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Spanish Conquest and The Sword and the Cross

that chief Montezuma welcomed them with open arms, welcomed them as gods. Cortes accepted the accolades, the gold, the fine clothe...

Impact of Islam on the Pre Crusades Christian Islam

conception of the medieval period is that the Catholic Church was a lone beacon of light, preserving ancient knowledge until such ...

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519-1558. He was born to King Philip I of Castile in February 1500 and although he was born in Ghent,...

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and Social Criticism

this political cruelty that is shown nearly crushing his characters in every novel has the danger of becoming common place, and th...

US and the Significance of Being Able to Speak Spanish

right. There is in fact a heated debate between those who think that the United States is losing its culture by becoming bilingual...

Tiempo de Silencio by Luis Martin Santos and La Colmena by Camilo J. Cela

discover hidden truth in the world, he can aim to create his own different world in whatever terms he wishes through the medium of...

TPR Storytelling

which infants learn their first language - through silence, listening and learning to decode the sounds before they speak. TPR is...

PE and the Effects of the Renaissance

the way people understood the workings of their bodies and the ways in which science was able to respond to issues such as illness...

Holland, Surrounding Countries, and Seventeenth Century Art

land and the pastimes of the Dutch people who were an increasingly prosperous merchant middle class" (Anonymous Dutch Baroque Peri...

Islamic History in Spain

independent from Arab roots, thus making Spain a Muslim country, but without the interference of Muslim rule from afar (Spain, 199...

Spain's Bourbon and Hapsburg Dynasties

mother, Joanna, until Joannas death" (Anonymous Spain: History, 2002; A0861231.html). We note that those who had come before Ch...

Philippines and Spanish Colonial Rule

soil (History of the Philippines, 2002). On the island of Cebu, Magellan erected a cross and claimed it as a territory of Charles...

Julio Cortazar's Deshoras

back to the past, as the young man obsesses over his mother and his search for identity. And, "Although the narrator begins by den...

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote and Social Criticism

In seven pages this paper discusses the Monty Python type social satire that is featured in this classic Spanish novel. Eight sou...

Laura Restrepo's Dulca Compania

In five pages a Spanish translation of this paper is provided. There is one source cited in the bibliography....

Merce Rodoreda's 'Time of the Doves'

This is a paper consisting of 5 pages and discusses such elements as protagonist Natalia's evolution, mother and daughter relation...

Latin America and Caribbean Post Spanish American War Involvement of the US

In six pages this paper discusses the post Spanish American War involvement of the United States in Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Puer...

Spanish Culture and the Symbolic Significance of the Virgin and the Bull

In five pages this consideration of Spanish culture examines the significance of the Virgin Mary and the Bull. One source is cite...

A Review of the Themes in Borderlands

Written in Spanish this essay is a 4 page analysis of the 1987 novel by Gloria Anzaldua. The borders confronting Mexican immigran...

America's Interest in the Spanish-American War

In fourteen pages this paper examines the economic and expansionist motives the US had for entering the Spanish-American War of 18...

Early California and Mexican and State Government Presence

In eight pages this paper examines California an the efforts to create a Hispanic society through the harmonious creation of Mexic...

Eva Luna by Isabel Allende and Feminism

In five pages this paper, which also features a Spanish translation, discusses feminism within the context of this 1987 novel by I...

The Roles of Urban Planning

This 5 page paper discusses two of the roles of urban planning. The writer first discusses land use, then discusses the rapid grow...

Benefits of Learning Spanish as a Second Language

being able to communicate with these classmates. Of course when we travel we come across Spanish speaking people everywhere, and ...

Tatiana Lobo's Assault on Paradise

In five pages Spanish America's social system and how it is reflected in Lobo's novel are discussed. One source is cited in the b...

Mexico's Psychological Theory and Practice

This paper examines how psychological theory and practice evolved in Mexico with the Spanish influence upon the culture of the Azt...

California Colonization and the USA

Spanish and Mexican governments created a presence in California, much to the dismay of the indigenous Indian population; while re...

Marquez's No One Writes the Colonel

His wife does not seem to be well and is anxious all the time about what is to become of them. Obstinately refusing to believe tha...

Theodore Roosevelt's Early Life and the Rough Riders

area in 1649 (The Archives: Theodore Roosevelt, 2002). His mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, was a Georgia native who supported th...

South America and the Population Impact of Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century Silver Mining

also set a precedent with regard to the extent of South Americas extended reach into new and previously uncharted territory. O?at...