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the time didn’t have very much communication with outside countries. It can be argued that the most dominant nations at this time were large european powerhouse countries such as Spain or England, and the constant struggle for power fueled most actions and large decisions these countries made. So in 1492, when Spain was frantically searching for a way to gain dominance, power and wealth over their surrounding countries, Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus embarked on a journey…

the Medieval Inquisition but also guide those converting from Islam and Judaism. Unfortunately that guidance was a subject of a previous decree 's formed by the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon. This inquisition began with the threat of the Jews down in the South of Spain- Sevilla. Through the pressures of Isabella and Ferdinand the inquisition quickly took place. Though the initial motif for the Spanish inquisition was to convert the Jews and…

with Spain which was because of how they treated the Cuban’s by the Spanish masters. The United States luckily had a lot of power around the whole world. The Filipino insurgents have always tried to attack the Spanish to have independence for many years which they wouldn’t receive it. They believed that the Americans might free them from the Spanish. Since America won the war they had three choices they had to make which was to give the Philippines independence, give the islands back to Spain,…

issue and leaves for a few moments his personal life, which is what usually inspires him most frequently. The work is a universal plea against violence and barbarism. Picasso expressed his wish that the painting did not come under any circumstances to Spain…

Prior to the 1820’s, the Latin American colonies had been merely just territories of Spain and Portugal. By the time of Latin America 's independence the potential for a successful future was already laid out through its economic patterns and leadership of Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin.The people of Latin America had influence from the enlightenment to create political changes. Latin America had the potential to develop a democracy and a strong economy because it was inspired by North…

However, I’m going to disagree with them on that statement. You maybe wondering why I disagree with him being a good person or even a hero. People know the outside effects on Columbus like the year he was born in 1451 and was sent off by the queen of Spain called Isabella. Well that's just the minor stuff and it’s not harmful at all. Let's get into some bad things that Christopher Columbus has done before and why we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus. It will be pretty surprising some of the things…

to read,write and count and even wrote letters for them. A harem keeper is a man who kept many wives around as he would venture through the seas. Throughout the 15th century, Portuguese explorers sailed the coast of Africa, creating the kingdom of Spain, establishing trading posts for tradable commodities such as firearms, spices, silver, gold, and slaves, in a worldwide route to Japan, crossing Africa, India, China and…

However the union grew gradually less and less popular. In 1640 Portuguese nobles staged a rebellion in Lisbon. They overthrew the governor of Portugal. The Duke of Braganza was made King Joao IV. Spain did not recognize Portuguese independence until 1668 when the treaty of Lisbon was signed. In 1750 the Marques de Pombal became the king's chief minister. In 1755 an earthquake destroyed Lisbon. Tens of thousands of people were killed and whole areas…

embarked on a journey to hike, camp, and explore the Grand Canyon for a week. In 2015, I went on a trip with tours to Italy and Spain. This past summer I went on a three week EF Tours trip which included travel to England, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Italia, the Vatican, Spain and Portugal. I then finished the summer by studying in Salamanca, Spain, for a month. I became immersed in Spanish culture and became fluent in Spanish. It really benefitted me as I was able to…