Spain

countries gained independence from Spain, so there are many similarities within their individual cultures. Yet, both Costa Rica and Honduras have differences between themselves that makes them their own individual country. In this paper these similarities and differences will be compared and contrasted in order to help the reader understand both countries and their cultures. Costa Rica gained its independence from Spain, on the 15th of September in 1821 after Spain was defeated in the Mexican…

“In August of 1492, Columbus left Spain in the Santa Maria, with the Pinta and the Niña along side”(First Voyage to the New World). After a long journey, in which many crew members died from hunger and diseases, Columbus and his crew reached land. Reaching the New World was probably the…

in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain, to a middle-class family, his father Nicolás Franco Salgado-Araujo was a violent alcoholic who mistreated his family, he…

Europe. Before Islam had taken over the territory was mostly just nomadic tribes for a very long time. Islam reached Western Europe through Spain having crossed the Straits of Gibraltar from North Africa. From Spain, it spread across the Pyrenees until the Franks routed the Muslim armies at the Battle of Tours in 732. Islam would retain a presence in Spain, however, until the last Muslim stronghold at Granada was defeated in 1492. Despite the impermanence of the Muslims in Western Europe, it…

wasn’t always that way. When Texas was just a Spanish colony, it almost failed. Spain had established a few forts in Texas and had sent explorations to claim land all over Texas. In the year 1682, French explorer named Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle established Fort St. Louis in east Texas and that made Spain nervous. In response to this fort, Spain made a plan to scare off the French.(Background Essay) Spain would establish missions, or places to convert natives, around the native…

Spain is one of the largest countries after Russia and France. Europe is one that is physically delightful to look at. Whether its for the medieval streets, zest of life or color brought into the country, it doesn't take long for tourists to be hooked. It's impossible to visit spain without seeing landscapes, and history that has been made throughout generations. Barcelona is one of the most popular cities in Spain. It has an active nightlife and a wonderful climate. Barcelona is one of the…

result of new contacts. Economic changes had great effects on West Europe, Africa, and the Americas during the time period, 1492-1750. The social and economic transformations that occurred were created by the initiation of European expeditions by Spain and Portugal. In the early 15th century, King John I of Portugal initiated a crusade in order to conquer Muslim land in Northern Africa for spiritual and economic reasons. His third son, Prince Henry the Navigator also wanted to defeat the…

The European age of exploration was spurred by a desire for wealth and desire to spread Christianity. The desire for wealth was the greatest factor in the age of exploration. Merchants hoped to gain wealth through overseas trade routes. Europeans also felt like it was their duty to spread their religion. They wanted to defeat Muslins and convert non-Christians around the world. Before the 1400s Europeans had very little interest for exploring the world, but when they gained the ability to travel…

The comparison of the two may imply the way in which Machado compared Spain, to the rest of healthy, progressive Western Europe, conveying his desire for Spain to modernise too. On a more personal level, the singing poplars could be symbolic of what his wife used to be and could have been if it hadn’t been for her illness. Moreover, according to Orozco Diaz has…

the significance of an equally great people: the Moors. In the book, The Moors of Spain, Stanley Lane-Poole reminds the world just how significant the Moorish culture was to the formation of the modern world. Lane-Poole retells how the Moorish Empire took hold of Spain when the Muslim leader, General Tariq Ibn-Ziad and his 7000 men and voyaged to the Iberian Peninsula. The army was “led by a hero”(hhhh) and took Spain by storm, leaving few cities untouched. The Spaniards fell to the greatness of…