literature- Spanish paintings became popular during the Romanesque period. During the middle ages, many aspects of art became important like the manuscripts that were mainly written for religious purposes. The manuscripts during the medieval period depicted the life of the people then like how they dressed, what food they ate and their many ceremonies. There were many manuscripts written by a Spanish king called Alfonso X the Castilian King. There was a transition in the history of Spanish art from
In the educational setting, Mexican Americans have faced discrimination, segregation, and inequality for many years. This paper discusses the struggles and inequalities that Mexican Americans have faced in education. I will focus on different educational time periods and discuss the problems and struggles that occurred in those time periods. The time periods that I give focus to include education in the Spanish-Mexican era (1519-1848), education and early Anglo rule in the Southwest (1836-1890),
Major Problems in Mexican American History Mexicans have been a people long oppressed. That is evident not only by the readings edited by Zaragosa Vargas in Major Problems in Mexican American History, but also by the the documentary Chicano!. The Mexicans’ past is underscored by conquest of the present-day American Southwest first by the Spanish and then by the United States following the Mexican American War. With other countries establishing control over them, Mexicans have never really been
overwhelming majority of Mexicans today speak Spanish making it the largest Spanish speaking population in the world there is no single official national language of Mexico. The colonizers of Mexico forced the Spanish language on the natives, but in the 1990s the government recognized 62 indigenous Amerindian languages, including Aztec, or Nahuatl, and the Mayan family of languages, as national languages. About 6 % of the population is non-Spanish speaking, and some indigenous Mexican words have become
on. It also tends to disregard, until the Mexican War is talk about, that the whole Southwest, from Texas westward to California, was a Spanish-speaking territory with its own individual heritage, culture, and customs for several decades. The Spanish-speaking citizens of the United States who were combined into the country as a result of the Mexican War are called Mexican Americans. Their numbers have since enlarged as a result of immigration. Other Spanish-speaking citizens came from Cuba and Puerto
After the Spanish conquest of Mexico by Hernan Cortez in 1519, Mexico was set up to follow a three century long struggle against inequality. From the time that the Spaniards were in control until the dictatorship of Profirio Diaz, Mexicans, originally the Natives, struggled to attain equality in all sectors of life and resulted in a Revolution that began on the 11ht of November 1911. Historians and academics have argued as to what causes contributed to the Mexican Revolution of 1911 and the question
country located in South America. It has sprawling urban cities and quiet rural areas. Mexico is a country of diverse populations. This is seen in its culture, government, and history. Mexico gained its independence from Spanish rule in 1821 following the victory against the Spanish forces that were in Mexico. Mexico has a government that is similar to the United States. Mexico is a federal republic that has executive, judicial, and legislative branches (World Book Online). The leader of the country
Recovering History, Constructing Race: the Indian, Black, and White Roots of Mexican Americans Recovering Aztlan : Racial Formation Through a Shared History (1) Traditionally history of the Americas and American population has been taught in a direction heading west from Europe to the California frontier. In Recovering History, Constructing Race, Martha Mencahca locates the origins of the history of the Americas in a floral pattern where migration from Asia, Europe, and Africa both voluntary
The Event: Background The Alamo itself was a Spanish Mission, which had a main purpose of converting natives in the area to Catholicism, the official Spanish religion. The time period in which it was establish along with several other missions was during the Spanish Mission Period, which lasted from the early to late 18th century. The Alamo’s original name was San Antonio de Valero in honor of Saint Anthony de Padua (Official Alamo Website). It changed locations several times before it finally
Those living in Mexico live different lives than we do in the United States (Mexico, 2012.). About 7000 B.C., Mexicans learned to grow plants for food and soon after, they were able to settle in villages and those villages later became towns (Mexico, 2012.). Mexico at that time suffered as a Spanish colony for over 300 years and was a “feudal” country (Mexico, 2012). Before the Spanish came to Mexico, it was home to different native cultures spreading from what is now known as the southwestern