1. Was the Spanish American War in fact a "splendid little war"? What was splendid about it? Yes it was in fact a “splendid little war”. There were a few things that made the Spanish American Was receive that nickname. The war lasted only 115 days and the death outcome was far less than any other war. The United States gained Puerto Rick as well as Guam and other islands in the pacific. In the book it stated that “If ever there were a good war‚ it was the Spanish-American war. The war ended with
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planned to colonize the area around Monterey and San Diego‚ but his plan resulted in failure due to the thick coastal fog. Although his plan was a failure‚ his exploration of the San Francisco Bay and the establishment of Franciscan missions affects today’s current events. Portola’s failure to discover Monterey Bay led to increased land exploration‚ encountering new unfamiliar territory‚ and an exchange of cultural ideas with the Native Americans. Portola expedition led to increase land claims around
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Spanish Cuisine The earliest settlers of Spain include the Iberians‚ the Celts‚ and the Basques groups. Then the Phoenicians came‚ who were later followed by the Greeks‚ who ruled Spain until they were defeated by the Romans. The last of the settlers to arrive were armies of Arabs and Berbers‚ whom were called Moors. Fascinated with water‚ they developed irrigation systems and planted citrus and almond trees in eastern and southern Spain. The Phoenicians arrived from the Mediterranean and brought
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Katie Nguyen Period 7 The Quesadilla The Quesadilla is a very popular food both served in the US and other Spanish speaking countries. The quesadilla can be served with many different ingredients and each has its own version. For example‚ in Mexico‚ a quesadilla is served with a corn tortilla and half filled with cheese and it is melted. In the northeastern part of Mexico‚ the quesadillas are like cheese tacos. Also‚ El Salvador has its own version of the quesadilla. Usually the Salvadoran quesadilla
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The period of time from the late 1400s to the early 1700s is often referred to as the age of exploration; this is because during this time frame many explorers from Europe were racing to examine the Americas. Some explorers wanted to journey to the Americas‚ just to explore‚ and gain knowledge and glory‚ but to do that they needed financial backing and with the royalty’s money came the political agenda. First‚ Spain sent crews to examine the newly found lands. Soon after‚ England and France followed
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PRE-SPANISH LITERATURE Long before the Spaniards came to the Philippines‚ the Filipinos already had their own culture. It was similar in some aspects to that of the Malays but was enriched through their contact with other Asians like the Chinese and the Japanese and with the people India and some Arab countries. According to the early missionaries‚ the Filipinos had their own alphabet. The early Filipinos wrote on clay‚ barks of trees‚ bamboo tubes or palm leaves – materials that were easily
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of all possessions and inherited freedoms‚ and sometimes even death. The Spanish Jews who selected to depart Spain instead of changing religions‚ scattered through the area of North Africa known as the Maghreb. In that area‚ they often interacted with the already present Mizrahi Arabic or Berber language communities‚ becoming the descendants of the Moroccan‚ Algerian‚ Tunisian and Libyan Jewish populations. Numerous Spanish Jews also escaped to the Ottoman Empire‚ where they were given sanctuary
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The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses
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Government During the Spanish Period The Philippines was under the Spanish government for more than three centuries. Without any freedom and independence‚ Filipinos had to adjust and adapt to the new form of government as well as to different culture and traditions. The laws implemented in the country were all from the King of Spain passed through his representative who was called the Governor-General‚ “who was the source of civil power for the various levels of administration” (Agoncillo‚ 2008
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In a spanish christmas they don’t belive in santa claus .They belive that the 3 wiseman.Kids leave there shoes out side and believe that the 3 wiseman will come and fill there shoes up with presents.Most people in Spain go to Midnight Mass or ’La Misa Del Gallo’ (The Mass of the Rooster). It is called this because a rooster is supposed to have crowed the night that Jesus was born. Most families eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve before the service. The traditional Spanish Christmas
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