CH ST 1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Huitzilopochtli, Tonantzin, Mexican War Of Independence
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The origins of chicano history: hispanic background and the conquest of mexico. You had the original people of spain (iberians) Greeks, romans (influenced spanish language), germanic groups. La reconquista: the reconquest, the people in spain become to have a sense of themselves when they unified and began to control spain. A long series of wars and battles between the spain and moors for control of the iberian. They wanted to force the islamic (moors) out of spain. Moors: islamic groups who came from northern africa. Part of spain was arabic and islamic because of the moors. Conquered portions of spain for 800 years and mixed with the spaniards. Influenced architecture, language, every spanish word that begins with al comes from the moors. In 1492, the moors are expelled and kicked out of spain. Some moved to america, mexico, or new mexico. Jews who didn"t leave spain when they were kicked out. Appeared as catholics but secretly practiced their religion.
