France through present day Hungary; essentially Western Europe (Crusades Map). In the Catholic Kingdoms, the Pope had control of all church affairs, and the priest had control over a single church (Ellis 217-218). During the late 12th century,…

with none extending to the range as the Carolingian empire did once before. For example, England controlled its kingdom on Britain, while France would control its own kingdom, bordering the Holy Roman Empire and the collection of states in the Iberian peninsula. Aside from the Carolingian empire, the region of Western Europe remained decentralized all throughout the Middle…

Renaissance and the Gothic impact on them. (Harwood, May & Sherman, 2002). Moreover, Spain was influenced by the Moorish heritage which is a variation of Islamic architecture that was named after the Moors, people from North Africa ruled the Iberian Peninsula (National Geographic Society, 2012). By the end of the 16th century, the design of Spanish Renaissance resembled the Italian’s to finally end up following Baroque movement after the Renaissance. The Baroque is a movement that replaced…

The issue of this essay is to discuss whether religions cause conflict or not. This is a very complex subject, since there can be many point of views, but after my research I can state that they do (not). In the first part of the essay, I will give arguments for/against and in the second one for/against. Most religions are, or at least they say to be, pacific. Among Christianity’s values we can find forgiveness and generosity, which leads to believe that the religion is very peaceful and only…

have been choosing Algarve, a locale in the southernmost region of Portugal as their destination of choice. According to Wikipedia, Algarve covers slightly less than 5,000 km and extends south of the Tagus Valley on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The region ‘s famous national reserve, the Rio Formosa lagoon is home to hundreds of migrating birds while the picturesque coastline is line by spectacular limestone caves and grottoes. The blue ocean is mostly warm and clam making it a…