Mexican Independence from Spain In the late 18th century‚ the Spanish monarchy decided to improve the defenses of its empire because of its many military losses in Europe. Because of this‚ the Spanish Crown was forced to increase revenues. Between 1765 and 1771‚ Spain sent José de Gálvez on an official tour of inspection of New Spain. He restructured the current taxes and their collection methods.. In 1778‚ Spain‚ attempting to increase its own revenues‚ lifted restrictions on colonial trade
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states “When I reached Juana I followed its coast to the westward‚ and I found it to be so extensive that I thought that it must be the mainland‚ the province of Catayo.” Columbus also states in the same letter the wonder of the beauty in which he was discovering “There are six or eight different palms‚ which are a wonder to behold on account of their beautiful variety”. In his second letter “ Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella Regarding the Fourth Voyage” (Franklin‚ Letter to Ferdinand and Isabella
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General History of the Things of New Spain Bernardino de Sahagún And after the dying in Cholula‚[1] the Spaniards set off on their way to Mexico‚[2] coming gathered and bunched‚ raising dust.... Thereupon Moteucçoma[3] named and sent noblemen and a great many other agents of his...to go meet [Cortés]...at Quauhtechcac. They gave [the Spaniards] golden banners of precious feathers‚ and golden necklaces. And when they had given the things to them‚ they seemed to smile‚ to rejoice
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FIBRES Within the fiber sector‚ cotton remains the most significant raw material for the textile industry. India was the 2nd largest producer (4.76 Million Metric Tons) of cotton in the world during 2006-07‚ accounting for 18.45% of global production. During 2006-07‚ India had the most land under cotton cultivation‚ i.e.‚ 9.16 Million hectares. But the productivity‚ being 521 kg./ha‚ was far behind the world average of 756 kg/ha. The major reason for low yield is that 65 % area under cotton is rain
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Contrasting Cultures: Spain and Pakistan This paper goes through the cultural differences of two countries‚ Spain and Pakistan based on four “culture-driving” factors: food‚ Religion‚ Clothing and Language. Culture may differ from country to country‚ family to family or even individual to individual. Mostly a country has its culture ‚according to which the citizens of that country behave respectively. “A nation’s culture resides in the heart and in the soul of its people” (Mahatma Gandhi) Pakistan
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EMERGENCE AND IMPACT OF REGIONAL PARTIES It is raining acronyms in politics and the vibrant Indian political landscape is flooded. Well‚ almost so as Regional parties gain ground with amazing alacrity in a diverse India where a fast-transforming political map now promises a never before variety. SAD in Punjab on one side‚ SP‚ BSP in Uttar Pradesh on the other‚ RJD‚ JD(U) in Bihar as also DMK‚ AIADMK‚ PMK‚ MDMK and DMDK in the deep South and TMC‚ AGP and others in North-East —they seem to be
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the concept of e-socializing was introduced to the online buying experience. Apart from a few established online stores‚ most of new entrants and the upcoming e-retail ventures are banking heavily on the rising popularity of social networking within the online shopping domain. There are a number of major international e-stores who initiated the coupling of online shopping with social networking. Online giants like e-bay started their buyers’ "Community" which was then followed by arch-rival Amazon’s
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1. Retailing is the final activity and steps needed to place a product in the hands of the consumer or to provide services to the consumer. All activities directly related to the sale of goods and services to the ultimate consumer for personal‚ non-business use. 2. Retailing is undergoing so much change today because of e-tailing‚ store size‚ price competition‚ and demographic shifts. E-tailing is basically ordering from the internet and having those items delivered to your home. Store size plays
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* | Origins and history Nike‚ originally known as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS)‚ was founded by University of Oregon track athlete Philip Knight and his coach Bill Bowerman in January 1964. The company initially operated as a distributor for Japanese shoe maker Onitsuka Tiger (now ASICS)‚ making most sales at track meets out of Knight’s automobile. According to Otis Davis‚ a student athlete whom Bowerman coached at the University of Oregon‚ who later went on to win two gold medals at the 1960 Summer
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has family there in Spain and my grandmother was born there. Spain is located in Europe its neighboring countries are Portugal‚ France‚ and Andorra and the capital of Spain is Madrid. Spain is in Europe and borders Portugal‚ France‚ and Andorra. The people in Spain are pretty much basically like us the kids go to school and the parents work but most of the speak Spanish. The most prevalent jobs consist of mining‚ growing crops‚ making clothing‚ chemicals and other minerals. Spain also departs crops
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