Full Description
The transformation and reincarnation of culture is underway in the United States and has been ongoing for hundreds of years. England and Spain each played prominent roles in influencing the historical "founding" of what America has become for nearly five centuries. This study emerges as a leading identifier of the many historical and ingrained social nuances this hybrid culture Hispanicity employs as it continues to modify and challenge every cultural aspect of modem society in the United States.
Contents
Hispanicityand the New World. 1492 as a Key Year to Understand Hispanicity. The lingua franca of a Reconquered Iberia. Religious hegemony and the Edicts of Expulsion. Cultural uniformity in Spain. The Culture of Spain in the Americas. The rebellious criollos: Bolivar, Marti, San Martin. AngloAmerica and Spain in the United States. The evolution of the term "Hispanic." Coming full circle: The USA beyond the 21st Century Chapter. One: History: Lessons One Can't Ignore. The Spanish explorers in North America. Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca: the first Americano. The Spanish Settlements in North America. The Native Americans and Spaniards. Anglocentrism. The Term "Columbia". The Case of Benjamin Franklyn. The Spanish Cession (1819). The Republic of Texas (18361845). The MexicanAmerican War (18461848). The Gadsden Purchase (1853). The SpanishAmerican War (1898). And Much More.
