The Spanish Tragedy

1492, he first sets foot in the Bahamas, on an island he claims “San Salvador”. While on the island, Columbus successfully takes control of the land and its “habitant” people, with the support of the Spanish. When Columbus writes the letter to Luis de Santangel, the minister of finance for the Spanish crown; he describes the island as “large and flat, with bright green trees and much water” (Columbus p26). Columbus does not mention anything else that is important with his discovery; he only describes

result in a “tragedy of such huge proportions that no one’s imagination could easily encompass it all.” The racism present in these colonies was not the driving factor for the beginning of slavery; rather, it was this exact struggle for power and demand for cheap labour that prompted the segregation of people and the rise of such sentiment. The geographic location and vested interests of Africans, not the tone of their skin, made them comparatively easier to control as slaves. The Spanish and French

explain that Mamacita’s lack of ability to express herself is “... represented by the metaphor of the skinny thread in the form of Spanish that acts as her only road to ‘that country.’ However that thread is being torn by ‘the man’ and his belief that English is Mamacita’s present and future while Spanish is her past.” I was able to express the complex idea of the Spanish language being a part of Mamacita and not just a language, using a minimal amount of

Cultural interactions are important when it comes to settling during an immigration. The movie ‘West Side Story’ shows the way the Puerto Ricans tried to fit in and be a part of the New York City community. Once they got into New York City, the Puerto Ricans engaged themselves in various economic activities like working in stores for other people. The main theme of the West Side Story showed that intercultural relationships were an important part of the lives of the immigrants and emigrants of NYC

Peter Paul Rubens’ masterpiece, Venus and Adonis, is not only a significant artwork of the baroque-period in Europe during the seventeenth century, but it also tells the mythological story that begins with love, and ends in tragedy. Displayed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this painting is admired for representing the unique baroque-style of this era, as well as Rubens’ particular use of the medium and how it reaches those who are viewing it. His attention to detail and crafty use of symbolism

violence in the streets while the Chicano rights movement is at its peak. It is important to examine the dichotomy between Ermilia’s grandparent’s viewpoints and her present outlook on the Chicano people. Ermilia’s grandparents were products of the Spanish conquest that later elicited forms of restriction and racism such as miscegenation laws and construction of freeways. They were conditioned to believe that containment and segregation was a natural part of Chicano life. It was not until the Chicano

People" and "Empire upon the Trails" which gave some interesting facts about the beginning of the West. One of the interesting story in the link about "The People" is when Spaniards tried to seek treasures and expand their Christian faith. One of the Spanish people named Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca landed in the coast of Galveston island in 1528. The Indians who lived in the coast found them, gave them food and shelter. But not until dysentery spread and killed half of the tribe, Cabeza de Vaca and his

Southern colony, or even living in a town called Jamestown. Jamestown How Jamestown started was when a few English merchants wanted to start a new colony. The settlers wanted to start the colony because of the settlement on Roanoke Island was a tragedy. So with the permission of King James I. The merchants started to setup the Virginia Company. This company was owned by many people, the people who gave money to set up the company had ownership. For people who gave money, in return they receive livestock

Native Americans played an immensely important part in the history of the United States. Without them, many of the early European settlers would not have been able to survive on their own in the “New World” with the constant famines, diseases, and fighting with one another. The Native Americans, however, had their kindness returned by the plagues and war which led to their near-annihilation. The common view of the matter is that Columbus and the Europeans were wholly responsible for the misfortunes

The Elizabethan Era also known as the golden age in English history is associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan Theater. Although life was not easy during the Elizabethan era it was one of the most progressive times in history and marked the beginning of the Elizabethan theatre which still to this day influences theatre and the way theatre is presented . The Elizabethan Era began in 1588 and ended in 1603 during Queen Elizabeth I reign England 's capital and largest city