Demonstrations for and against independence went on into the night. A large rally "for the unity of Spain and the constitution" is being held in Madrid. The crisis began when Catalan leaders held ...
Original Declaration on June 12,1898 On June 12, 1898, the Philippines declared its independence from Spain. This significant event took place at Emilio Aguinaldo's home in Cavite el Viejo ...
Equatorial Guinea gained independence from Spain on October 12, 1968, and Spanish remains the official language spoken by around 85% of its population. The small country is made up of both ...
But this shift didn't happen overnight. Spain's social climate and infrastructure provided us the opportunities to grow. Independence is fostered from an early age Restaurants here often have ...
Born on May 8, 1753, in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico — a part of New Spain — Hidalgo was a criollo. This is a person of Spanish descent born in the Americas. Before leading the independence ...
Police in Spain's Catalonia region have begun transferring ... continues between Madrid and Catalonia over the region's independence push. There were minor clashes between the police and ...
Although a movement toward Mexican independence had already been in progress since Napoleon's conquest of Spain, Hidalgo's passionate declaration was a swift, unpremeditated decision. "Mexicanos, Viva ...