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Sociedad Abolicionista Española
{{More citations needed, date=April 2025 Sociedad Abolicionista Española ( English: 'Spanish Abolitionist Society') was an abolitionist organization founded in Spain 7 December 1864.OLLERO VALLÉS, José Luis.: Sagasta: de conspirador a gobernante, pp. 300-303. The purpose was the campaign for the abolition of slavery in the Spanish colonial empire, specifically in the Spanish Antilles, Cuba and Puerto Rico. History The Sociedad Abolicionista Española was founded by Julio Vizcarrondo, a former slave owner who had manumitted his slaves. Local sections of the organization was established in a number of cities in Spain. The members of the organization was primarily composed by radical, progressive and liberal male politicians or their sympathizers. The purpose of the organization was achieved in December 1888. See also * Society of the Friends of the Blacks * Belgian Anti-Slavery Society The Belgian Anti-Slavery Society (, {{langx, nl, Antislavernijmaatschappij van België) was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romper Cadenas-BNE
A romper suit, usually shortened to romper, is a one-piece or two-piece combination of shorts and a shirt. It is also known as a playsuit. Its generally short sleeves and legs contrast with the long ones of the adult jumpsuit. History Rompers appeared in the United States in the early 20th century. They were popular as playwear for younger children because people thought they were ideal for movement as they could be so easily morphed between a one-piece and a two-piece. Rompers were in many ways the first modern casual clothes for children. They were light and loose fitting, a major change from the much more restrictive clothing children wore during the 19th-century Victorian era. Styles and conventions varied from country to country. In France they were, for many years, only for boys. While primarily a play garment, some French children wore dressy rompers. Their popularity peaked in the 1950s when they were used by children as playwear and by women as leisure—and beachwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered in the European Age of Discovery. It achieved a global scale, controlling vast portions of the Americas, Africa, various islands in Asia and Oceania, as well as territory in other parts of Europe. It was one of the most powerful empires of the early modern period, becoming known as "the empire on which the sun never sets". At its greatest extent in the late 1700s and early 1800s, the Spanish Empire covered , making it one of the List of largest empires, largest empires in history. Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus and continuing for over three centuries, the Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, most of Central America and much of North America. In the beginning, Portugal was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish Antilles
The Spanish West Indies, Spanish Caribbean or the Spanish Antilles (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Las Antillas Españolas" in Spanish language, Spanish) were Spain, Spanish territories in the Caribbean. In terms of governance of the Spanish Empire, The Indies was the designation for all its overseas territories and was overseen by the Council of the Indies, founded in 1524 and based in Spain. When the Spanish Crown, Crown established the Viceroyalty of New Spain in 1535, the islands of the Caribbean came under its jurisdiction. The islands ruled by Spain were chiefly the Greater Antilles: Hispaniola (including modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. The majority of the Taíno, the indigenous populations on these islands, had Taíno genocide, died out or had mixed with the European colonizers by 1520. Spain also claimed the Lesser Antilles including Martinique, Martinica, but these smaller islands remained largely indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
