The Age of Gold The New World brought Spain enormous treasures: gold, silver, chocolate, tomatoes, the potato. Yet Spain's most powerful ruler, Philip II, lived in austere solitude in a cell-like study. He sought to protect the Catholic faith, while Cervantes questioned all values in Don Quixote. Velázquez...more
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The Price of Freedom Every year a million Mexicans gather in their capital to celebrate El Grito, the cry for independence. Following its progress, Carlos Fuentes crosses the Andes in the steps of Bolívar and San Martín. The liberators succeeded in throwing off the Spanish yoke, but they found itharder to... Full description
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These Spanish (and some English) selections from YouTube show various aspects of Independence such as history and/or celebration countries whose official lagnuage is Spanish. They are a good source for ideas when thinking about your topic.