Filipino mestizo

Whether it be on prayer cards or gold chains, the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe has resonance with the nation of Mexico. Modern Mexican icons, such as the Virgin of Guadalupe, have foundations in Post-Conquest New Spain's plight in forming an identity separate from that of Spain. In James Cordova's "Colonial Rhetorics," a chapter within The Art of Professing in Bourbon Mexico, Cordova asserts a similar notion. This chapter argues that local emblems, such as the Virgin of Guadalupe and the crowned

Religion is an integral part of human history which acts as a rich source of culture across many nations. Arguably, Religion works as a powerful driving force for globalization. It is not only means by which to spread culture but is a form of cultural convergence which excuses and encourages brutal behaviour on non european cultures. This essay will use Spanish imperialism to support this point of view, demonstrating how the war against the Aztec people became a battle of the gods, devastating their

The ideal Mexican people are defined as the mestizo. The mestizo was turned into a subject of popular consumption with the aim of spreading Mexican manliness symbolically representing the values and attitudes of patriarchal figures, and is often pictured with his idealistic female counterpart (Carter 55). Mexico City developed under a convergence and clashing of cultures existing in one of the most heavily populated and concentrated cities in the world. It is characterized by fifty-six ethnic groups

Mestizaje is known as a process of racial and cultural blending or mixing. This was common pattern found amongst most indigenous and Spaniards after the Spanish invasion. The Spanish invasion was primarily a conquest driven on the need for more power and wealth, in order for the Spaniards to achieve what they wanted they knew they were going to need to negotiate with the indigenous people. Aside from this it was also evident that the indigenous people needed to figure out how to survive under the

Ecuadorians received only 5%. In the book The Queen of Water, by Laura Resau and Maria Virginia Farinango, Virginia is a teenage girl living in the 1980s in Ecuador. It depicts the troubles Virginia has gone through to become a great student at a mestizo school and how she landed a job at one of the most well-known hotels. This explains all the hardships she faces and how she overcomes it all. The Queen of Water is based on a real girl, but she still clarifies the social class, the discrimination

The Spanish Conquest of Mexico and the Aztec people started when Hernán Cortés led the Spanish conquistadors to Tenochtitlán and conquered the Aztec Empire in 1519. The Spaniards had gunpowder, dogs, horses, and armor that would help fight against the Azteca. The Native Americans wanted to only wound their enemies with their woodened clubs tipped and sharp obsidian that was powerful enough to smash the Spaniard’s helmets. The use of the double-bladed swords helped the Spaniards fight close combat

In records describing the Virgin of Guadalupe’s appearance in Mexico, Juan Diego is the man identified as the one she first appears to. He was a poor, indigenous man who was in the process of converting to Christianity. The records say that in 1531 he was summoned by a voice as he was on his way to his catechism class. The Virgin of Guadalupe appeared to him and told him to go to the archbishop and tell him to build a shrine in her honor. Juan Diego did as he was told, but the archbishop did not

Alcíbar from the second half of the 18th century we explore the relationship between visual and textual depictions of colonial space. In the Series of 16, No. 1: Spaniard and Indian produce a Mestizo, we see that the Spaniard is depicted as a white male, the Indian as a dark woman, and the child as a white Mestizo. As stated before, the whiter one is the higher prestige they have as well as an economic and social equality. The way they are labeled also demonstrates the hierarchy that keep the criollos

Casta was a hierarchical system of race classification created by Spanish elites in Hispanic America during the 18th century. These Castas were created for and by the Spanish elites, solely for the purpose of showing the massive inequality in the area. The Sistema de Castas was used in 17th and 18th centuries in Spanish America and Spanish Philippines to describe and socially rank the mixed-race people who were born during the post conquest period. In the 18th century Casta paintings were used to

Since the arrival of Columbus to the New World in 1492, it began a new era for the Spanish Empire. During this time Spain successfully conducted the Reconquista back home and were power hungry for more land to conquer to keep the momentum going. The early explorations would lead to bigger conquest and fortunes for the Spaniards. After the reunification of Spain with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, they financed the expedition for the Genoese explorer, Christopher Columbus, for trading routes