Spanish Inquisition

Latinos in the Media Film: Selena Description: Selena is a 1997 film that follows the life of Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla. The movie starts with Selena as a young girl and the passion she shows for music and singing since her childhood, this marks the beginning of her music career. Her father, Abraham Quintanilla Jr., is the one in charge of her career, he forms the band “Selena y Los Dinos”, group in which Selena is the main singer and her siblings and other friends are…

The country of Chile, simply somewhat bigger than the condition of Texas, attained freedom in 1818. Until 1830, the juvenile country was in a condition of tumult when Diego Portales introduced the time of the dictatorial republic. This period, from 1830-1861, was a period of firm-given principle tempered by control. Moderate landowners and traders were in control of an unified government, and a 1833 constitution persevered until 1925. The Conservatives, however tested by a reinforcing liberal…

to Spanish acts, which then led to a incline in peaceful encounters between the Spanish and Pueblo during the 1700’s. •Juan de Oñate brought about 500 Spanish settlers and 7,000 livestock animals into modern day New Mexico. •Spanish founded their first settlement on July 11, 1598. •Early Spanish settlers had entered New Mexico with the help on the El Camino Real, a 1,500 mile trail that connected modern day Mexico City to San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. Spanish…

James Boswell Research Paper James Boswell was well known for writing The Life of Samuel Johnson. He made the way people think about biographies completely different because of the book he wrote about Samuel Johnson. Boswell revolutionized the writing of English authors forever. Boswell’s life started on the 29 of October in Edinburgh, Scotland. (“James”) He was the son of advocate and Judge Alexander Boswell and mother Euphemia Erskine-Boswell. (“Element 582”) While Boswell was growing up he…

Guatemala is a country that I have become very familiar with over the last four years. The reason being: over the past four summer’s I have traveled to the country four times on mission work. Each time is different, no doubt, but my most recent trip, summer of 2016, hit home more than ever before. My team and I quickly realized that God works in mysterious ways and there is a definite reason behind each thing He does. In 2001 my brother, Nate, was born with Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a…

AnDaezia N. Carabello Miss. Presner Spanish II April , 2017 Wars of Bolivia Bolivia gained their independence in 1825 after sixteen years of fighting. Bolivia used to be a colony of spain. Bolivia always wanted their independence but it only started to gain popularity when the king of spain was overthrown. A new came king and the citizens didn't know who to trust. They had no idea if the new king's intentions were good or bad. So, they decided to break away and become their own nation. The…

“My grandma is asking, ‘How are you?’.” That is a common phrase I have been saying since I was little. Translating for my grandparents has become second nature for me because I do it so often. All of my grandparents were born and raised in Portugal and moved to different countries to work and create a life for their families. Because of this, my mother was born in America and my father was born in Venezuela. I grew up learning about three different cultures: American, Portuguese, and Venezuelan…

Cinco de Mayo stands for the fifth of May. This is a more minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has turned into a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations. Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi music performances and street festivals in cities and towns across Mexico and the United States. Benito Juarez was born in 1806 and died in 1872. He became the president of a country in financial ruin.…

The book The Conquest and Discovery of Mexico by Bernal Diaz del Castillo was written in 1517-1521. Bernal del Castillo wrote his narrations while he was a Spanish soldier, who took part in the conquest of Mexico. Bernal provides small and simple narratives of his experience during the conquest of Mexico in chapters XXII and XXIII of his book. In particular, chapter XXII focus on how the Mexican society was different compared to European society in customs such as Christianity; however, chapter…

Kingsley guide readers through how the Spanish leaders dissolved and removed the Catalan Government official due to them “illegally declaring (Catalonia) an independent nation.” As a result of this illegal declaration, Mindeer and Kingsley say, “ Catalonia’s administration would be run from Madrid,” allowing for the once autonomous region to be under harsh Spanish control. Minder and Kingsley explain, how Article 155 of the Spanish Constitution gives Mr.Rajoy, the Spanish Prime Minister, the…