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Venezuela Independence and the Ideals of Francisco de Miranda

Both the similarities and the differences in conditions in the new United States and in Venezuela fascinated Miranda. He notes in...

Democracy and the Peaceful Transition of Spain

Franco y Bahamonde of Spain died on November 20, 1975, he had been the chief of state and the commander in chief in that country s...

Montaigne, More, and Diaz on Non European Societies

His faithful soldier, Bernal Diaz, recorded much of these conquests in "The History of the Conquest of the New Spain." In Diaz w...

Education and Women of Spain

earn a supplemental income while having short hours so she can have a career while tending to her own children. Indeed, teaching h...

Spain and the Impact of the Spanish-American War

Spain erupted in Cuba in 1895, America was not directly involved but they felt a protective need to send reinforcements after the ...

Muslim Capture of Spain

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Moor invasion of Spain and the conversion to Islam in the region that resulted. Eight so...

Overview of Spain

period, the dissolution of the Moroccan state culminated in an unpopular war (PG). The Spanish civil war began in 1936 and did n...

Historical Relationship Between Spain and Islam

This influence occurred even in the face of the ideological and geographical separation that existed between Christians and Muslim...

Spain and Introduction of Scooters

In ten pages this paper examines the introduction of scooters to Spain in a discussion of conditions and concerns that need to be ...

Ernest Hemingway's 'Death in the Afternoon'

The relationship between ancient sacrifice and bullfighting in Spain is examined in this analysis of 'Death in the Afternoon' by E...

Colonial Rule by the Portuguese and Spanish

In twelve pages this research paper discusses the territories ruled by the colonial governments of Portugal and Spain. Six source...

Columbus, More and Renaissance Thought

writing, Columbus vacillates between viewing the American natives as subjects of either the Chinese or Japanese emperors, as he th...

Spain And America

its landmarks Mt. McKinley and Death Valley - are the highest and lowest points on the continent, respectively (CIA, 2008a). Amer...

Spain

climate for early-cultivation) have promoted the introduction of organic agriculture, but until now there was no home market with ...

Country Comparison: Spain And The United States

spoken in the United States. At a size approximately double that of the state of Oregon, Spains population currently stands as ju...

Limited-Term Employment Contracts : Spain

pay during maternity leave (European industrial relations observatory on-line, 1999). Every member of the European Union is subje...

Medieval Spain and Treatment of Muslims

surrounded by Arabs who believed in God at the time, but things were strained. He saw a great deal of turmoil and destruction. Of ...

Case Study on UK Retailer European Expansion

In eight pages this paper examines a retailer in the United Kingdom's desire for continental expansion and discusses such relevant...

Bernal Diaz del Castillo and Hernan Cortes

In seven pages the writings of these two men are contrasted and compared with Castillo's The Conquest of New Spain and Cortes' Let...

Interactions Between the Franciscan Missionaries and the Maya

In five pages this paper examines how these groups interacted and how the missionaries were motivated by both the prospect of mone...

Spanish Colonies and Trade

prevent bankruptcy. Much of the taxes were not reaching the royal treasury (Lea 1898). If the taxes within their own country could...

Post Franco Spain

In five pages this paper considers Spain after the 1975 death of Generalissimo Francisco Franco in terms of socioeconomic, gover...

Questions on the Crusades

Cairo. Also, the recent deaths meant that there was a power vacuum and no decisive leadership anywhere. Therefore, Muslim forces n...

Goya/Executions of the Third of May, 1808

people who were followers of the European Enlightenment who supported the idea of a more "liberal, constitutional government."v Go...

United States and War with Spain

to grant Cuba religious and civil rights, without removing Cuba from Spains control (Volume I of The Great Republic by the Master ...

Spain, the Basque Region, and Theories of Nationalism

Michael Hechters theory of what he calls "internal colonialism." He defines it as a sort of colonialism "practised by the center a...

David Weber/Barbaros

A 3 page book review on David Weber's text Barbaros: Spaniards and Their Savages in the Age of Enlightenment. This comprehensive t...

King Philip II of Spain

the Spanish Inquisition were used to eliminate resistance to Philips policy of centralizing power under an absolute monarchy" (Phi...

North America: Exploration And Colonization

twenty-six years after Cabots exploration was a small but critically important contribution, in that it is considered "the foundat...

Baroque Art

Carracci at their workshop in Bologna," and Nicholas Poussin and Claude Lorrain came from France; in addition, Caravaggio came to ...