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Nasrid dynasties. As each dynasty confronted the gradual encroachment from the Christian north, most notably with Alfonso VI’s conquest of Toledo in 1085. It would be the Nasrid dynasty (1230-1492) who would ultimately witness the end of Muslim rule in Spain when they surrendered to Isabella I and Ferdinand II in 1492 at Granada. As a fortress and a palace, the Alhambra is arguably the most important fixture of Nasrid art and architecture. The Alhambra, or “The Red One”, was built on the remains of

developing colonies of the Spanish. After Columbus had found the New World, the Crown of Spain began governing the area. With the arrival of various conquistadors like Columbus, there was rivalries within the South. By the middle of the 1500s, the Spanish had a tight hold on the New World. Until the 19th century, Spanish America was divided into viceroyalties and governed through a Council of the Indies in Spain. The viceroys weren’t just governors, they were the king of Spain’s representative and

with swollen bellies and legs; but if the naturals he strong and clean make, it is a true sign of a wholesome soil."# This displays a very important objective of the English colonists that they wanted to be successful; possibly even an imitation of Spain and their achievements. These statements suggest that the English didn't come to the Americas simply to plunder gold and riches from the native Indians. As stated in A People and a Nation, "Unlike the Spanish, other European nations did not immediately

As you may know, Christopher Columbus(an Italian ) departed from Spain with the ruling Monarchs support to find a new route to Asia and he ended up discovering the Americas,or the New World, as they had called it. Now if you know anything about history, you might be asking “why in the world did the Spanish hire Columbus instead of somebody like Ferdinand Magellan(spanish explorer of the time)?” Well, the answer is actually quite simple. For one thing, he was not a spaniard but promised to go in

VI after the discovery of the new world. Its purpose was to evade conflict with Portugal, and secure any land West of the line to Spain and east of the line to Portugal. The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 moved the Line of Demarcation 1,185 miles to the West, giving more land in the Americas to the Portuguese. It was signed in Tordesillas, Spain by both Spain and Portugal. The movie takes place between the line of 1493 and that of 1494 The Treaty of Madrid (1750) recognized Portuguese

While the book Unearthing Franco’s Legacy had a diverse field of intellectuals, Embodying Memory in Contemporary Spain dealt with Spanish memory and the subjectivity behind it. Alison Ribeiro de Menezes, a Hispanic studies and cultural memory expert in Spain and Portugal, purpose for this book was to “…explore ways in which Spain’s memory debates crystallize important elements of this new focus on memory as quite literally embodied rather than emplaced, and on the ways in which memory is today approached

The Basque region is in the northern part of Spain and Southern France. The Basque language is completely different from any other language. Neither the language nor physical characteristics of the people are comparable to any other culture, and not similar to French or Spanish. The Basque people are mostly in Northern Spain and therefore are perceived for the most part, as a part of Spain. In 1492 when the Catholic monarchies led the conquest of Spain, they found that the Basque had a completely

explorers and colonizers like Columbus, there were rivalries for the land within the South. By the middle of the 1500s, Spain organized themselves politically and economically in the Southwest and the Spanish gained a tight hold on their land of New World. Until the 19th century, Spanish America was divided into viceroyalties and governed through a Council of the Indies in Spain. The viceroys were not just governors, they were the king of Spain’s representative and therefore, were treated as royalty

Moreover, Columbus was not a rich man, so he wanted to satisfy the King and queen of Spain and at the same time earn the reward. “The first man to sight land was supposed to get a yearly pension of 10,000 maravedis for life, but Rodrigo never got it. Columbus claimed he had seen a light the evening before. He got the reward.”3 This is clear

differences produce an inherent or natural superiority of a particular race over another. While racism is a more modern term, the prejudice beliefs behind it have been apart of history since the beginning of time. In the 15th and 16th centuries Spain enacted one of the most studied inquisitions in history. The Spanish Inquisition consisted of some of the darkest days in Jewish history and contains some of Christianities most shameful chapters. Extensive research has revolved around this particular