B Nettie Lee Span 4235 Uohv Wk 4 Spanish Settlem

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B Nettie Lee Span 4235 Uohv Wk 4 Spanish Settlem

(Four) assignments for the last (fourth) week.

Due date: June 29

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Read the following academic article:

“The Spanish Legacy in North America and the Historical Imagination.” Author: David J. Weber

(PDF HUMA 4325 – Fourth Week – The Spanish Legacy in North America)

It is an enjoyable read, with a comprehensive perspective on various topics, and easily understood by the wider public. This is an important text for the final exam. Please be aware that the readings from now on need sufficient time to read and prepare. I hope you enjoy this article, I am sure that this text will help to make the issues we have included in this course more understandable.

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HOMEWORK # 5 – Fourth Week – Due date: June 29

Indicate what happened in the ten following years. Consult and utilize the information available in the Timeline PBS.

PBS

http://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/timeline/

1-1598:

2-1691:

3-1692:

4-1718:

5-1810:

6-1821:

7-1835:

8-1836:

9-1845:

10-1846:

Define the following ten terms. Explain them in your own words.

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/browse/when/spanish-texas/general/spanish-terms

1-Alguacil:

2-Cabildo:

3-Criollo:

4-Mestizo:

5-Alcalde:

6-Ayuntamiento:

7-Comisario:

8-Empresario:

9-Pueblo:

10-Regidor:

Summarize the information about the following ten places and people related to the Hispanic presence in U.S. history.

(PDF: HUMA 4325 – Fourth Week – Hispanic People and Events on US Postage Stamps)

1-Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

2-General Bernardo Gálvez

3-Father Junípero Serra:

4-Padre Félix Varela:

5-The Alamo:

6-Alta California:

7-Cinco de Mayo:

8-Gadsden Purchase:

9-Palace of Governors:

10-Southwest Settlement:

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Quiz # 4 – Fourth Week

Due date: June 29

The purpose of this activity is to know the backgrounds of the existing important documents in Texas related to the Hispanic and Hispano-American culture.

(PDF HUMA 4325 – Fourth Week – Archives and Libraries in Texas)

A. Bexar Archives

  1. Why are the Bexar Archives important?
  2. Where are they located?
  3. What type of documents and how many documents are conserved there?
  4. What is the time span of the documents conserved there?
  5. What are some of the major topics from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
  6. What are the technical resources currently in use for research in the BA documents?

B –Nettie Lee Benson Library (BL)

  1. What is conserved at the BL?
  2. What is in the Garcia-Icazbalceta Collection at the BL?
  3. From what other countries are the documents, books, and other materials included in this collection?
  4. Who was Nettie Lee Benson?
  5. Where is the BL located?

C – Spanish Archive of Laredo

  1. What period does the Spanish Archive of Laredo collection cover?
  2. What types of documents are conserved there?
  3. Why were the documents in danger in 1934?
  4. Who were Sebron S. Wilcox and Florencio Andrés?
  5. Where were the contents of the Spanish Archive of Laredo deposited?

D – Catholic Archives of Texas

  1. What are the documents conserved by the Catholic Archives of Texas?
  2. Who was Carlos E. Castañeda?
  3. Where is the collection currently found?
  4. Are these archives open to researchers?

E – San Antonio Archdiocesan Catholic Archives

  1. What documents from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are found there?
  2. Are the Texas missions documents included in their collection?
  3. Why were many of the parish and mission records destroyed?

Finally, answer the following questions:

  1. Did you know that these collections were in existence? Have you visited any of them?
  2. Which of the collections and archives seem to be the most interesting to you? Why?

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VERIFICATION OF READING # 4 – Fourth Week.

Due date: June 29

The purpose of this activity is for you to become familiar with the resources from prestigious institutions (like the Smithsonian.) Answer using information available on this attached PDF: legacy_map – Smithonian.pdf legacy_map – Smithonian.pdf – Alternative Formats

  1. What (85 years) period is covered by the exhibition? Why was it important?

2. What did the 1763 Treaty of Paris consist of and why was it important?

3. Who were some of the famous Americans that were related to the court of King Carlos III?

4. Why did Louisiana and New Orleans have a great relevance to the history of America, Spain and France during that period?

5. What assignment or mission did the Spanish give to Alexander von Humboldt?

6. What was the Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)?