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    The Peruvian War of Independence describes a series of military battles between 1811 to 1820 leading up to the liberation of Peru from the Spanish colony who had invaded the land back in the 1500’s. It was largely influenced by the Peninsular War that took place in the early 1800’s (weebly.com).The Peninsular War was a Spain-France and Portugal-UK war. The downfall of colonies in these wars coupled with economic strife and native uprisings triggered the Peruvian War of Independence. The Creoles in

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    in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. Franco was born to Nicolas Franco y Salgado-Araújo, a Spanish Naval Officer, and María del Pilar Bahamonde y Pardo de Andrade, an upper middle class Roman Catholic. Until the age of 12, Francisco attended El Ferrol’s Roman Catholic School of the Sacred Heart, a small private school run by a priest; he would then attend a naval secondary school. His family was very involved in the Spanish Navy, for six uninterrupted generations, almost two centuries, the Franco Family produced

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    their mind. Simply being able to recognize these names proves some knowledge on the subject of the Spanish Civil War, lasting from 1936 to 1939. For those who are unsure as to what qualifies as a civil war, dictionary.com defines it as, “a war between parties, factions, or inhabitants of different regions within the same nation”. In the case of the Spanish Civil War, the fight was between the Spanish republican government and the Nationalist military. Representative of the impeding power struggle

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    Before the Spaniards settled in what is now known as the Dominican Republic there was an estimated one-million indigenous people who inhabited the island. The natives had several different names for the island such as; Ayiti, Bohio and Kiskeya. When Christopher Columbus sighted and landed on the island in 1492 there were 5 operating “kingdoms” or tribes. Christopher Columbus named the island “La Española,” and called the natives “Indians” because he thought that he had reached the coast of India

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    Dominicana, or in english, the Dominican Republic. A filled with all kinds of culture, people, and baseball. This baseball has been passed down for many years, and will continue to be passed down for many more. Within this ever growing sport in the Dominican Republic, there is no limit to what you might come across. This includes things like chickens in baseball fields, crazy fans, crazy players, drug abuse, and many other things. In the Dominican Republic, you can find something new every single

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    considered the Russia of the Pacific. Nations just kept on coming to conquer them. However, unlike Russia, the Philippines failed to keep its independence every single time. After America, Japan came and took over for a while. Before America, the Spanish occupied the Philippines. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who had a mission, to circumnavigate the world. His ship and crew would follow him

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    and the Spanish Confederation of the autonomous right gained power. This time is crucial for the history of Spain because these events led to the Spanish Civil War. During the year 1933, Spain was in the middle of the Second Spanish Republic and used the Constitution of 1931 as its laws. The Holocaust began in Germany under the command of Adolf Hitler. This event had an impact all over the world including Spain. This event together with others is the reason for the departure of the Second World War

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    person’s background and the culture that has helped shape them into the way that they are currently. The Dominican Republic is one of two nations that inhabit the island of Hispaniola. The other country which they share the island with is the nation of Haiti, which the Dominican Republic gained independence from on February 27, 1844. Hispaniola was originally “named La Isla Española, ‘The Spanish Island,’” by Christopher Columbus when he first landed there on December 5, 1492 (Hispaniola).

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    Why Is Spanish Important

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    Why Spanish Is Important When it comes to learning a new language, like spanish, it is very useful for many reasons. Not only does it add a second language to your arsenal, but it comes in handy to know how to be bilingual when meeting people of different descent and cultures. Other reasons include traveling to other countries and understanding and communicate with those who don’t understand English or don’t speak it fluently. Spanish is used in many other countries including Argentina, Bolivia

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    from the american culture. On the fifteenth of August 1519, a Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila established the capital city of the Republic of Panama, which is known as Panama City. This city developed as the heart of undertakings, wherein the Inca Empire arranged in Peru dated back 1532 was caught. Being a stopover point in the historical backdrop of the American landmass, Panama City

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