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During the early Spanish occupation, King Philip II established the Real Audiencia de Manila which was given not only judicial but legislative, executive, advisory, and administrative functions as well. What is the judicial system in the Philippines? The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three …
Only the FC Barcelona team was affected by the civil war. During Franco’s regime, the Catalan culture thrived. What is one of the major soccer rivalries in the Spanish-speaking world discussed in this chapter? The rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is not only in soccer. Are Comunicaciones and Peñarol are famous rivalries in …
The Spanish Empire comprised the territories in the north overseas ‘Septentrion’, from North America and the Caribbean, to the Philippine, Mariana and Caroline Islands. What territories were part of New Spain? The territory included a fort on Vancouver Island, the present-day Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America (except Panama), the Caribbean, the Philippines, Guam and …
For Spain there are two associated plug types, types C and F. Plug type C is the plug which has two round pins and plug type F is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side. Spain operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz. Can I use my …
How long did Spain control Mexico? The Colonial Period For 300 years, Mexico, then known as New Spain, was ruled as a Spanish colony. The colony’s wealth lay in its silver mines and agriculture. Why did Mexico separate from Spain? By the 19th century many Mexicans wanted to separate from Spain and create a sovereign …
The lowercase ñ can be made in the Microsoft Windows operating system by typing Alt + 164 or Alt + 0241 on the numeric keypad (with Num Lock turned on); the uppercase Ñ can be made with Alt + 165 or Alt + 0209 . Character Map in Windows identifies the letter as “Latin Small/Capital …
It resulted in an overwhelming victory for the right, with the CEDA and the Radicals together winning 219 seats. Who won the election in Spain in 1936? It was a comparatively narrow victory in terms of votes, but Paul Preston describes it as a ‘triumph of power in the Cortes’ – the Popular Front won …
When Philip II died of cancer at El Escorial in 1598, Spain was still at the height of its power; it took almost 50 years before it was clear that the Counter-Reformation would make no further major conquests. Did Philip II have a disability? King Philip II, the father of Alexander the Great, suffered a …
Unlike most letters of the Spanish alphabet, the w (officially called the uve doble and sometimes ve doble, doble ve or doble u) does not have a fixed sound. That is because the w is native to neither Spanish nor to Latin, from which Spanish evolved. In other words, the w appears only in words …
Did Spain give Brazil to Portugal? Castile gained lands including most of the Americas, which in 1494 had little proven wealth. The easternmost part of current Brazil was granted to Portugal when in 1500 Pedro Álvares Cabral landed there while he was en route to India. Which pope gave Brazil to Portugal? Pope Julius II …