past few years, in particular, first class Spanish Rioja wines. We believe that the sales of Spanish wine makes for a great economic opportunity in China, especially in the capital city of Beijing. Increasingly, the importers, distributors and, most importantly, the general public have become familiar with Spanish wine and its superior quality. Thus, China has become the third most important market for Spanish wine in the world. The sales of Spanish wine bottled to China increased 41,1 % in value
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community, find your goals, or develop skills, you must know your passions. For this reason, I have joined various types of competitions and cherish my diverse heritage. Speaking Spanish allowed me an opportunity to represent my culture musically. In high school, I joined the Estudiantina, a musical group with members that sing Spanish songs while playing an acoustic guitar or mandolin. Ultimately, performing in Estudiantina helped me overcome my fear of audiences,
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warm and nice to have a rest, even if you go in October. Nice beach and hotels, as well as plenty of different attractions to have a full of value vacation or journey. Also very important for me is to taste a Spanish food. Going out for a meal is the favourite leisure activity of Barcelona people. Just to be like a native and see the reality, you only have to wander around the city's streets to appreciate the huge number of restaurants
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Sweet 16 and a Quinceanera have many things in common. The main similarities are they’re both birthday parties, they both have certain ceremonies, and they both deal with the coming of age for women. Both are birthday parties where the girl is the center of attention for the whole day. One ceremony that happens is the giving of shoes to the girl. These ceremonies are signs of the girl becoming a young woman. There may be many things that a Sweet 16 and a Quinceanera have in common, however, there
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intimidating, I came here with three cats, that made everything two times harder. I left my family there, I miss them, yes, I do, but this change is for my wellness I was born in January 15, 2002, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, my native language is Spanish. I have an older sister; her name is Ainoa. She occasionally says that she would like to be a dermatologist. My paternal grandfather was from Galicia, Spain. My paternal grandmother was from Maracaibo, Venezuela. I never met my grandfather but
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country. The community’s dialect is called Dominican Spanish and has some African influences. It has taken languages from the Arawak language. Dominican Spanish, spoken in the Dominican Republic, is similar to Caribbean Spanish dialects and built on Canarian Spanish dialect, however it has strong influences from African languages in the west. An engaging fact is that Dominican Spanish uses previous Spanish words that are no longer used in modern Spanish. Another important thing is that Domicans prefer
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Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales As I researched for an Individual that was involved in a social movement, I wanted to find someone interesting that I had no knowledge of. I came across a very talented gentleman by the name of Rodolfo Gonzales known as “Corky”. Why Corky? His uncle said that he had a very firing personality and “he was always popping off like a cork” So the name “Corky” stuck to him. Mr. Gonzales was born in 1928 married Geraldine Romero in 1949 and had eight children together. Mr. Gonzales
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In many South American countries, the twentieth century is known for its political instability and the dictatorship under dishonorable and deceitful rulers. Despite vast natural resources, many countries continue to struggle with the social consequences of widespread poverty and social depression. To top that, the countries Chile and Guatemala had to deal with the overthrowing of their government and leaders which ultimately led into a disruptive society and economy. Both leaders Salvador Allende
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“the voice of the voiceless” for other immigrants like himself. He is also an anchorman for Noticiero Univision, in addition to being an anchorman he works as the host of a show that displays top-stories of the week which is called, “Al Punto.” In Spanish “Al Punto” means to the point. He also has another show with a different television network which is, Fusion his show is called “America with Jorge Ramos.” There he discusses
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couple of years later the Spanish developed a major trade route in California. “A regular trade route was opened between Manila” which is the capital of the Philippines, and “Spain via Mexico, across which one or two galleons passed annually” (Orsi, and Gutiérrez 87). The King ordered ships to come along this trade route. The ships were not very big and carried an average of about one hundred fifteen men. As the ships were small, they were of very high profit for the Spanish. Goods such as “silks,
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