The Spanish crown utilized the encomienda system during its conquests and colonization of the Americas as a way to compensate those who conquered native lands‚ thus a tool for expanding the Spanish Empire. The encomenderos‚ usually conquistadors‚ were granted control and responsibility of the peoples they conquered and were expected to convert them to Catholicism‚ teach them the Spanish language‚ and‚ often least importantly‚ protect them from enemy tribes. In return for this protection‚ the natives
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Corrida de Toros Bullfighting is one of the many tourist attractions in Spain. Millions of people attend the “corrida de toros” each year‚ bringing in lots of money to keep the bull rings open. Although the fighting of bulls is considered part of the Spanish culture‚ this blood spectacle is cruel and disturbing. Bullfighting dates back to 711 A.D. The first bullfight took place for the crowning of King Alfonso VIII. The fights were originally fought on horseback and eventually developed to dodging bulls
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Jacob Especially for women. It is acceptable for women to go to a restaurant or bar alone for lunch‚ but not at night. They have to be careful when making eye contact with men; it may be seen as flirting or showing interest. Spanish men still expect to pay for a woman’s meal‚ even in a business setting where a woman invites the man to dinner. Gifts. When someone invites you to their house‚ a small‚ wrapped gift should always be brought for the hostess. The gift should be opened immediately after
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If a house has a birdcage on their porch or in their front yard there is a good chance they are some sort of latin american. Birds‚ turtles‚ and frogs = good luck in spanish cultures. We know all the signs of Spanish people. Lowered trucks with big rims‚ Spanish writing "bienvenidos"‚ "Mi casa su casa"‚ Christmas lights still up‚ tons of potted plant. Those are all dead give aways. Anyhow we were walking back to our car talking to people on the way back. We heard
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placed on it by Western and European powers. • Mongkut – the king of Siam who by studying modern science‚ mathematics‚ and language was able to uphold his country and keep it from European rule and pushed Siam into a period of modernization. • Spanish-American War – a struggle between the United States and Spain over the independence of Cuba. Was significant in the US’s ability to win and take control of Cuba. • Liliuokalani – the queen of Hawaii had attempted to resist foreign influences but
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The Gothic Style spread rapidly among other countries‚ and Spain‚ was not an exception. During the Romanesque period‚ Spanish artists adopted the French style of building and decorating in order to differ and stand out from the Muslims‚ with whom they shared the Iberian peninsula. During the thirteenth century‚ the identification of French style with Christian conquest encouraged the appearance of the Gothic style in Spain. The Cathedral of Santa Maria in León‚ also known as León Cathedral‚ was
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The colonial strategies of the Spanish‚ French‚ and Dutch were similar in that they all originally began their colonization through unchartered companies and colonized to spread Christianity and to acquire wealth. Each of these peoples also traded with the local natives. Despite their similarities‚ these countries’ strategies differed as well. The Spaniards began whipping the natives who practiced polygamy and punished the ones that worshipped their traditional gods. They also began
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The use of the subjunctive in Spanish: A brief review Clauses are groups of words which express an idea and contain a predicate (i.e.‚ a conjugated verb) and a subject‚ although of course in Spanish the subject is often merely indicated by the verb ending. They can be divided into two categories: independent clauses (which make sense in and of themselves) and dependent clauses (which need to be used with an independent clause to form a complete sentece). In general‚ the the indicative‚ the conditional
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The Spanish Impact on the Indians‚ 1769-1821 contradicts itself about the past of Indians and Padres. The article of Father Luis Jayme speaks to us as if the priest had lots of love for the Indians and were supposedly very concern about the abuses that Indians suffer against the soldiers. Although one article does make a clear statement that padres were hated among Indians and were exposed to native revenge. All of the articles of the essay offer different perspectives on whether the Spanish Imperial
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benefit society‚ creating a new age for mankind. Nonetheless‚ certain events only existed to bring upon destruction‚ ruining mickle lives. Since the 1500’s‚ a baneful organization had formed from the orders of Spain’s queen regnant‚ thus creating the Spanish Inquisition. Consequently‚ out of Queen Isabella’s devout loyalty to Catholicism‚ she found it imperative to punish all citizens who opposed said religion through trial. Devoid of any proper trial‚ nearly no heretics were able to avoid clutches of
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