Mestizo

During the time of colonial history, Spain had established an empire that stretched from Europe, to the Americas, and then to Asia. Reaching America in 1502 led to new desires such as Glory, God, and Gold. One of their main missions was to convert the people of this New World to Catholicism and grow the following of their empire. The Native Americans, however, were not pleased when in 1600 the Pueblo Indian tribe population declined from 60,000 to about 17,000 because of exploited labor and…

A term often used earlier in our art class was “Cuzco School,” but do we really know and understand what this term really means? In this paper we are going to find out exactly what Cuzco school really is, and we will also learn where the term originated, what it actually means, and by the end of this paper you should be able to go to any museum and identify any possible Cuzco School work. However for the interest of this paper, I will primarily be focusing on Cuzco paintings that revolve around…

El Salvador The country that this article will be talking about is called El Salvador. It says this country would be fun to learn about the culture and history of El Salvador. The location of El Salvador is Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean,, between Guatemala. The main idea of El Salvador is to learn about the geography,economy, government, climate, culture, and interesting facts. It will be talking about how El Salvador has so many facts about geography. El Salvador has…

What does the “whisky priest” and Christ have in common? For instance, they both were hunted by officials and are persecuted. However, this was only the literal sense that these two holy men shared. Unbeknownst to the “whisky priest”, he as well died a martyr similar to Christ. In fact, when the priest was performing his priestly duties, he was sacrificing himself similarly to Christ. For example, when the priest returned to his hometown, the villagers are downtrodden to see him, he still…

The Mayans are known for their brightly colored yarn based textiles that are used to make, shirts, blouses and dresses. Each Mayan tribe has a distinctive pattern of clothing which makes it easy to distinguish where a person is from. The Mayan religion is Roman Catholic along with the other Mayan religions. The Mayan group is a group of indigenous people from Mesoamerica. They inhabit Southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective…

with the mythical Llorona” (Franco 74). This means that she was seen as something that was perhaps even good since she was once connected to two important women of both cultures, which makes sense since she is known for producing one of the first Mestizos. Her identity as a Nahua woman meant that the Aztec people did not expect loyalty from her. Since she conformed to that expectation, her actions were accepted, and she was not…

Nuevo Mestizaje” (Trianosky 229). This shows that our generation isn’t afraid to blend with races and cultures together. The Nuevo Mestizaje is addressing that a new mixed generation could be a guide to ending racism. Although he is referring to Mestizos. This can also be applied to all of us. Such as Italian, Hispanic, Russian, etc. Once we come to a new country, we are like a new student at a school. Personally we bring our culture, then our own selves mix it from the place or country we are…

1. FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN? a.The audience that it was written for were for Chicanos. Chicanos advocated nationalism and sovereignty for Mexican Americans. It was also to show awareness of the mistreatment that Mexican-Americans have had to endure from the “gringo” since being invaded by Europeans. “El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán,” brought a spirit to the Mexican-Americans to show a movement and unit as a race. 2. DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to…

The country I am doing for my Cultural heritage project is Bolivia. The geography of Bolivia is unique among the nations of South America. The main features of Bolivia's geography include the Altiplano, a highland plateau of the Andres, and Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake on Earth, which is shared with Peru. Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable body of water in the world. It is also larger than Puerto Rico and is South America's second largest lake by surface area. Lake…

Imperialism is the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies. ("Dictionary.com", 2017) Societies and cultures have changed greatly due to the influence of imperialism. Economics, society, and trade were just some of the things that were affected at the time of imperialism. The economy of the Aztecs was greatly affected after the Spanish arrived. The Spanish conquest was a rampage across South…