Mestizo

Republic of Colombia’s Culture On 20 July 1810, the Republic of Colombia was established; when three countries emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia. Forty six million people make up the population of Colombia, made up of mostly Mestizo ethnicity. In most cultures, the national religion is Roman Catholic with the national language being Spanish. Considered as a republic that follows a democratic structure; though, the governments known to be corrupt from the influence of the drug…

Intro (Sara): When we got Venezuela, we knew that it would be a very interesting country to research. And, we were right. Venezuela has an interesting history, good food, and some cool traditions. Their lifestyle is a little different, but there will be one feature that you will right away compare to ours. Without any further ado, let’s begin. History (Anna): Before Europeans arrived, the inhabitants were Indians. They called Venezuela paradise, living in tropical forests, grasslands, and…

The United States has an incredibly vast and rich history, however, many of its citizens only remember one date, 1492. In the eyes of many, Christopher Columbus 's contact with the Americas marks a beginning which is comparable it to the birth of Christ. Although the date 1492 is well remembered because of its relation to the start of a new world and the mixing of cultures, its impact becomes less profound when one looks at the era as a whole. The pre-colombian technological advances and voyages…

Europe and the US that Latin America should be whitened in order for Latin America to progress. They believed in a different form of nationalism, which Chasteen describes as, “Latin America nationalist, on the other hand, emphasizes mixed-race, mestizo identities”(Chasteen 219). Racist ideas of what race was were no longer in the minds of the people. Nationalist were more interested in how they could help the country as a whole even helping the peasants go to school or helping them own land…

Hugo Chavez. While Chavez died a rich man, Bolivar died poor. Bolivar insisted that freedom of the press yet Chavez did not agree. The only thing they both had in common was the Latin American love. Bolivar managed to unite the people of creoles, mestizo, and other indigenous people. What the US leaders did was kill of the indigenous and take over. While Bolivar wanted to unite them and be liberated. Their main difference was that Bolivar wanted liberty and glory and Chavez just wanted to fight…

The New World was a land full of choices for the settlers that discovered it to make. Despite the fact that the Spanish and English people came into the New World at different time frames, both countries had goals to achieve. The English wanted to establish settlements for a growing future nation, and the Spanish wanted gold and success in expansion as well. The Spanish and New England colonies in the New World in 1492-1763 had both major differences and similarities in government, religion, and…

a) Briefly explain, with reference to TWO of the factors listed below, how there came together in Europe in the early 16th century both the motivation and the means to explore and colonize land across the seas. Religion conflicts arose between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Catholics of Spain and Portugal, along with the Protestants of England and Holland, acquired a desire to spread their versions of Christianity to other people as a result of religious rivalries. Religion also…

the Spanish they lost their commonality in race, language, and religion. Author Octavio Paz confirms this by stating, “The Mexican state proclaimed an abstract and universal conception of man: the Republic is not composed of criollos, Indians, and mestizos but simply of men alone. All alone”, in his article titled The Sons of La Malinche (Paz 26). Therefore, Mexico too knows that these characteristics cannot define their nationalism. Mexico is rich in both past and present hardships that can…

In the book, Malintzin's Choices: An Indian Woman in the Conquest of Mexico, Camilla Townsend illustrates the life of an enslaved native American and the choices she had to make during the conquering of her native land. Malintzin was a slave to the Spaniards, and the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, obtained her by defeating a tribe and winning her as a gift. Cortes originally gave Malintzin to one of his captains, unknowing of her value to translate between the Spanish and indigenous people…

Since the period of conquest and colonization, Latin America has provided a site for the complex interaction of peoples of indigenous, European, and African descent. This triple cultural heritage has at varying points in Latin American history resulted in intricate socio- racial hierarchies that embraced racial heterogeneity in daily social practice. This sketch presents us with colonial Latin America in 1820, the sketch is composed of a Spanish man who we are able to conclude is well off…