Spanish Miracle

Examples of Spanish Miracle in the following topics:

• The Eisenhower Administration

  • Despite its undemocratic nature, Spain's strategic position in light of the Cold War and Anti-Communist position led Eisenhower to build a trade and military alliance with the Spanish through the Pact of Madrid, ultimately bringing an end to Spain's isolation after World War II, and bringing about the Spanish Miracle.

• The Mexican Economic Miracle

• Crime and Punishment

  • : a procedure based on the premise that God would help the innocent by performing a miracle on their behalf.
  • By contrast, torturous executions were typically public, and woodcuts of English prisoners being hanged, drawn and quartered show large crowds of spectators, as do paintings of Spanish auto-da-fé executions, in which heretics were burned at the stake.

• Spanish Rule in Mexico

• The Spanish Conquest

  • The Spanish also captured Atahualpa and kept him hostage, demanding ransoms of silver and gold.
  • Although the Inca ruler was mostly cooperative in captivity, and was finally baptized, the Spanish killed him on August 29, 1533, essentially ending the potential for larger Inca attacks on Spanish forces.
  • The Inca continued to revolt against totalitarian Spanish rule until the year 1572.
  • The Spanish named this vast region the Viceroyalty of Peru and set up a Spanish system of rule, which effectively suppressed any type of uprising from local communities.
  • The Spanish also enforced heavy manual labor taxes, called mita, on the local populations.

• The Spanish–American War

  • The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States.
  • The Spanish-American War was swift and decisive.
  • A third, more modern fleet was recalled home to protect the Spanish coasts.
  • The war also effectively ended the Spanish Empire.
  • Spain retained only a handful of overseas holdings: Spanish West Africa, Spanish Guinea, Spanish Sahara, Spanish Morocco and the Canary Islands.

• The Spanish-American War

  • The Spanish–American War was a three-month conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States.
  • Revolts against Spanish rule had been endemic in Cuba for decades; these revolts were of great interest to Americans.
  • With two obsolete Spanish squadrons sunk in Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay, and a third more modern fleet recalled home to protect the Spanish coasts, Madrid vied for peace.
  • Liberators of Cuba, soldiers of the 10th Cavalry after the Spanish-American War.
  • Analyze the major events and contributing factors of the Spanish-American War

• The Silo D'Oro

  • The Spanish Golden Age (Spanish: Siglo de Oro) is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.
  • The Spanish Golden Age (Spanish: Siglo de Oro, "Golden Century") is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.
  • Luis de Morales, one of the leading exponents of Spanish mannerist painting, retained a distinctly Spanish style in his work, reminiscent of medieval art.
  • Spanish rule of Naples was important for making connections between Italian and Spanish art, with many Spanish administrators bringing Italian works back to Spain.
  • Identify some works of art from the Spanish Siglo De Oro

• Spanish Painting in the Baroque Period

  • The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.
  • The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the Baroque era and the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty.
  • Luis de Morales, one of the leading exponents of Spanish mannerist painting, retained a distinctly Spanish style in his work reminiscent of medieval art.
  • Religion in the Art of the Spanish Golden Age: Francisco de Zurbarán
  • The religious element in Spanish art, in many circles, grew in importance with the Counter-Reformation.

• The Question of Spanish Succession

  • It allocated Spain, the Low Countries, and the Spanish colonies to the Archduke.
  • French diplomacy, however, secured Bavaria, Portugal, and Savoy as Franco-Spanish allies.
  • Europe before the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, (c. 1700), source: Wikipedia.
  • Europe after the War of the Spanish Succession (1714), source: Wikipedia.
  • Describe the reasons why there was conflict over who should take the Spanish throne.