Spain (Spanish)
Christine Xu
Country of Origin
Push Factors
- civil wars
- poverty
- 1936- Spanish dictator Francisco Franco
Area Settled
Pull factors
- god, gold, glory
- economic stability
- cheaper land
Foods
Tarta de Santiago
Churros
Natilla
Important people
Cultural highlights
Flamenco
- Musical Spanish art
- comes from South Spain (Andalusia)
Bullfighting
- sport that comes from Roman gladiator games
Fiestas
- a celebration in Spain
- for religious reasons or for fun
Interesting facts
- 1519
- In 1820, the 4000 immigrants were mainly Spanish
AMERICA
- Many Spaniards immigrated to present day New York, Florida, Illinois
- 1850s and 1860s had huge waves of immigration
- Around 250,000 immigrants in the United States
- Second decade of the twentieth century had 60,000 immigrants
Cultural influence
- foods like tomatoes and avocados
- architecture (Alamo)
- music instruments (guitar, drums, and trumpet)
- language
- bulls
My Thoughts
- contributes to our economy. Makes up most of the employers.
- Culture(food, clothing, music,holidays, etc,)
- Diversity
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