Spanish in the United States

at the airport of El Salvador family members and friends greeted us. During our vacation we went to visit tourist places, but I did notice a couple of differences than the ones compared to California for instance; the food was different, and the Spanish language was spoken differently as well. Traveling to my parent’s hometown wasn’t just a beautiful memory, but a memory that we…

After the Mexican War of Independence (which were between the years 1810–1821), Costa Rica became independent from Spain. But after the first few years the country struggled. so during 1824 Juan Mora Fernandez, elected the nation's first chief of state, proposed the construction of more modern roads and ports for means of transportation and trade through the country and others . Juan Mora Fernandez also granted land to farmers that would grow coffee. And into the 19th century, these few…

Puerto Rico. Spanish and English are the official languages, but Spanish is the dominant language of the island. English is required in government matters, and English is spoken in all tourist areas. The people of Puerto Rico represent a cultural and racial mix. The Spanish forced the natives into slavery and the indigenous population was essentially demolished. The natives married with the poor Spanish farmers. This is called miscegenation and the offspring of the natives and Spanish were…

this interview was the first time that I had an opportunity to hear the story of her life. Ms. Marie came to the United States from a small town in Mexico. She said that she did not think anyone she knew spoke English in her town. She attended a small school for a few years in Mexico. When she was 8 years old, her father got the opportunity to work with his cousin in the United States. The family moved first to Laredo, Texas. In Laredo, she started school and began to be taught to speak…

Ramirez HIS 105 October 20, 2015 The story of the Alamo begins with the Mission San Antonio de Valero that was built in 1724 to help Christianize Indians and convert them to the Spanish way of life when Mexico was still a colony of Spain. In 1803, the mission became known as The Alamo, in honor of the Spanish military troops' hometown in Mexico, Alamo de Parras. Texan soil and weather promised lush agriculture for Americans that lead them to migrate to Texas and cross the border illegally…

Mexico is a nation found in North America, sharing a northern border with the United States and a southern one with Belize and Guatemala. To the west lies the Pacific Ocean and to the east is the Gulf of Mexico. The country is part of the Northern and Western Hemispheres. As a federal republic, it is also officially known as the United Mexican States much like the United States of America. As a one of the largest nations in the world, Mexico is almost three times the size of Texas;…

1. The Spanish-American War in the Caribbean Sea contains a lot of bodies of water surrounding islands and lands, which shows that were many resources available in the Caribbean Sea. There is the Windward, Leewards, Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. There is the Atlantic Ocean that is surrounded by the countries such as Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The territorial outcomes of the Spanish American war solidify U.S. Naval control over the Panama Canal by the amount of trading routes and…

Nationalism in the United States Throughout the 20th century nationalism has had a huge impact in many of the events that have shaped the world. Nationalism was very significant in promoting the historical development and influenced the whole world politically, economically, and socially. According to The World in the 20th century: A Thematic Approach by Stephanie A. Hallock, nationalism is defined as “the self-perception that one is part of a nation, defined as a community with its own…

and differences between The Spanish Civil War and the Chinese Civil War. There are multiple differences between the Spanish and Chinese Civil War. They both involve how both of these wars ended and started differently. Both wars were lead by different people and they were both under different advantages and disadvantages during the war. The Spanish War was a war that started between the United States and The Spanish. The war began in 1936 and it ended in 1939. The spanish civil war started…

before the formal start of the Spanish-American War, journalist Henry Watterson wrote in an editorial praising the likely war that “liberty and law shall no longer be trampled upon, outraged, and murdered by despotism and autocracy upon our threshold.” The purpose of American intervention was clear: to spread liberty and defeat its tyrannical opponents -- beginning with Spain. Later, when…