Ceuta is one of two Spanish exclaves in North Africa. The territory had several rulers before the Portuguese in 1415 took control of this city east of Tangier. Since 1580 it has been under Spanish administration, but has the status of an autonomous city....
Although Puerto Rico is not a country (it is a territory of the United States), it has a unique form of Spanish and therefore considered a separate entity.How Many Spanish-Speaking Countries Are There? When the age of exploration began in the late 15th century, Spain was at the forefront...
Puerto Ricois not considered a country because it is an incorporatedterritory of the United States. However, while English is the official language of the United States, Puerto Rico mainly speaks a unique version of Spanish based once again on local dialect influence. Therefore, Puerto Rico is ...
The operation's main objective was not met, though Nationalists gained a modest amount of territory.[154] A similar Nationalist offensive, the Battle of Guadalajara, was a more significant defeat for Franco and his armies; it proved the only publicised Republican victory of the war. Italian ...
During the battle for territory against the English and French, in 1570 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés established Ajacán, a short-lived Spanish colony located in Virginia (The Spanish at Ajacan). As mentioned before, in 1600, Florida's governor, Gonzalo de Canzo, wrote a letter to the Spanish...
In this context, the Army of Liberation [Moroccan Arabic: جيش التحرير], a loose association of united militias fighting for the independence of Morocco, began to infiltrate Spanish territory to destroy infrastructure. Covertly supported by the Moroccan government, it ...
Launch an Inquisition asSpain A reference to the catchphrase in the Monty Python skit 'The Spanish Inquisition'. Non Sufficit Orbis Win a regular game asPhilip II An inscription on medals given in Philip II's reign, meaning 'the world is not enough'. ...
The Education of spanish-speaking children in five southwestern states This manuscript has been prepared after careful study and a visit into the territory concerned. There have been many Spanish speaking foreigners, largely f... A Reynolds - 《Office of Education United States Department of the In...
In 1979, there was an agreement that Macao was simply a Chinese territory administered by Portugal. Then in 1987 it was agreed that the Portuguese would leave in 1999, two years after Hong Kong would revert to China. By then, China had opened itself directly to the larger world, embraced ...
W. R. Shepherd's Guide to the Materials for the History of the United States in Spanish Archives.The two lists contained in the present book concern the history of the territory included within the boundaries of the continental United States of to-day....