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    in colonial Mexico after the Spanish conquest. She specifically analyzes how the Spanish conquest impacted the Spaniard‚ African and Indigenous Mexican women and their loss of power and authority. Pablos compares the Spanish and Indigenous society and proposes the question: “which tradition was more patriarchal? In other words: did women win or lose power and authority with the Spanish conquest?” (1) La Malinche‚ for instance‚ was an important symbol in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. She was Hernán

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    If I could only take one class in high school I choose Spanish. Spanish is a foreign language class offered at my school which has been my favorite academic subject since Freshman year. Growing up I did not have the chance to learn a new language because my parents did not speak the same dialect of Tagalog‚ a Filipino language‚ so their only way of communication was through English at home. Because of this‚ the only language that I knew fluently was English up until the point where I began taking

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    Conqueror of Mexico" Instructor: Laura L. Ramirez Cruz DVD Summary: Hernan Cortes was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortes was a part of the generation of Spanish conquistadores that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. 1. When Hernan Cortes and his men first arrived in Mexico‚ they brought

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    Could the Spanish Armada have succeeded? The relentless decline in relations between Spain and England post 1558 engender a feeling of certain inevitability within the hostilities that broke out in 1585. Although tension between the two countries was extremely high it took years of preparations to actually instigate war. When Mary Queen of England died Philip lost all attachments with England and when Elizabeth came to power England no longer remained Catholic‚ Philip felt that England had

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    Zuri Martinez How did foreign involvement affect the outcome of the Spanish Civil War? Part A: Plan of the Investigation In this investigation‚ “How foreign involvement affected the Spanish Civil War?” will be evaluated. In this investigation the two sides that fought in the war‚ Republican and Nationalist‚ will be evaluated‚ based of success due to foreign involvement. This investigation explores both sides’ points of view on the war

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    Imprisoned in Fort Santiago under the abusive Spanish colonization‚ José Rizal (Cesar Montano) was approached by a young uneducated indio asking the importance of education during his life. Meanwhile‚ in Balintawak‚ Andrés Bonifacio (Gardo Versoza) and his fellow secret organization of Katipunan‚ commenced the uprising against the cruel tyranny created by the Spaniards by tearing their cedula as a sign of Spanish slavery. Soon‚ a first lieutenant of the Artillery‚ Luis Taviel de Andrade (Jamie Fabregas)

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    The Spanish-American war arose in 1898 mainly as a result of the oppression of the Cuban people by the Spanish‚ and the conflict that started due to that. The U.S‚ concerned with the rebellions taking place‚ decided to get involved. Because of the war‚ the colonial rule of the Spanish was ended in the United States. In addition to this‚ the U.S gained new territories. The two main reasons for the Spanish-American war was the American’s support to the struggle that Filipinos and Cubans had against

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    scale and complexity the discovery of deposits of silver in Spanish America and Japan brought to global commerce. The silver trade initially brought extravagant‚ even opulent‚ wealth to Europe‚ China‚ Japan‚ and the traders in these nations‚ but in the end resulted in one of the most extreme cases of global inflation ever recorded‚ ruining the economies of Spain‚ Portugal‚ and China. Socially‚ the silver trade (and Spanish colonization) ended the native way of life in South and Central America; the

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    passion. One that urged me to try‚ try again no matter how many times I failed. I always knew that I had been naturally skilled at speaking Spanish‚ but‚ then again‚ my family has had a Spanish-speaking housekeeper since I was six weeks old. I learned Spanish as I learned English‚ and while other kids were learning to count to ten‚ I learned in both Spanish and English. It felt natural‚ like it was a part of me‚ a part that I hoped to never forget. As I grew into my toddler and childhood years

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    there was barely any room for all their ships. This forced each ship to take and English ship 1v1. Since the English had much better vessels‚ the English won the battle and that was the end of the great Spanish armada. In addition to this‚ the english sent fire ships on collision course with the spanish ships and since they were so many in such a condensed area‚ the fire spread quickly and burned many of the ships. The wind from the storm also helped spread the fireOVER four centuries ago‚ two fleets

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