They began rounding up people by the hundreds and shipping them back to Europe to work as slaves; the conditions of travel were so severe that approximately half died at sea. On the New World islands, the Spanish explorers forced the native inhabita Continue Reading...
.. may not lack people to work their holdings for their maintenance, and may be able to take out what gold there is on the island;... And because this can better be done by having the Indians living in community with the Christians of the island, and Continue Reading...
Admittedly, these two teams were faced with a daunting challenge in acquiring and interpreting those works of art that were most appropriate for their exhibition goals, and interpretive efforts must use some framework in which to present the resourc Continue Reading...
Born to Die Why did the native populations, such as the Incas and the Aztecs, appear to be, not equals to be met with military and diplomatic force, but as victims born to die in the eyes of the invading European powers? Why were they not feared, de Continue Reading...
Women, Blacks and Indigenous People in Colonial Latin America Colonial Latin America was a diverse country, though it largely consisted of women, blacks and indigenous peoples. The manner of life for these groups was not always the same, as class co Continue Reading...
Inquisitions have played a major role in the Catholic Church since early in the Church's history.[footnoteRef:1]. They are considered one of the most shameful part of the history of the Catholic Church and part of the darkest periods in Jewish histor Continue Reading...
Latin America Starting from the very beginning of the Colonial Era, Latin America has been dominated politically, economically, socially and even physically by European powers. Spain and Portugal are famous for their conquest into this region of the Continue Reading...
Latin America/China China vs. Latin America -- two studies in colonial influence Although both the Chinese and the Latin American geographic areas stretch across vast territorial expanses, the impact of colonial rule upon the Chinese nation and the Continue Reading...
On the contrary, they maintained -- and in some cases, further improved on -- the Spanish centralizing tradition."(Pinera, 409) Tendencies towards authoritarian rule continue to survive nowadays preventing Latin America from gradual development, as Continue Reading...
" Although a similar situation regarding sexual deviance, sex between males was deemed a far more serious crime than mere masturbation. In fact, many states in the United States still have laws on the books that make sodomy, of any kind, illegal. Thi Continue Reading...
Latin America's problems owe a great deal to a tradition of caudillism, personal politics and authoritarianism." It will also give definitions for eight terms associated with Latin American studies: caudillism, liberalism, The Export Boom, Neocoloni Continue Reading...
While Indian women and those of mixed races were certainly lower class citizens, they could easily become elite through their marriage to a white male of Spanish decent (Mabry 1990). Marriage was often seen to transcend any race or class issue, and Continue Reading...
Latin America and Central America: The History of BelizeBefore the arrival of Europeans, the people of Belize, called Maya, lived in the land due to the ruins in La Milpa, Altun Ha, Caracol, and Xunantunich (Alford, Griffith & Bolland, 2021). With th Continue Reading...
Economy of Latin America: Short Overview The economic situation of any specific geographic and geopolitical area is an integral part of the overall "picture" of the state of that area. Although much is said about the increasing "globalization" of Continue Reading...
Imperialism has been present in the world for many generations and encompasses many different events throughout the world including Boer Wars, the murder of Congolese people by Leopold ii of Belgium, the Suez Canal and the presence of the Dutch East Continue Reading...
..) the subsequent U.S. occupation of the island tied its economy ever closed to the United States as U.S. military governors promulgated laws giving U.S. firms concessionary access to the Cuban market. By the late 1920s U.S. firms controlled 75% of Continue Reading...
Latin American History For the first two generations of Latin America's radicals, liberals and democrats, the legacy of the colonial past was a terrible burden that their countries had to overcome in order to achieve progress and social and economic Continue Reading...
Because under the first Navigation Act" all American exports had to pass through British ports, and other foreign traders were not allowed to come into American ports, the higher price of imports hurt most American consumers and American businesses. Continue Reading...
The French Revolution was widely propagated by the inequality that the French Feudal system had propagated, the bankruptcy of the government brought about by the spend thrift habits of Louis XIV and the heavy influence that American Revolution had Continue Reading...
People can feel more comfortable if their sense of safety results from a strong national security. Political leadership in cohesive-capitalist countries typically has a firm grip on the labor force, albeit sometimes the leadership becomes "repressiv Continue Reading...
America at War 1865-Present A Survey of America at War from 1865 to Present Since the Civil War, America has seldom seen a generation of peace. In fact, a nonstop succession of wars has kept what Eisenhower termed "the military industrial complex" Continue Reading...
Latin American Critical Book Review Civantos, Christina. Between Argentines and Arabs: Argentine Orientalism, Arab Immigrants, and the Writing of Identity. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2006. Orientalism was a term coined by the Continue Reading...
In years before, America was a collection of Chinese, Germans, Italians, Scots, Croats, etc., all craving freedom. Today, even the simple concept of an English-speaking nation is fading off the continent. In the past, immigrants were taught in Engli Continue Reading...
Spanish and Portuguese governments had also been infused with religious power on top of their political power. The eighteenth century saw the Church take over much of the affairs of everyday life in the New World. As the Franciscan and Jesuit order Continue Reading...
This leads to many false stereotypes and assumptions about cultures which most of us have never experienced. 2) When the structure of colonialism set in on Latin America, the Catholic Church established Counter-Reformation initiatives ordered by Sp Continue Reading...
Future of the Latin American Music Recording Industry A recent television commercial for the Honda motor cars complete the dialogue of features and benefits of new products with three words from the product spokesperson. "This changed everything" is Continue Reading...
Latin America Revolutions Except for the glaring exception of Brazil, the Latin American revolutions established republics from Mexico to Argentina, although the new governments were never particularly liberal or democratic. They certainly did not g Continue Reading...
Bartolome De La Casas Bartolome de las Casas was a Spanish Bishop who spent a sizable portion of his adult life crusading for the rights of indigenous peoples in the Americas, who were generally treated poorly under Spanish colonial rule. He advocat Continue Reading...
Latin "Coffee is King": The rise and fall of coffee in Colombia, economic growth and social change. Colombia first became an exporting area in the sixteenth century, under the Spanish arrangement of mercantilism. Spanish imperial rule defined a gre Continue Reading...
Colonial Settlement The lasting impact of colonial settlement The colonialism is taken to be a political and economic experience which paved the way for the European to explore, conquer, settle and exploit large areas of the world. The era of moder Continue Reading...
Thus, Columbus was granted three ships, and King and Queen of Spain became Columbus' patrons in this voyage. Queen Isabella was a smart woman, having decided side by side with Ferdinand in different matters about Spain, concerning internal affairs Continue Reading...
Colonial Education The Colonial Era's (1636-1784) adaptation of higher education as viewed through its instructional purpose and educational missions can help describe and contextualize the essence of its practices. The stark difference into today's Continue Reading...
The result, however, seems less scholarly, less cold and professionally aloof than similar works by other more science-minded authors. Earle, however, operates with the intent to construct a true-to-life catalogue of the things that went into making Continue Reading...
