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the most recent years it has been noted that about half of the most recent generation of Latinos don’t know or never learned how to speak Spanish. Not knowing Spanish while being Latina really bring up a lot of problems for me. Everywhere I go fellow Latino’s will speak Spanish to me, and then it get super awkward when I have to tell them that I don’t speak Spanish. The immediate response is to curse my parents and family for not teaching me how to speak it, some even going as far as to say that I’m

The Spanish focused on concentrating indigenous populations in villages or “missions,” where they could be Christianized and forced to work for the Crown. Within these Spanish-ruled villages the ethnic differences between indigenous peoples were dissolved and gave way to a new one with the acquisition of the Quechua language . As a result, a new identity as Quechua-speaking people emerged in the region and the pre-hispanic identities vanished (Scazzocchio a1979). It is very likely that their pre-Hispanic

The main issues of the Spanish people in the book “Taking sides”, is having to live in the Barrio. An example of this is in the beginning of the book, when Lincoln’s “Old house” has been burglarized. Eventually Lincoln’s mother makes the decision to move away to a “safer neighborhood”. Lincoln is fairly lucky in his case, as his mother had saved money to get out of the Barrio. However, most of Lincoln’s friends aren't so lucky as they dont have the money to get out of the ghetto. And try not to forget

Spanish Colonialism on the History of Puerto Rican People "Puerto Rico". The name immediately brings to mind images of a beautiful lush tropical island of enchantment. The name "Puerto Rico" usually does not conjure the image of Taino Indians or African slaves, yet these populations have great importance in laying the foundation for the notion of identity of Puerto Ricans. In contemporary debates of Puerto Rican identity, it is essential to examine the history of the island to determine the effects

Spanish Colonialism and the Indigenous People of Bolivia Prior to Spanish discovery of the new world, the area now known as Bolivia was home to three major ethnic and linguistic groups; the Uru, Aymara, and Quechua. The Uru lived on rafts, fishing and foraging along the shore of Lake Titicaca. The Aymara dominated the Uru, reducing their status to poor fishermen and landless workers. Aymara society was built upon a basic social unit of kinship that organized the distribution of labor, and this

have the native peoples, such as the Incas and Aztecs, thought when they saw white men arriving onto their land aboard massive ships? The Spanish conquistadores conquered many regions in the Americas for Spain. In the Spanish language, ?Conquista? means to conquer or a conquest, and ?Conquistadores? is referring to the conquerors, specifically from Spain. Latin America richness in culture and history is strongly associated with this Spanish presence (Davies 172). The Spanish conquistadores changed

J. Stern’s text, Peru’s Indian Peoples and the Challenge of Spanish Conquest, highlights from beginning to end Spain’s conquest of the Andean people while articulating the transformation of the relationship between these two peoples. He illustrates how Spain’s efforts toward colonialism of the Andes, transformed the natives from a self-sufficient group of people into an oppressed caste system known as “Indians.” Additionally, he introduces the idea that the Spanish needed to break the indigenous

Under the 1978 constitution the church is no longer Spain's official or established faith, though financial support is still provided by the state. As a result, the church's influence in Spanish society has declined sharply, though officially more than ninety four percent of the population is reported as being Roman Catholic. The church supported the democratic movement and so helped foster the new attitude of tolerance and personal freedom

Spanish has been crucial to me for my whole life because it shows that I’m bilingual. Not only do I use it in school, but also at home with my family. For the most part, this language has been with me since I was a little girl. I began to speak Spanish at age two and learned how to write it at age four. My parents helped me practice Spanish by speaking it. They also told me read Spanish books out loud, so I could speak it fluently. Luckily I went to Mexico when I was seven, but I only went that one

Living in a foreign country is an experience that not many people live. Some of them because they don’t have the chance, some of them because they are not adventurous enough to say yes and do it. Being an exchange student allows you to get to know a different country, to get surprised by some of the traditions and habits in your new home, and also, to analyze your old customs and your country’s traditions. This paper is an analysis on Spanish and American culture, traditions and habits, and talks about