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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 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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Disasters of War and Francisco Goya

In thirteen pages this paper examines the Disasters of War print series of acclaimed Spanish portrait artist Francisco Goya. Eigh...

Caribbean Community and Cuba

Cuba, the largest nation in the Caribbean, has always had a strong influence on the Hispanic portion of the region. This paper dis...

Inquisition Terror Evolution from Heretic to Witch

In four pages this research paper considers the Spanish Inquisition and the evolution of the heretic into the image of a witch. T...

Causes of the Spanish-American War of 1898

In ten pages this paper examines what caused the Spanish-American War and also considers the US expansionist policies that were co...

Spain and the Impact of the Spanish-American War

Spain erupted in Cuba in 1895, America was not directly involved but they felt a protective need to send reinforcements after the ...

Spanish Civil War and International Brigades

In ten pages this paper discusses the global forces that joint together in the late 1930s in opposition to the Fascists during the...

Augusto Pinochet, Social Theory, and Legalism

In three pages this paper discusses dependency theory and formal legalism with regard to the former Chilean dictator's arrest and ...

'The Butterfly and the Tank' by Ernest Hemingway

him and a real gun is fired and he is killed. 6) The narrator is...

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

In four pages this Spanish classic is examined in terms of how this represents the author's commentary regarding the countrymen an...

Lazarillo de Tormes Character Analysis

In eight pages the Spanish literary character Lazarillo de Tormes is analyzed. There is no bibliography included....

Perspectives on Authority in Renaissance Drama

The writer examines several of Shakespeare's plays (King Lear and The Tempest), as well as Fuente Ovejuna by the Spanish playwrigh...

Blurring of Gender in the Films of Pedro Almodovar

In five pages this paper analyzes how this acclaimed Spanish director successfully achieves 'gender blurring' in his films. The b...

The Life and Works of Federico Garcia Lorca

This paper examines the works of the Twentieth Century Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca. The author provides a brief biography...

Francisco de Goya's Life and Paintings

In six pages this Spanish painter's eighteenth century life and works are examined with an emphasis upon his paintings Pradrera de...

Datu Philippine Village Chieftains and Their Pre Spanish Conquest Power

In two pages the villages of the Philippines prior to the Spanish Conquest and the power wielded by the chieftains are examined. ...

Colonial Resistance and Filipino History

This research paper details the Filipino natives resistance to Spanish occupation. This five page paper has one source listed in ...

Relationship Between the Philippines and the United States and the Impact of the Spanish-American War

In eight pages this paper discusses the Philippines' acquisition by the United States in an overview of the Spanish-American War o...

American Army and the 1918 Spanish Influenza Outbreak

In fifteen pages this paper discusses epidemiology, problematic prevention and treatment associated with the epidemic of Spanish I...

Homosexuality and Other Prevalent Themes in Federico Garcia Lorca's Works

This paper examines the works of the Twentieth Century Spanish Poet, Federico Garcia Lorca. The author discusses how two of Lorca...

Brief Essays on U.S. History

This 14 page paper comprises brief essays on various topics in U.S. history from 1877 to the present. Topics covered include Roose...

Latin America's Natives

In three pages this research paper discusses early contact between the natives and the Spanish conquerers in a consideration of th...