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History of Indonesia. The history of Indonesia has been shaped by its geographic position, natural resources, a series of human migrations and contacts, wars and conquests, as well as by trade, economics and politics. Indonesia is an archipelagic country of 17,000 to 18,000 islands stretching along the equator in Southeast Asia.
History of Spain. Spain in the 19th century was a country in turmoil. Occupied by Napoleon from 1808 to 1814, a massively destructive "liberation war" ensued. Following the Spanish Constitution of 1812, Spain was divided between the 1812 constitution's liberal principles and the absolutism personified by the rule of Ferdinand VII, who repealed ...
t. e. The Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España) entered a new era with the death of Charles II, the last Spanish Habsburg monarch, who died childless in 1700. The War of the Spanish Succession was fought between proponents of a Bourbon prince, Philip of Anjou, and the Austrian Habsburg claimant, Archduke Charles.
The language known today as Spanish is derived from spoken Latin, which was brought to the Iberian Peninsula by the Romans after their occupation of the peninsula that started in the late 3rd century BC. Today it is the world's 4th most widely spoken language, after English, Mandarin Chinese and Hindi. [1]
Mar 3, 2010 · 1810. Mexican War of Independence begins. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launches the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or “Cry of Dolores ...
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In the 16th century, Spanish established itself in the colonies and reached its peak. The political and economic power gained by Spain would result in cultural growth delivered by Castilian, which would later be called Spanish. The Dictionary of Authorities (1726) by RAE Fundación Antonio de Nebrija. 9.
Aug 18, 2019 · During the 400 years of the Roman occupation of Spain, Vulgar Latin, the language used by the people, spread to the entire population. Although Latin entered Hispania (modern-day Spain) in full force, we shouldn’t forget that Latin also evolved by mingling with the local languages. During this period, Latin transformed itself from the ...
