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The missions facilitated the expansion of the Spanish empire through the religious conversion of the indigenous peoples occupying those areas. While the Spanish Crown dominated the political, economic, and social realms of the Americas and people indigenous to the region, the Catholic Church dominated the
The purpose of the RMD rules is to ensure that people do not accumulate retirement accounts, defer taxation, and leave these retirement funds as an inheritance. Instead, required minimum distributions force the holder to withdraw at least some of the funds as taxable distributions while still alive.
In Spanish, as in most languages, swear words tend to come from semantic domains considered taboo, such as human excretions, sexuality, and religion, [1] and swearing serves several functions in discourse.
Officers of the Spanish army staged a coup in Barcelona. The Civil Guard, Assault Guard, the Mossos d’Esquadra, and Spanish Anarchists defeated the rebels. [18] [19] [20] Republican Victory Siege of Gijón: July 19, 1936 – August 16, 1936 [21] Spanish forces and Anarchist militia besieged a rebel garrison in Gijón. The defenders ran out of ...
In March 2016, Dos Equis announced Goldsmith's retirement from the role. His last commercial saw him take a one-way journey to Mars amid much acclaim, and the narration: "His only regret is not knowing what regret feels like". [6] In September, French actor Augustin Legrand made his debut as Goldsmith's replacement. [7]
The Platform (Spanish: El hoyo, lit. 'The Hole') is a 2019 Spanish dystopian thriller [2] film directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia. [3] The film is set in a large, tower-style "Vertical Self-Management Center."
Limpieza de sangre (Spanish: [limˈpjeθa ðe ˈsaŋɡɾe]), also known as limpeza de sangue (Portuguese: [lĩˈpezɐ ðɨ ˈsɐ̃ɡɨ], Galician: [limˈpeθɐ ðɪ ˈsaŋɡɪ]) or neteja de sang (Catalan: [nəˈtɛʒə ðə ˈsaŋ]), literally 'cleanliness of blood' and meaning 'blood purity', was a racially discriminatory term used in the ...
Two famous toreros: Joselito el Gallo and Juan Belmonte wearing the traje de luces. Detail of la chaquetilla.. The traje de luces [1] ('suit of lights') is the traditional clothing that Spanish bullfighters (toreros, picadores, and rejoneadores) wear in the bullring.