Philippine Literature in the Spanish Colonial Period The Spanish colonizers wanted to undermine the native oral tradition by substituting for it the story of the Passion of Christ. However‚ the native tradition survived and even flourished in areas inaccessible to the Spaniards. Also‚ the Spaniards were late in instituting a public educational system‚ which contributed to the survival of the existing folk literature. The church authorities adopted a policy of spreading the Church doctrines
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The Spanish Armada set sail from Spain in 1588. King Phillip II wished to invade England for both political and religious reasons. Spain put a tremendous amount of money into the Armada and planned for years‚ but in the end the fleet was defeated. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was caused by a series of unexpected events‚ and led to Spain’s downfall as a world power‚ and England’s subsequent rise in power. King Phillip II had many political and religious reasons to invade England. Because Phillip
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2013 Failure of Spanish Armada In May 1588‚ the Spanish Armada left the Portuguese port of Lisbon‚ headed for England with more than 130 ships. Since their discovery of the New World almost 100 years before‚ the Spanish had built one of the wealthiest and most powerful empires on earth. King Philip II of Spain wanted to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England for both political and religious reasons. Elizabeth had assisted the Protestant rebels in the Netherlands to overthrow Spanish rule in the region
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The Spanish Inquisition1478-1834 | The concepts of an inquisition and inquisitorial procedure lie deep in the roots of world history. Inquisitions were used during the decline of the Roman Empire until the Spanish Inquisition’s decline in the early 1800s. An inquisition can be run by both civil and church authorities in order to root out non-believers from a nation or religion. The Spanish Inquisition was one of the most deadly inquisitions in history.The Spanish Inquisition was used for both political
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Salvadorian Spanish Spanish is spoken in different countries around the world. In every region there is a dialect from the main language. Here we are to explain a bit about the Spanish spoken in the Central American county of El Salvador. Salvadoran Spanish is geographically defined as the form of Spanish spoken in the country of El Salvador in Central America. El Salvador is the only country in North and Central America to use the term Castellano or Castilian as oppose to Spanish or Español
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“The Spanish Influence” Spain colonized the Philippines for almost 333 years so it is evident that there are visible proofs of the Spanish influence in our beliefs or religion‚ political systems‚ language‚ culture and society. We say that done are the days when we were captured but we fail to realize the Spaniard’s influences that we practice up until now. It is evident that we still practice the Spanish influences as a way of life of Filipinos. To start off the best example of this is the influence
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western Europeans in the archipelago was the Spanish expedition led by Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan‚ which first sighted the mountains of Samar at dawn on 16 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ making landfall the following day at the small‚ uninhabited island of Homonhon at the mouth of the Leyte Gulf.[1] Magellan had abandoned his Portuguese citizenship and became a Spanish subject prior to his contract with Spain. On Easter Sunday‚ 31 March 1521 (Spanish calendar)‚ at Masao‚ Butuan‚ (now in Agusan
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Some of the conquests of the Spanish on the Native Indians were brutal. While most conquistadors and Spanish people treated the Indians badly‚ one names Las Casas did not. He defended them. Why My Congressman/Congresswoman Matters to Me. Our congressmen and congresswomen are some of the most important parts of our government. Normally‚ when one thinks of members of congress‚ it seems as though the members are nothing but a group of people arguing from different political
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used in its making? Are there any special designs added?Who are the Kuna Indians? When was the city of Colón founded‚ and by whom was it founded? How long is the Panama Canal? What bodies of water does it connect?Is there anything found in Spanish history similar to a pollera? If so‚ what?What language(s) do the Kuna Indians speak? What is the diet like of the Kuna Indians? Where does the name of the city (Colón) come from? How long does it take to move through the entire Canal?What
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Rodriguez retold the events of his life he was still able to appeal to the reader’s emotions when talking about how giving up the Spanish language distanced him from his family. His ability to retell the events without getting heated gave his article a more “down to earth” and “level headed” feel. Something that I found interesting on Rodriguez’s take on speaking Spanish in a predominantly English society was how he gave off the vibe that even if given the option he would not go back and change the
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