Essays on Spain

Despite important differences in historical experiences, Puerto Ricans, Cubans and Mexican Americans share a similar socioeconomic status. Nathan Glazer and Daniel P. Moynihan were among the first to recognize the parallel: “To a degree that cannot fail to startle anyone who encounters the reality for …

Preventing Tooth Decay in Hispanic Preschool Children: Program Development School of Nursing Health Teaching and Promotion Preventing Tooth Decay in Hispanic Preschool Children: Program Development Dental caries is a single most prevalent chronic infectious disease amongst US children (US Dept of Health and Human Services, …

In May 1588, the Spanish Armada left the Portuguese port of Lisbon, headed for England with more than 130 ships. Since their discovery of the New World almost 100 years before, the Spanish had built one of the wealthiest and most powerful empires on earth. …

Based on the United States (U. S. ) Census Bureau in 2011, there were roughly 52 million Hispanics living in the nation, which represented about 16. 7% of the total population (Zepeda, 2011). People of Hispanic origin are the nation’s largest ethnic minority group (Zepeda, …

Among the deep thinkers that contributed to the changes that had taken place in Spain during the last decade of the 1800s was Jose Ortega Gasset (883-1955). He is one of the most important Spanish thinkers whose writings examined the manifestations of culture revealing the …

Life before the arrival of the Spanish was very pleasant. My husband Maita and I, plus our two children, Tupac (our six year old son) and Urpi (our four year old daughter) all lived happily together in the city of Nazca. Maita was a high …

Life can be very unexpected rollercoaster. It was just another day when ten year old me decide to ride her favorite attraction but who would of thought this ride will take a huge turn to the United States Of America. Venezuela is a place where …

A child rebels against his father, because he thinks that his father’s rules are unjust; he thinks that if he rebels then maybe his father will change those rules. Rebellion may manifest itself in many ways: the child may refuse to eat, do his homework …

Julan Mar as, a Spanish philosopher proves to be no exception to. The numerous writers attempting to describe California s effect on both visitors. And residents alike almost predictably invoking the idea of paradise in their evaluation. He confirms California as a paradise. While at …

In 1532 the Spanish soldier and adventurer Francisco Pizarro conquered. The Inca Empire, creating a catalyst for the creation of a new colonial society. Steve Stern discusses the manner in which the indigenous peoples of Huamanga met the challenge of European conquest in his piece …

The Spanish administration rested upon a balance of power groups which are the administration, church and the local elites. The administration possessed political though little military power, and derived its authority from the sovereignty of the crown and its own bureaucratic function. Secular sovereignty was …

The author argues that the Spanish were completely at fault for the total destruction of the Aztec Empire. In Broken spears, the author explains how many factors other than Spanish power contributed to the downfall of the Aztecs. Not only did the Spanish have many …

This paper will attempt to accurately examine the development of the Spanish Inquisition. From the spread of the Inquisition into the Spanish territories through the ultimate upheaval. And the initial dissolvement, of the authority it held over the public who feared it. It will endeavor …

Don Juan Ponce de Leon was a Spanish conqueror and explorer. He was born around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos, Spain. Ponce de Leon lived during an age of great discovery and excitement. Ponce de Leon is well known, claiming and naming what is …

How can 168 Spanish soldiers defeat an army of 80,000 Native Americans? Well in the year 1532, a Spanish conquistador known as Francisco Pizarro invaded the New World. He quickly got into a conflict with the largest state of the New World and managed to …