The Tension between Argentina and Britian

Puerto Ricans are another major Hispanic group that has also arrived to the U.S and brought less work for Americans. Puerto Ricans' current association with the United States, like that of the Mexican people, began as the result of the outcome of a war. The island of Borinquen, subsequently called Puerto Rico, was claimed by Spain in 1493. The native inhabitants, the Taino Indians, were significantly reduced in number by conquest, slavery, and genocide. (Schaefer, R. 2006, p.266). After Puerto Rico had been ruled by Spain for four centuries, the island was seized by the United States in 1808 during the Spanish-American War. The value of Puerto Rico for the United States, as it had been for Spain, was mainly its strategic location, which was advantageous for maritime trade. (Schaefer, R. 2006, p.226). The most significant difference between the meaning of race in Puerto Rico and on the mainland is that Puerto Rico, like so many other

They claimed that: All rights to the land went to the Crown on the 1879 annexation – that native title had been extinguished, and that no compensation for loss of land would be due to the Meriam people.

Britain imported 99% of Argentina’s chilled beef, Argentina’s biggest product, prior to 1932, but due to the worldwide economic depression, levels dropped. To protect beef exports, Argentina agreed to the Roca-Runciman Pact with Britain on May 1, 1933. Although it benefited Britain more than Argentina, it solidified relations and locked in their beef trade. As a result of the Pact, Argentina was more dependent on Britain, because Britain controlled 85% of where Argentine beef went, leaving only 15% under control of Argentina. In addition, Argentina had to use any surplus money they had to pay their debt to Britain. The reason Argentina agreed to such a seemingly unfair deal was that the elite landowners did not care about industry, but instead cared about maintaining good relations with Britain, so that the trade that benefitted them could continue. The Pact was renewed in 1936 and was in place until the mid-1940s, so it was kept even though it clearly was better for Britain than Argentina. The British also invested a lot of money into Argentina, especially into the railroad system and called Argentina the “Sixth Dominion” because of Argentina’s reliance on Britain. Britain was incredibly important to Argentina because it was the main importer of Argentine beef and invested in the country, which was necessary due to the lack of industrialization.

When Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas he stole land, kidnapped people and started a massacre. This all started August 3, 1492, when Columbus started his trip to India. According to Document B, “I took possession of all of them for our most fortunate King...no one making any resistance.” This was written by Christopher Columbus in 1493. In this quote he is referring to the people of the islands he discovered, saying that he has kidnapped them for the King. It also states, “ In the island, which I have said before was called Hispana, there are very lofty and beautiful mountains, great farms...and well adapted for constructing buildings.”, which describes reasons they should take over the land. Additionally, according to Document C,

3. Caribs lived on the island before the Europeans arrived. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493. The British took control of the island in 1672.

Treaty of Paris/Peace of Paris 1763- The British were victorious in the war and gained all the land in North America that France had. Spain received the Louisiana territory because the British didn’t want it and weren’t going to let the French keep it.

Christopher Columbus discovered this European island, as he landed in Puerto Rico in 1493. This island was then claimed by the Spanish. The island was under a constant ‘fight’ for permanent possession, as Europeans fought for control by the French, English, and Danish. During the 19th century, the Spanish tried to gain full control of this island. In 1811 the governor of Puerto Rico, Don Salvador Melendez sent military commander Juan Ressello to try and gain control of this island. In 1898, after the Spanish-American War, Puerto Rico and many offshore islands were given to the United States. The United States used this island for military training, just like the island of Culebra. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States started to reevaluate their controls of military bases on islands. The people of Vieques started to become worried about their own lives, as the Navy would be shooting guns in their island’s home. Vieques did not make this list, so the United States Navy returned the power back to Puerto Rico.

The island of Hispaniola was founded by Christopher Columbus in 1842 and claimed for Spain. The island was neglected by its mother country due to the lack of minerals on the island. The French

When Columbus first arrived he found the island populated by thousands of Taino Indians who made the mistake of showing Columbus gold nuggets in the river. This was all Spain needed to finance its crown. Differences between the Spaniards and the Taints began around two years later when Diego Salcedo was killed by the Indians. The Taino Indians revolt against the Spaniards was met with no success and many left the island or fled into the mountains where they began new lives.

On 2 April 1982, the British political system was rocked by news of an extraordinary event eight thousand miles away in the South Atlantic. A long-standing and thorny dispute with Argentina over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands – a tiny relic of empire proximate to the South American mainland – had erupted with a sudden and unprovoked invasion of British territory by Argentine forces. Britain’s Conservative government faced the greatest crisis in foreign affairs for a generation (Freedman, 1988). Behind this audacious Argentine manoeuvre laid the assumption that the British Government – struggling with union strife, plunging

The Argentine Dirty War was a deadly tumultuous war that struck the country sort of by surprise forcing many to abandon their homeland. It all started with Isabel Peron becoming the first female president of Argentina after her husband was forced out due to illness where he received around the clock care. Although there were many Peronist supporters in favor of her rule, there was a growing insurgency to overthrow her corrupt regime. “Her regime inherited problems of inflation,

Venezuela and Great Britain were in the middle of negotiations for years over the boundary of British Guiana when a dispute erupted because a gold nugget weighing 509 ounces was discovered in the territory that was causing the dispute. Each country claimed the gold belonged to them. The debate went on for many years and Britain became aggravated because Venezuela wouldn’t compromise.

In order to understand the current situation of these two countries it is important to look back, to their history, from the beginning of the colonial period. From when Christopher Columbus "discovered" the New World in 1492. He named the island of Hayti Hispaniola – Little Spain. The Spaniards soon after discovering the island, established themselves permanently on Hispaniola, building the city of Santo Domingo. in 1521, Hernan Cortes had discovered Mexico, and Pizarro was overrunning Peru, both of these colonies were rich in gold and silver. By 1548, the Indian population had been reduced and the reserves of gold in the colony were declining. This made Santo Domingo become of less value to the Spaniards, which lead to most Spanish settlers to quickly leave the island for the richer lands of Mexico and

The Spanish now were the main people of the island, but there was only one problem now. There was no more gold to be found (which was the original reason most of the Spaniards came), and Puerto Rico had to be productive to Spain in some fashion.

In 1534, the Portuguese appropriated the islands from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat. They were ceded to Charles II of England in 1661, as dowry for Catherine de Braganza.