Buñol’s La Tomatina, You Say Tomato, I Say Xitomatl
When the Spanish explored the New World in 1492, they were at a lost to come up with vocabulary to describe all the new things …
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The United States in the Spanish-speaking world: The Treaty of Paris and the Panama Canal
Two anniversaries this week – August 12th and August 15th – are reminders of the early involvement of the United States in the Spanish-speaking world. …
Simón Bolívar and the Independence of Bolivia and Ecuador from Spain
This week, Bolivia celebrates its independence on August 6th, and Ecuador on the 10th. While the Spanish colonial empire brought Spanish to the Americas, it …
Speaking Spanish Is Not a Crime (Except Maybe in Arizona)
Spanish speakers fight back in Arizona, where Sheriff Joe Arpaio seems to have equated linguistic capabilities with irregular immigration status. There are 40 million native …