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    The Spanish Conquest

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    Nahua and Inca empires an encounter of the Spanish‚ the meeting of the two cultures was a conquest because the Spanish brutally defeated and took over the indigenous cultures with the help of many advantages. There are three major factors which contributed to the successful conquest between the Spanish and the Nahuas‚ also known as the Aztecs‚ and Incas.  First‚ the Spanish leaders had experience in forming alliances with indigenous people.  Second‚ the Spanish had superior weaponry and military advantage

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    When the Aztec civilization was taken over by the Spanish‚ many things changed. Some of the changes include‚ war and violence‚ religion‚ disease and population decline‚ the destruction of culture and cities‚ Spanish rule and land owner ship; and a few positive effects. When Cortès and group of 11 ships and five hundred men set out to explore Mexico and the Central American Coast‚ they had no intention of finding a huge new civilization in the middle of a lake‚ although they had heard rumours of

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    Synopsis of Spanish

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    Synopsis of Spanish Spanish also known as español or castellano has become one of the most well-known and spoken languages worldwide. It one of the most well known romantic language around the globe. It derived from Latin roots making it the dominating language of the Latin continents. It is also considered the dominating language in the United Stated today. Spanish and English are similar in their phonemic inventory. Spanish is similar in the short vowels of English such as: /a/‚ /e/‚ /i/‚

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    Spanish War

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    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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    Spanish Era

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    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 conquisxat

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    THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS DBQ Using the following‚ documents to analyze the Spanish motives for conquest during the Age of Expansion. How did these motives influence Spanish attitudes toward the people living in the New World? Document 1 On the part of the king‚ subduer of barbarous nations‚ we notify and make known to you as best we can that the Lord our God‚ living and eternal created the heaven and earth and one man and one woman‚ of whom you and we and all the men of the world were and

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    Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain

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    The Spanish Reconquista

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    Spain has always been a melting pot of ethnicity and culture. From the Celts and Visigoths that came from the north to the Africans and Arabs from the south to the Romans from the East‚ empires‚ kingdoms‚ and tribes all over the world have recognized and tried to take advantage of the benefits of Spain. War‚ conquest‚ and reconquest are frequent throughout the entire history of Spain‚ and the history of Moors in Spain is no exception. It began in the year 711 when the Moors first crossed over to

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    The Spanish period

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    The Spanish period Spanish colonial motives were not‚ however‚ strictly commercial. The Spanish at first viewed the Philippines as a stepping-stone to the riches of the East Indies (Spice Islands)‚ but‚ even after the Portuguese and Dutch had foreclosed that possibility‚ the Spanish still maintained their presence in the archipelago. Quick Facts Images Videos Audio quizzes Lists 1Other government offices and ministries are located in Quezon City and other Manila suburbs. 2Piso in Filipino; peso

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    Why is skin color a major factor with regards to the issue of colonization? It started with a belief whereas in the past‚ it was believed that before one could be able to colonize or take over an area‚ one must have the high position in the society‚ just like what British people think they are when they colonized India. The British colony ruled over India for more than two hundred (200) years. History clearly shows that the British treated Indians lowly and unfairly. In this scenario‚ the British

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