greatest European empires: Spain and Portugal. Their curiosity for what lay beyond the vast seas of the Atlantic is responsible for the world in which we live today. As these empires embarked on their journey overseas‚ their accidental discovery of the New World yielded many profitable resources. European colonization of the American began with the Spanish landing in the islands of the Caribbean and the Portuguese landing on the coast of Brazil. Upon setting foot in the new world‚ the Spanish and Portuguese
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Christmas in Spain History of Tradition The history of Christmas starts over 4000 years ago. This christmas traditions were celebrated many time before Jesus was born. The 12 days of Christmas‚ the giving of gifts‚ singing songs while going from house to house‚ the parties‚ and going to the church. Since old times‚ the Spanish people have celebrated the coming of winter with a very special tradition called Hogueras. With influence of the Roman holiday of Saturnalia and the Northern European
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In the 1500’s‚ many Europeans sailed off to The Americas‚ also known as the New World. A lot of these sailors came the new world with many hopes and aspirations of creating a new life‚ being part of a new colony‚ and escaping the religious persecution that was occurring in Europe at the time. Regardlessly‚ there existed one major problem with the colonization of the Europeans‚ Native Americans had already inhabited North America for many centuries. This did not stop the Europeans from coming to North
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Cultural Differences: Spain & Slovakia Country and Culture Research Assignment October 8‚ 2008 Adding sparkling lemonade or coke to red wine in Spain during lunch time is usual habit‚ while in Slovakia‚ people often drink‚ with their lunch‚ still‚ sparkling and gently sparkling mineral water or‚ of course beer of Slovak or Czech production. Even small details make these two countries different. Although there are some similarities among Slovak and Spanish population‚ mainly between the
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According to Maria Menocal ’s Ornament of the World‚ medieval Spain was a haven from the religious intolerance and dark ages that Europe had succumbed to. When compared to scholarship by Thomas Glick and David Niremburg‚ the medieval Spain presented in Maria Menocal ’s Ornament of the World is very narrow and overly positive‚ as it does not show the intolerance between Jews‚ Muslims and Christians‚ the conflict within the religious groups or how the tension increased when Christians gained power
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was on route to find a easier‚ quicker route to India‚ he stumbled upon an unknown land full of exotic new people‚ plants‚ and animals. Columbus was the first Spanish American to come to America‚ but many more Spanish explorers would follow after him; including Cortes‚ Aguirre‚ and Pizarro. The Spanish seemed to be fascinated with what riches the new land would provide them. Their lust for the new goods made them ambitious‚ selfish‚ and untrustworthy. They couldn’t even trust each other‚ never mind
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remember them by. Although spain is not recognized as much for its Roman beauties. Romans conquered lots of land and Spain has much more to show than people know about. So next time you go to Spain‚ try to keep in mind the influence of Rome. Spain is a wonderful country to visit in order to see Roman Ruin because of the architecture‚ history‚ and culture. Most don’t think of Spain for visiting Roman attractions but Rome accomplished much throughout history and Spain has a great influence from
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ECONOMY OF SPAIN and sovereign debt of spain whilst in the european union and eurozone 1. Research question: What is the basic problem in Spain’s economy? One of the core reasons is the selfmade banking crisis. The real estate sector became a big overkill which has been caused by the banking crisis. The construction industry has become a large-scale losses for banks and in the public sector unemployment has risen and housing prices have fallen. Spain also has a problem with competitiveness
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Conquest by Criminal Virtue In Machiavelli’s The Prince‚ he plunged into how a prince could bulwark his position once he reaches the top. One of the many ways of how to secure a prince’s position is conquest by criminal virtue. In conquest by criminal virtue‚ Michiavelli said that a prince secures his position when he reaches the top because it takes a long time and a lot of hard work to prosper. So to make sure no one takes away their position‚ the prince crushes his opponents and earns obeisance
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The artwork by James Gleeson is stunning. A piece of his that stood out the most to me was “Spain”. Painted in 1951 with oil on a w470 x h670 canvas. The painting has ten figures in the scene‚ with colors ranging from different spectrums of reds‚ oranges‚ blues‚ and blacks. I chose this painting‚ because as soon as I saw it‚ I felt eerie‚ and some type of heaviness. The very first thing I saw was a woman floating above the blood red ground‚ and she looks to be made of stones. I look further into
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