Spanish–American War

The Spanish Armada Philip II of Spain was given the keys to success by his father Charles V. Philip was left with vast economic resources coming in by the boatload from Spanish colonies in the new world, the strongest state in Europe at the time and the state on the verge of achieving a Spanish hegemony. Yet Philip II still managed to fail even with all these major advantages over other states. One major defining factor in his failure to achieve a Spanish Hegemony was the defeat of the…

Spain quickly inhabited some islands in the Caribbean which was the launch pad for the Spanish exploration. Spain then conquered Mexico, Central America, a large part of South America, and Florida. With this much territory Spain had to conquer over some other civilizations. In order to take over these territories Spain defeated many tribes…

Guerrilla warfare swept through Chile as independence fighters clashed with troops sent by Spanish loyalists. From 1814 to 1817, the Spanish government focused on ridding Chile of anyone looking to gain independence. Much of their efforts included limitations for native Chileans and discriminated against them. Although they had sought to quell the rise of independence, these actions by the Spanish had the opposite effect. The discriminating acts gave those fighting for independence a stronger…

United States has many different languages because our country was founded by immigrant, but the most official business language is English. Peru’s language is primarily Spanish. The United States has freedom of religion, but Peru has for a long time been Catholic. Both, the United States and Peru’s political systems are democracy. However, the United States has from the start of our country been democracy; while Peru’s political…

In the 19th century, colonies all over Latin America started revolting in an effort to break away from Spanish rule. Though one might assume that an independence movement as Gordon Wood wrote in his book, The Radicalism of the American Revolution, was “a full scale assault on dependency” (Wood 179). By saying this, Wood was trying to convey that social status was no longer determined by race or place of birth but rather by talent or merit. However, this statement does not apply to Mexico and…

today Latin America is a debatable subject in the field of humanities, especially in the field history. The most widespread approaches of this history are that of violence, war, oppression, possession of territories, and foundation of new colonies. In Frontier of Possessions, Tamar Herzog, a historian, professor of Latin American presents an account of the conquest from a different perspective, one that proposes that the acquisition of the territory of the New World by Spain and Portugal was a…

September 15, I went and took part in el Grito ceremony held at the Miller Outdoor Theater to celebrate the Mexican Independence Day. I did not know what was el Grito, so I went to that event with an open mind. The show came after a long speech in both Spanish and English about the Mexican community in Houston and the impact of Harvey on the community. I really enjoy the sense of community that I experienced during that event. People came as a family or with a group of friends. Even though it is…

Many would associate the music of Spain with the traditional song and dance known as Flamenco. However, there are many other traditional songs and dances that are a key aspect of Spanish music. For instance, a Zarzuela, which is a Spanish traditional form of musical comedy which alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. Originating from Madrid, was very popular roughly around the 17th and 20th centuries. There are zarzuelas…

Nicaragua and to the south is Panama. Costa Rica has a population of about 4.872 million people as of 2013. The total land area of Costa Rica is 19, 560 square miles and the total area is 19,730 square miles. The main spoken language of Costa Rica is Spanish and the second most spoke language is English due to all the visitors. A very big number of people in Costa Rica are bilingual. Costa Rica’s government is Democratic Republic. Costa Rica’s president is Luis Guillermo Solis. The history of…

lines and national allegiances began to blend in the nineteenth century, contributing greatly to an increasingly poignant dilemma in selfhood. The lives of two prominent Latin American revolutionists, Simo ́n Boli ́var and Jose de San Marti ́n, uniquely demonstrated the dichotomous nature of having both European and Latin American connections of a political and nationalist nature. Boli ́var’s “Message to the Congress of Angostura” specifically addresses role of identity in the forging of a new,…