be focusing on the Spanish language because it is the language I grew up speaking.
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The Spanish age of Exploration was motivated by a desire for new territory‚ wealth and trading partners. The colonisation by the Spanish had a detrimental effect on the Aztec and the Inca civilisations. The Aztecs and Incas were a very advanced civilisation that the Spanish had never seen before. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas‚ they were surprised to see clean‚ ordered and well planned cities with temples and architecture that was unknown to the Spanish. The Aztec Empire particularly
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Spanish in the United States The United States is home to a large and rapidly growing population of Spanish speakers. With over 35 million speakers‚ Spanish is the second most commonly-spoken language in the United States. According to data from the US Census Bureau‚ it is spoken in about 12 per cent of all U.S. households. Hispanic citizens constitute about 16% of the U.S. population now and this figure will rise to 30% by 2050. By 2050‚ the U.S. will become the largest Spanish-speaking country
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MAIN BODY The arrival of the Spanish affected significantly how the Aztecs lived and how they were treated. The encomienda system was established‚ this system that the Spanish settlers were entrusted with their own communities of natives called ‘encomiendas’ that served beneath their jurisdiction. The natives had to provide labour and tributes for their overlords‚ or ‘encomenderos’. Hernan Cortes‚ became arguably the most famous conquistador‚ once stated “I came to get gold‚ not till the soil like
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A student passes two years of Spanish to graduate as it is required. The student’s family is going on vacation to Mexico. The student decides it would be fun to use his knowledge of Spanish. As the student lands in Mexico‚ he is greeted by‚ “¡Hola‚ me llamo es Jacob! ¿Como estuvo tu viaje?” But as the student tries to make out what he says‚ he pulls out an English to Spanish book instead. Students learn Spanish because it is required to graduate‚ but they never become fluent at it even in situations
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Spanish Settlement In 1492 Columbus landed on Hispaniola‚ territory that belongs to the Caribbean Islands. The discovery of a new continent aroused curiosity among European nations. As a result‚ many of them traveled to explore the New World in search of resources. These explorations led to the colonization of America‚ which began one year after the discovery of Hispaniola. By 1502‚ the Spanish explorer Nicolas de Ovando established a base in Hispaniola. This represented the beginning of the Spanish
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Hitler’s intervention in Spanish conflict Jacob Q World War Two had a long and complex build-up towards the inevitable conflict of an all out War. Many of huge international changes were occurring in the years building up to the start of World War Two. The one we shall be focusing on today is the Spanish Civil War. It is a significant event even though Spain never officially entered the Second World War because Germany one of the major Axis powers intervened in it welts most other countries
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Emily Pitroff Ms. Parks U.S. History November 14‚ 2017 The Spanish Flu The Spanish Flu‚ or otherwise known as “La Grippe”‚ is known as the most fatal pandemic in the world’s history‚ affecting around 500 million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919. It had a huge toll on not just population‚ but health concerning all people. This outbreak was considered to be a global disaster‚ as it had a major impact across the nation during this time. The influenza is an extremely contagious virus that affects
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The Spanish’s need to colonize and conquer the Americas derived from their dreams of success‚ wealth‚ and power. When Spanish conquistadors conquered some of the richest and populous lands in South America‚ it caused a chain reaction of voyages and expeditions across Europe. The discoveries of gold‚ silver‚ newly captured slaves‚ and land uplifted the European economy. Self-recognition and “title” was also gained through conquering large‚ plentiful lands. Through the eyes of the Spaniards
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Spanish-speakers in the duration of 1492 to 1910 should be considered white because of assimilation to conquistadores’ religion. Spanish speakers were considered white until the annexation of Texas and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The ability to be portrayed as superior and above the Natives was a status that Spaniards attained through conquest. Spanish conquest reasoned that they should be helping these barbaric people from practicing backwards and unholy religions. Spaniards used military power
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