Latin American Boom

We have all learned about Christopher Columbus and how he sailed across the ocean trying to get to indian. We all also should know that he never made it to Indian. Instead he ran into America. So he decided to stay and conquer the land he found. All around him the native people were dying and being abused. Some were dying of diseases others were dying in other ways. People consider this to be a huge genocide. But was it really? Also if it was, was it Columbus's fault? Personally I don’t believe…

To start, on August 6,1960 "Julia Alvarez and her family moved to New York City, exiled due to the tyranny of Trujillo."Alvarez's family left the Dominican Republic."Since Alvarez's father participated in the underground plot which was cracked by the SIM,Trujillo's famous secreat police" other members were captured and started giving out the names of other members including Alvarez father and the only ways for Alvarezs family to survive was moving to the United States. Four months after the…

Wolfgang Larrazabal thus launching the country back into democracy. Romulo Betancourt of the Democratic Action Party was elected president. In 1964, Dr Raul Leoni was elected president. During his presidency, Venezuela profited from an international oil boom, and the oil and steel industries were nationalized. After a fall in world oil prices, though, the country experienced an economic depression. In 1989, Carlos Andres Perez was elected president; his administration furthered unrest among…

Colombia is named after Christopher Columbus, even though he never set foot on Colombian soil. It was Alonso de Ojeda, one of Columbus' companions on his second voyage, who was the first European to set foot on the land in 1499. He briefly explored the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and was astonished by the wealth of the local Indians. Their gold and their stories about fabulous treasures inland gave birth to the myth of El Dorado, a mysterious kingdom abundant in gold. In its most extreme…

Since religion is an important aspect of Hispanic cultures, particularly Latin American, it is no surprise that frequent references to the Bible and Jesus Christ are found in this novel. The major reference that is made in Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold1, utilizes the main character of Santiago Nasar and manipulates who he is in order to achieve his goal of displaying another figure through Santiago. His presence in the novel can be coupled as many different…

All these experiences made him understand the horrible conditions under which the natives were forced to live, and the significant disruption their life had suffered because of the Spanish enslavement. The author Lawrence A. Clayton claims that this was the basis for his life work as defender of the Indians within his growing comprehension of biblical, legal and ethical principles. Bartolome de Las Casas returned to Spain in 1506 where he was ordained a deacon and continued his studies to…

Venezuela: Riots And Violence At An All Time High Seasoned-authority militias wielding timber sticks and steel bars stormed congress on Wednesday, attacking competition lawmakers during a unique session interfering with Venezuela’s Independence Day. Four lawmakers were injured and blood became splattered at the neoclassical legislature's white partitions. One of the lawmakers, Americo de Grazia, had to be eliminated in a stretcher as he was severely affected by convulsions. "This does not…

For over hundreds of years, Puerto Rico has been making changes and advancements when it comes to their growing techniques of coffee plants. When coffee plants first came to Puerto Rico from Martinique in 1736, their knowledge was very minimal and mostly incorrect ("Puerto Rico's Little Secret: Coffee / Some of the World's Best Beans Never Get off the Island."). With time and patience, their techniques and knowledge has given them opportunities in a money making business. Needing heat, humidity…

invents that America made. On the other hand the remaining population said that Americanization is not too strong to make Ecuador’s culture change. These two different points of view have become in a great debate. Despite the fact that Ecuador has many American things like food and clothes or Ecuadorians use America’s invents like internet: Ecuador will…

Renowned pastor, Matt Chandler once said, “Progress stems from education, culture, freedom, and equality.” This is true in many aspects of life, including in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire in 1519. What does the way the Spanish brutally took over the Aztec empire and left their remaining culture at little to nothing show about progress? It shows that progress comes at a price. That price, in my opinion, is too great to risk the loss of an entire culture. Spanish conquerors did what…