On September 28th, something special is going to happen and it will almost go unnoticed amongst the populace. Texas is going to be 200 years free from Spanish rule. The dominant European power in Texas, Spain claimed sovereignty over Texas for over 300 years, but most of that rule was token recognition of control by…
Two Worlds Under One Country: Examining Spanish in the US
The year was 1960. The United States and Soviet Union were engaged at the height of the Cold War amid the backdrop of the presidential election. Cold and calculating US Vice President Richard M. Nixon represented the Republicans against the energetic and optimistic Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. Both candidates participated in the…