The "Lady in Blue" The "Lady in Blue" is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The "Lady in Blue" was in fact a real person""Maria de Jesus de Agreda‚ or Sor Maria‚ as she was called. Sor Maria founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception at Agreda. Sor Maria had a very strong reputation throughout Spain for her wisdom and sanctity‚ as well as her mystical and
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and provides exports like sugar. Also‚ Cuba would be able to assist in the United States’ control of the Caribbean‚ through a naval base. The explosion of the USS Maine created tensions that would cause U.S. involvement. 3. U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American was partly due to
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and the Spanish American War‚ which began with President McKinley’s declaration on April 11‚ 1898. The Treaty of Paris‚ signed in December of 1898‚ formally ended the war; Spain had ceded Cuba‚ Guam‚ and Puerto Rico to the United States‚ and the Spanish sold the Philippines for $20 million. Strong feelings of jingoism caused by Hearst’s and Pulitzer’s famous “yellow journalism” coupled with Cuban revolts in 1895 led up to the eruption of the Spanish American War. The causes of the Spanish American
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In this article‚ “Patterns of Development and Nationalism: Basque and Catalan Nationalism before the Spanish Civil War”‚ Juan Diez Medrano analyses the development and rise of nationalism in both the Basque County and Catalonia. Medrano developed two different hypotheses to support his argument. He first argues that‚ “traditionalist and separatist political nationalism was more intense in the Basque County than in Catalonia because Catalan peasantry and pre-industrial elites were better able to
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The Spanish Inquisition was a controversial time primarily during the 15th century. However‚ it kept reoccurring during other parts of history rather than only in the 15th century. There were many different methods used in which non-Christians would be tortured. Sometimes‚ the wrong people would be tortured if they believed that the person they were torturing really wasn’t Christian. The torturing of people because of their religion is what makes the Spanish Inquisition such a disturbing and
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1. The defeat of the Spanish Armada was important to the colonization of America because it made Queen Elizabeth and England more powerful than Spain. England could colonize better now that they had control of the Atlantic Ocean. 2. The Roanoke colony failed twice. The first time‚ it failed because they didn’t start farming right away‚ and a difficult winter sent them all back to England. The second time‚ they needed a lot of supplies‚ so Walter Raleigh went back to England. He couldn’t return for
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The Philippines Under Spanish Rule (1600s-1800s) REASONS FOR SPANISH COLONIZATION When King Charles send an expedition to the East‚ his purpose was for commercial. But when Legazpi succeeded laying foundation in the Philippines‚ the Spanish claim the archipelago in two reasons: first‚ since the Philippines was discovered under the patronage of Spain‚ Philippines therefore was owned by Spain; second‚ since Spain‚ being in actual possession of the Philippines‚ it had the right to colonize it. As such
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I live in Carthage‚ for four years now and it has been an adjustment. With complete honesty‚ I felt a bit of a culture shock when moving into a neighborhood that is primarily Hispanic. By estimation‚ my neighborhood is at least 80% Hispanic and I have grown to love it. The most noticeable aspect of my Hispanic neighborhood is the number of people living in each home. The U.S. Census Board identifies Hispanic homes in Carthage as having approximately four people in residence in the home. (United
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President of the United States‚ William McKinley‚ was conflicted with declaring war on the country of Spain. At the time‚ the United States had significant interest in the country of Cuba. They had both genuine humanitarian concern over the continued Spanish misrule and economic interests.1 Although the American people wanted a war declaration‚ McKinley was looking for a more peaceful approach to liberate Cuba. In early 1898‚ the Cuban insurgents were fighting for their independence‚ and the USS Maine
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Spanish Civil War (193639)‚ military revolt against the Republican government of Spain‚ supported by conservative elements within the country. When an initial military coup failed to win control of the entire country‚ a bloody civil war ensued‚ fought with great ferocity on both sides. The Nationalists‚ as the rebels were called‚ received aid from fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. The Republicans received aid from the Soviet Union‚ as well as from International Brigades‚ composed of volunteers from
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