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Mar 23, 2020 · 1:01. The claim: The 1918 flu pandemic became known as the “Spanish flu” because wartime censors minimized reports of the illness while the Spanish press did not. On March 20, the Facebook page...
Mar 19, 2020 · The Spanish Flu pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people over three killer waves that spread throughout 1918-19, and infected a third of the world's population. But the deadly virus did not originate in Spain, so why is it called Spanish Flu? Plus, how should we talk about the new virus circulating the globe known as Covid-19?
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Sep 21, 2021 · How did the United States acquire Florida. Florida in 1822 - 1 year after it was ceded to the US by Spain. The colonies of East Florida and West Florida remained loyal to the British during American independence. Still, by the Treaty of Paris in 1783, they returned to Spanish control. Spain's control over Florida was precarious.
May 27, 2024 · Valencia, Spain got its name from the Romans who recognized the bravery of the soldiers and called it “Valentia Edetanorum” in 138BC.
Aug 2, 2016 · The Holocaust. In July 1936, a civil war began in Spain when a group who called themselves the Nationalists, led by General Francisco Franco, used force to overturn the left-wing government of the Spanish republic. Like Hitler, Franco admired Italy’s Benito Mussolini, and the dictatorship Franco sought to create in Spain was modeled in part ...
Jul 4, 2016 · Seeking funds from King Ferdinand of Spain, he told the king that the western continent really did exist, it even had a name – and Columbus adapted “Markland” into the Spanish way of speaking, which requires an initial vowel “A-”, and dropped “-land” substituting “-ia”.
May 20, 2024 · Florida was originally called “La Pascua Florida” by the Spanish, which translates to “Flowery Easter” in English. The name was given by Juan Ponce de León in reference to the blooming flowers and the Easter season when he arrived in the area. Why did Spain lose Florida? Spain lost Florida to England in 1763 after the Seven Years’ War.
