Similarities Between Texas And Latin America

In the American viewpoint, Texas is seen as the state that enhances their western characteristics alongside with their historic past of events placed in significant monuments. This was to preserve their identity which had long gone through vast disputes in the past regarding to the creation of the state. “Texans were even more determined than most states to recover their past. No other region of the country had experienced such a convoluted history.” (A Line in the Sand: The Alamo in Blood and Memory, 205) Texas had gained their independence from Mexico in 1836 and have remained a separate nation for about nearly a decade. The Republic of Texas was then granted their official recognition as a state in 1845 through the annexation of the United States of America.

Texas is a wonderful place with not such an wonderful past. In 1519 four Spanish boats sailed to texas unkowling. The boats held the spaniards that would turn into the pioneers of texas. They built many missions so they could strengthen their hold on Texas. THing were going pretty smooth and you think all would be well, so why didn’t it turn out? Texas almost failed as a Spanish colony because of geography, hostile native americans, weak missions.

Choosing between Texas' fun amusement parks or Italy's beautifully painted villages are uncomparable. However, through the opposites there are likenesses. There are many similarities and differences between Texas and Italy in many factors. The factors that compare between the two are their climate, landmarks and attractions, and lastly their culture.

There are many misconceptions of the Hispanic diet. Many people think that all people who speak Spanish eat tacos and enchiladas. You most likely will not find those foods in most regions other than Mexico. Central American and Mexican cuisines only use tortillas. Foods such as tamales and salsas can be found in many regions. Rice and beans are staple dishes in many Latin American cuisines, but rice, beans, salsa, and

I believe that Hispanic influence is evident through much of the architecture and food found in Texas. Through architecture, Hispanic influence is noticed through construction materials, colors, and design styles. Examples of Hispanic influence on architecture are clear in many of the buildings in San Antonio, Texas, including the Alamo. In addition to architecture, I think there is an obvious Hispanic influence on the food found in Texas. Texas is well-known for our "Tex-Mex", and Hispanic-influenced cuisine can be found in nearly any city. Food has a way of bringing people together and bringing insight into other cultures. I believe that the Hispanic influence in Texas through ranching, and even architecture and food, allows for an intermingling, appreciation, and growth of both

America was unjustified because of the disputed of the territory. (Hook) Texas and Mexicans aren't being far to each other, or not letting one another have an equal part in the territories because Texas and the US believe their border was on Rio but the Mexicans thought theirs was the Nueces River they both want more land than the other causing a fight or a war. (Doc D) They are rude and disrespectful to the Mexicans when they lived in the Mexican territory, Because they think that since they live in mexico and we aren't Mexican we don't have to obey the laws/rules that they have made.Texas and Mexico both want big land masses so they fight over who gets what causing war between the two of them.

Mesoamerica have been connected the North and South America culturally and geographically throughout the history. Mesoamerican culture and aspects heavily influenced southwestern United States, being the frontier borderline between North America and Mesoamerica. It is very important to study the relationship between the Mesoamerica and American Southwest because American Southwest contains various elements of Mesoamerican culture and this provides fundamental information about human behaviors, history, interactions, and tradition in America. Our group has selected Agriculture, Architecture, Religion, and Trade as our categories to analyze the relationship between American southwest and Mesoamerica. Fair trade, we will focus on scarlet macaws and how it got traded from Mesoamerica in the American southwest and its significance. For architecture, we will compare the ball courts of Hohokam and that of Mesoamerica. Significance of ball courts and how it got introduced into the American southwest from Mesoamerica will be discussed as well. Religion will be analyzed by focusing on the cosmological beliefs of both groups and the similarities and differences between Mesoamerican cosmology and American southwest cosmology.

In Latin American countries, they have a very unique culture. With their holidays, music, celebrations, and art, the countries in Latin America never cease to bring joy in people’s lives. Latin American culture is vastly different than other cultures in many ways. In Latin America, the languages of Spanish and Portuguese are dominant and most people speak them. However there are people who speak other languages as well. Latin America includes nineteen countries and several territories. There are a variety of different ethnicities in Latin America including Mexicans, Europeans, and Asians. Education inside the Latin American culture still struggles. Only a little more than half of kids ages 13-17 advance into secondary school. Because of this, the crime and violence rates in Latin America are at an all time high. These countries have been rated as one of the most dangerous regions in the world because of how high the rates of crime and violence are.

Holidays are an important part of Latino culture, some holidays relate to the religious, while others relate to anniversaries of major battles in Mexican history. All the major catholic holidays are celebrated by Latinos such as Christmas, Lent and Easter as well as the Catholic rites of passage Baptism, Holy Communion, and Confirmation.

When German womans stepped on the new country, they were treated liked they were in hell, but for men like in heaven in Hook they restated this sentence “As one old lady remarked, Texas is heaven for men and dogs, but (hard) for women and oxen.” The Germans loved the way that Texans treated them, Texas made a treaty that protected them from the Native Americans in Document A is stated “The German people and Colonist for the Grant between the waters of the llano and the San Saba shall be allowed to visit any part of said country, and the protected.” The Germans who settled in Texas were diverse in many ways. It includes farmers and intellectuals. This diversity in the Germans colonies reflected their diversity of Texas. When the second generation of Germans came to Texas it came more educated, particularly in comparison to the average Texan. Because of this it changed a lot in Texas way of thinking on education. The idea of kindergarten, physical education and vocational education were the contributions of the Germans. Especially they were the leaders in the call of the universal education. When Germans were planted in the state of Texas they soon spread their cultures and traditions. Beginning in 1850s, German holidays traditions, including the Christmas tree, Santa Claus and even the Easter Bunny became popular in Texas. And the most amazing thing is that they invented

One thing that Peruvians do not consume is tortillas. A tortilla in Peru is like an American eating guinea pig, it’s hardly seen or even spoken of. One thing the people of Peru love to eat is guinea pig. Eating guinea pig for an average person in the country is like us eating chicken. Mexicans on the other hand have a distinct eating habit. They eat a lot of tortillas, beans, cacti, beef, and small insects to snack on. Most Mexican dishes Americans have heard of are not true Mexican cuisine, and

In 1789, the United States Constitution established rules for the nation. The states created constitutions to define the United States Constitution to limit the power of Congress. Texas last updated their constitution in 1876, which is still used today. Although the constitutions have similar content, they vary in many aspects such as the Texas Constitution has plural executive powers that allow the division of executive government. For example, the commissioner of agriculture associated with the chief executive but their position allows a balance of interests in consumer and environmental protection. Furthermore, if the executive government wanted to abuse the

The Mesoamerica and the Andean regions would not have been the same without the Aztecs and the Incan influence. Although they have some similarities, they differ in religious rituals, political standings, and cultural backgrounds. The

Latin America represents 1/10 of the world's population, and geographically can be located from the land extensions of Mexico, until the Patagonia at Argentina. Some of the most relevant elements of today's culture in Latin America are; Religion, Values, Attitudes, Social structure, Social stratification, Language and Gift-giving hospitality. The predominant religion throughout history in Latin America has been Catholicism. From big cities to small villages, churches, basilicas, and cathedrals are found. Catholicism left its mark, from customs and values to architecture and art. During many years in many countries the Catholic Church had power over all civil institutions, education, and law. Nowadays religion

Popular culture in Latin America is “everything that has caused an action of doing or have done” (Hall). Also it can be seen as people desirers in which popular culture can describe them. Popular culture is associated with all different kinds of symbols that include music, language, food, symbolic people, religion, government, colors, social class, dress code, historical account, photograph, art, gender roles and many more. These symbols have the ability of making a Latin America full of popular culture. Popular culture is embedded in systems of people beliefs, in which culture becomes an alternative in describing their popular culture in many different ways.