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Background of Madrid in Terms of History and Literature

This paper consists of seven pages and concentrates on the rich history and literature of the Spanish capital of Madrid and the th...

Lazarillo de Tormes in New York City

yours. Stand still, shut your eyes, and wait." I did, and something began to happen. The air began to hum.. I tried to open my ey...

Broken Spears by Miguel Leon Portilla and the Mexican Conquest

In 6 pages this text is examined from an historical perspective and considers how its accounts differ between the Spanish colonist...

Challenges and Success of San Antonio de Bexar

During the days when Texas was part of New Spain, many arrived at San Antonio de Bexar to seek success. As a result, the area on ...

The Pandemic of 1918

30 and 50 millions deaths; the number is uncertain because of the scale of the catastrophe. This paper discusses the Spanish Flu w...

Spanish America

milestones in the history of Europe. The Portuguese, Spanish and French explorers who set out to see what lay beyond the horizon c...

Spain and Ivory

people desire the objects which are made from the raw material. Ivory carving is not new. It dates back to about 4,000 years to th...

Spanish and English Approaches to Colonial Slavery

Spain and Portugal were the first nations to reach the shores of the "New World". Their arrival preceded that of other major colo...

History of the Taino Indians

In sixteen pages the Arawak or Taino Indians are the subject of this overview that includes tribal history, archaeological finding...

Spanish-American War, Yellow Journalism, and Publishers Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst

I. THE SCANDAL OF YELLOW JOURNALISM It was, perhaps, the most devastating event to occur with regard to journalistic integr...

Growing Up Bilingual by Anna Celia Zentella

In six pages this paper reveals the author's detailed linguistic study of New York Spanish Harlem's Puerto Rican children. Eleven...

Nobel Laureate Juan Ramon Jimenez

In seven pages this Spanish Nobel Laureate is discussed in terms of his life and poetry. Five sources are cited in the bibliograp...

The Spanish Decimation of the Aztec

Tezcatlipoca. The gold which is given of course only whets the Spanish appetite for even greater riches. Never-the-less the Span...

Key Events in Colonial and Native Interactions

as being better than Native Americans in some way. The English and the American colonist neither understood Native culture nor did...

Battle of San Juan

become the commander of the Rough Riders. President McKinley asked for men to become volunteers, with Roosevelt one of the...

FBI and Strategies to Address Domestic Violence

There are numerous cultural differences, such as the distance at which people from Latin Americans feel comfortable speaking, diff...

A Review of The Broken Spears The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

arrival of the Spanish using Aztec omens. Chapter 2 provides us with the first impressions of the Spanish presented from Aztec ey...

Spanish Civil War and Internalization

In five pages this paper examines the Spanish Civil War in a consideration of ideological internalizations and how various faction...

Mexico's Revolution and the Impact of Race and Class Issues

In ten pages this paper discusses how Mexico's desire to achieve freedom from Spanish rule was ruled by race and class issues. Se...

USS Maine Bombing in 1989 and the Reactions by American Newspapers

In six pages this paper discusses how American reporters covered the USS Maine bombing in Havana during the Spanish-American War o...

Peru and the Invasion by Spain

In five pages this paper presents an historical overview of the Spanish conquest of Peru. Three sources are cited in the bibliogr...

America and Spanish Immigrants

such as ceramics, pottery and basket weaving represent an enormous dexterous talent that was instrumental in maintaining the survi...

Statue of Juan de Onate in Alcade, New Mexico

Onate was accompanied by a garrison of troupes including, at a lesser rank, his own nephew. They arrived at the Acoma pueblo in 1...

A Consideration of American History from 1865 until 1945

The important events that shaped America including slavery, the Reconstruction, political patronage, industrialization, the Progre...

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...

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...

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...

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...