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Morocco- The Country that Makes the Soul Grow In the 7th and 8th century, the Arab invasion of Africa prompted the first predominant Muslim dynasty which triggered a domino effect that resulted in Morocco. In 1884, Spain officially started protecting the lands that would soon be known as Morocco. When France became the protectorate of Morocco through the Treaty of Fez in 1912, there was a rebellion shortly after and lead by the Istiqual. Eventually in 1956, the French were removed as the…

thought. He used people for his needs, pressured them about Christianity, enslaved many and most importantly, genocide. The rulers of Spain, King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castille sent Columbus and his crew to find the riches out in the new world. In 1942, he sailed the ocean blue with the Santa Maria, Pinta and Nina. Columbus set sailed from Spain and planned to make it to Asia because he’s heard that’s where all the gold and spices are, but landed west of his intended…

Now we move our focus to a completely different geographical area. This case study is in early modern Spain, specifically the Inquisition, and some of the ways they punished people. The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon. Its main purpose was to maintain the catholic orthodoxy in the realms of Spain. The inquisition was under direct control of the monarchy, and it was abolished in 1834. Because it existed…

or learned while he was trying to discover america. The cell phone would have also came in very handy after he got all the evidence of what he found, he would have been able to send all of his pictures, videos, and audios back to spain without waiting to get back to spain to show them. The phone would have also been useful when he was sick and dying because he would have been able to call a doctor to come to his…

seem. King Francis the first set him out on an exploration of the new lands. On his first voyage sent by King Francis he discovered the new york harbor. Today there is a bridge named after him. On his first expedition he had convinced the king of spain to let him go in 1520. As he really isn't a fine man. He set out with four ships loaded with all types of weapons, cannons, supplies, and plenty more. They were prepared for anything due to this being his first expedition for spain's king, King…

Barcelona in general Barcelona is the capital of the autonomous community of Cataloniain Spain and Spain's second most populous city. It is the largest metropolis on the Mediterranean. Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and is today an important cultural center and a major tourist destination. Particularly renowned are the architectural works of Antoni Gaudi and Lluis Domenech i Montaner, which have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist,…

century such things like human rights and equality was nonexistent concepts and was the way of the world. Columbus clearly wasn’t argued, at least not by the people that matter, on the right to see these islands and these people and claim them for Spain whether they liked it or not.…

Spanish conquistador named fransisco pizzaro, Ecuador was also the home of the famous inca empire which collapsed when civil war broke out and Spanish conquistadors came and took advantage of the situation and conquered the incas and claimed Ecuador in spains name In the 18th century Ecuador suffered an economic recession. Furthermore in the late 18th century and the early 19th century the people of Ecuador, like other South Americans, became discontented with Spanish rule. People in Quito held…

[and]desire exceedling to receive it” (Doc 7). The pope has a strong attitude to the righteousness and necessity the missionaries serve unlike Las Casas (are the motives of the Pope and Las Casas different?) but similar to that of Queen Isabella of Spain. In dying letter of 1504 Isabella asks that her family remain in the intentions of “to convert the peoples to our holy Catholic faith” (Doc 4). This is obviously very important to the queen (Why do you say this? What is the purpose for such…

Maria Ibanez will do only harm for our already weak country. In this country, we have lost many lives we have dwindled down to so little. I know that we are desperate. We are the child yearning for our mother’s sweet arms. Maria is not our mother we need a leader that will join the people instead of dividing them. Hitler used the Jews, people with differences as scapegoats for the depression we as minorities and as people who should celebrate diversity need to ban together. I will not stand by…