Spanish rule

The Philippine were discovered in 1521 by the Spanish. It's the third largest nation that speaks English in the world. The country is divided into three main areas: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. It has 17 regions, 122 cities, and 42,025 barangays. The Philippines were colonized by three countries Spain, America, and Japan. America colonized the Philippines, because they wanted to become an empire, and to expand more. They wanted to expand to have more lands, power, resources, more production, and

while South America viewed them as reformists. The monopoly that Spain and Portugal had over Mexico and all of South America initiated the rebellions of both geographical locations. In Mexico, peasant poverty turned the lower classes against both the Spanish and creole elites, seeing as they were a direct cause of oppression. In South America, however, creole elites were leaders of the revolt, who sought to conserve the

went to war against the British. After the war with France it nearly bankrupted the British government. The British were so worried about pirate attacks that they had to call a militia to assure safety. Around 1776 about 7 years before the British rule was over, West Florida was bigger than East Florida. West Florida had extended to Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. This was also a major problem because they had problems increasing migration of the Indians into the region. Mostly because Farmers would

The Spanish Inquisition - Outline The Spanish Inquisition was established on November 1st, 1478 by King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I, both of whom were Catholic Monarchs. The intention and origin of the Spanish Inquisition was influenced primarily by the desire to have a unity of Christian faith among Spanish individuals; Spanish-Christians wanted to retain their purity of blood (“The Spanish Inquisition”). This religious desire for a pure Spanish-Christian race often led to the torturing

The Spanish reacted peacefully to the lifestyle of the Natives. For example, when they established their rule in America, they did not destroy and ruin the culture and heritage of the Native Americas.Also, intermarriages between the Spanish and the Native Americans became very common since many Spanish conquistadors were males in their 20s. As a result of intermarriage, a new ethnicity was formed; this ethnicity was called mestizos. Mestizos established a cultural peace between the Spanish and the

taught Spanish at a very young age. I spoke only Spanish until I began kindergarten. My school only permitted English, thus I was placed in an English Language Development course that helped me learn English. My parents spoke English and Spanish, so I was able to practice my English with them as well. I was in the E.L.D course from first to fourth grade. Slowly but surely I was able to communicate effectively, I still struggle with the English grammar. Due to the drastic change from Spanish to English

an elementary school teacher, and later I wanted to become an accounting teacher. Now I want to become a Spanish teacher at the postsecondary level. So why do I want to become a Spanish teacher? I love the idea of teaching something once and knowing my students will be able to apply or share their information many times. For instance, if I teach my students how to casually greet native Spanish speakers instead of using formal addresses that are found in textbooks; the next time they go to a Mexican

the Philippines. Whether it was consciously or not, the control of the Philippines by U.S after the Spanish-American War was a small step towards world power. A brief look into Philippines’ history shows how much different the island would’ve been without English rule. Although the Philippines were not pleased with the transfer of power over to America in the Treaty of Paris, the short 50 year rule proves to have had a major impact on Philippine culture, customs, and politics today. The archipelago

Puerto Rico, a name synonymous with finding it’s identity. Has had its woes in that search of identity. After suffering the colonialism of Spain, Puerto Rico was then won by the US in the Spanish American war. Puerto Ricans, deep-rooted in culture and tradition start the journey of searching for better. In the 1950s, after being a territory of the US for 51 years. We see huge emigration from Puerto Rico to the US. The Puerto Rican government played a crucial role in the Puerto Rican migration

Introduction As a hispanic, it is a rite of passage to speak Spanish. With two full-time working parents, I learned Spanish from my care-takers in a home environment. Having care-takers that are immigrants and not highly educated, grammar is not a strong suit and so it was not focused on when I was learning. Since it was not a school environment, basic grammar rules were memorized through examples not written and explained. In high school, I took half a year of American Sign Language. Learning