Toledo, Spain

In the United States of America immigration has been going on for centuries. In text across the world immigration is widely used and varied. Depending on the text, immigration can be portrayed in many different ways such as, positive, neutral, and negative. In the text, The Red Umbrella and, A Band-Aid for 800 Children is portrayed from both similar and different ways. The story, The Red Umbrella, has portrayed immigration differently from, A Band-Aid for 800 Children. In the text the author…

Numerous online articles have been published on colonial mentality; all pointing to the fact that Filipinos nowadays are becoming more foreign in their own land. The culture of migration effectively started in the 1970’s, when the government deployed Filipinos abroad to foster a good relationship with other nations and to lessen the unemployment rate of the country (Asis, 2006). It then “[promoted] the illusion that good societies are places to be found rather than painstakingly built by the…

In and around 1895 was the era of “the end of Spanish dominance.” Due to a declining world image, Spain at this point is in a period of attempting restoration. This era is the perfect time for Arana to publish his piece on Spanish inferiority, as the political turmoil the nation is in would only boost his arguments. The Basques at this time were trying…

“I am not the man I once was. I do not want to back in time, to be the second son the second man.” (Vasco da Gama) Vasco da Gama was a navigator who made history when he founded the first route to India. He was awarded two different important titles. Vasco da Gama was one of the most successful and important explorers to the Renaissance time period. Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family around 1460 in Sines Portugal. He was the son of Estêvão da Gama. When he was old enough he joined the…

2. Portugal 2.1. Country review Portugal is southwestern Europe country is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in west and south, and just by one neighbor country, Spain, in north and east. An official language is Portuguese, and more young population speak English. The climate is mostly Mediterranean and Ocean. The most famous tourist destinations are Lisbon, which is the capital and largest city of Portugal; Algarve region, the south of Portugal; Porto, the north of Portugal; Madeira and the Azores…

La Leyenda Negra or the Black Legend was a term used to describe the image of the Spaniards since the 16th century. It was not new information to the world that Spain had been very powerful in the past, and that they were able to colonize and influence a massive part of the world. Spain had influenced its colonies in culture, economic, politics, and religion, but for some of these colonized countries, the influences and contributions of the Spaniards did not bring a positive effect in their…

Introduction 2- Territorial Expansion 3- Foreign Policy 4- Bibliography Introduction. The first and only son of Charles V and Isabella of Portugal, Philippe II was born in Valladolid 1527 (CYL) and died in El Escorial 1598 (MAD). He ruled in Spain from 1556 to 1598. He has the fame of a solitary and hard worker even though he was not able to reduce the Netherlands revolt, also lost the whole Invincible Spanish Armada because of bad planned strategies of war and the Spanish Royal…

Creole Pidgins and creoles are used in third world nation. Both of them are occurred in response in order to change in the political and social environment of the community where they are spoken in. Nowadays, over one hundred pidgins and creoles are spoken around the world, but different languages. Actually, most pidgins and creoles are based on European languages, mostly on English, Spanish and French. Also, in Egypt and Arab countries there are some groups of people whom spoke mixed of…

1.The definitions or immigration, emigration and refugees Immigration can be defined as movement of people from the country of their origin, in which they possess citizenship to another country with the goal to stay there in order to work, educate themselves or simply be domiciled there on a permanent basis. Those who do so are referred to as immigrants by the country which they enter. 
Emigration is the act of moving abroad and leaving one’s native country to settle somewhere outside the…

El Camino de Santiago has been, and remains, the oldest and most celebrated route of the old continent. The route crosses Europa to arrive to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. There are different variants of the Camino de Santiago, starting from different parts of Europe. Each of the routes has a different name and its corresponding stages. El Camino de Santiago is the route that the pilgrims take to visit the tomb of the Apostle Santiago, in Santiago de Compostela. Since IX century, it was…