Websites about Hispanic Countries

General websites

            www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/

            This website does not have a good history section.  Don’t use it for history.

 

            http://www.geographia.com/

            This website has history (brief) and brief culture.  Don’t hand me the travel information.

 

            http://www.worldrover.com/

            World Rover is a site with many of the world’s cultures on it.  Has history, culture, flags,

recipes and a lot more information on it.

 

http://usembassy.state.gov

US Embassy website link to all US embassies in the world.  Has translation link in a number of the sites.

 

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-countries

Lists information (statistical) and history about countries of world.

 

http://gosouthamerica.about.com/

This is a website of links to other websites.  You search by country and each website is listed.  Has a lot of countries in South America and it a decent source to other sources.  You would list the source (or link) you used not this as your site.

 

http://www.abacci.com/atlas/default.asp

Abacci writes a short history and culture section for most of the major countries in the world.

 

http://www.country-studies.com/

Incredible site that prints books that previously had been printed in hard form from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress.  Very good site.

 

http://geocities.com

Has information about most countries.

 

Current Events

            See above.       

 

Cooking

            http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/international.html

            This site has some Spanish and Caribbean recipes.  For the most part use for Spain.

 

Flags

            http://www.theodora.com

            Flags of the world.

 

Maps, etc.

            http://www.sitesatlas.com

            Just maps with some links to other sites.

 

Travel websites that might give you some information and some pictures

            www.lonelyplanet.com

            www.alfatravelguide.com

            http://www.iexplore.com/

            This one is from National Geographic and has some history attached.

 

Music

            http://www.sbgmusic.com/

            Go under students and then music of different countries and cultures.  It has lots of different

            information about the music of many lands although not all.

 

NationalAnthems

            http://www.thenationalanthems.com/

            Has the national anthem, the words and a translation to English.  Click on the map.

 

México

http://www.mexican-embassy.dk

This website has lots of information even if it is the Mexican consulate in Copenhagen.  Includes a section on food and recipes along with history and culture.

http://mexico.udg.mx

This website is in Spanish, but some of the links translate to English such as Cocinas – Food.

http://www.fiestainmexico.com/

This website has holidays and the such in it.

http://www.inside-mexico.com/

This is a video catalog but has cultural information in the newsletter section.

www.mexonline.com/history.htm

 

 

Cuba

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index.html

Includes documents about the Caribbean nations: history and current events.

http://www.cubaheritage.com/

A great site that includes history, literature and other cultural topics.

http://www.historyofcuba.com/cuba.htm

Has timelines and information about historical figures of Hispanic origin.

http://www.fiu.edu/~fcf/history.html

Different links to different documents – some are worthwhile.

http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/americas/cuba.html

The maps are good and so are some of the links.

 

La República Dominicana

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index.html

Includes documents about the Caribbean nations: history and current events.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/dotoc.html

Has many websites with a lot of links from the Library of Congress.

 

Puerto Rico

http://welcome.topuertorico.org/

Gives information on some history and culture of Puerto Rico.

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/index.html

Includes documents about the Caribbean nations: history and current events.

 

 

Guatemala

http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/guatemala/history.html.pf

Just history in the brief.

 

 

Honduras

http://www.marrder.com/htw/

Honduras This Week online.  Magazine that includes information about Honduras and Central America.  Has cultural topics included.

http://www.roatanonline.com/

Roatan Online: a guide to Honduras and other Caribbean places.  Includes a section of Caribbean recipes.

http://www.honduras.com/

Travel site but includes information on culture and history.

www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/History-of-Honduras

Encyclopedia of information on Honduras.

www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/honduras_history.html

General information on Honduras

 

El Salvador

http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/el_salvador/el_salvador_history_index.html

El Salvadorian history and maps and geography.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/svtoc.html

Good site for history from the government.  Not much culture here.

http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/47/index-d.html

Another site that has documents of history.

 

Nicaragua

http://www.intur.gob.ni/old/index.html

A website with links from Nicaragua’s tourism bureau.  You can view it in English or Spanish.

 

Costa Rica

www.infocostarica.com

This website has links to many other Costa Rican sites.  Use the search feature to find them.

 

http://www.costarica.com/Home/

This website has links and buttons that will go through different national symbals and tell you what was the reason behind them.  (Flag, national anthem)   Also has some culture information.

Panamá

http://www.explorepanama.com/

Go down the page until you reach the links area—there is culture and history sections in this website.

 

 

Venezuela

http://iexplore.nationalgeographic.com/dmap/Venezuela/History

Explore Venezuela with National Geographic.

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/AO861773.html

Early history and the colonial era.

http://www.oslis.k12.or.us/citeintro/nof_citesession.php

Early history again

Colombia

 

Ecuador

http://www.worldrover.com/history/ecuador_history.html

History of Ecuador

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+ec0013)

“Ecuador pre-Historic Era”

http://www.cuencanet.com/ingapirca/ienelecuae.htm

The Incas in Ecuador

 

Perú

http://www.britannica.com/cbc/article?tocId+9360603

Chimú from Britannica Encyclopedia

 

http://www.peru-explorer.com/history.htm

Historical information

 

http://www.worldhistory.com/peru.htm

Peru world history

 

http://news.bbc.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1224690.stm

Timeline: Peru, A Chronology of Key Events

 

 

Bolivia

 

Paraguay

http://www.qsl.net/zp5yw/paraguay.htm

From a radio announcer in Paraguay named Miguel Gonzalez Ardissone.  Take off the Paraguay.htm and see his home site.  He also has other links on this website.

 

Chile

http://www.chiptravel.cl/chile101/

Written by Chip Travel in Chile.  This is a 101 lesson of history and culture.

 

Uruguay

http://history1900s.about.com/library/world/blxuruguay.htm

A link to a number of different websites on Uruguay.

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-502323-uruguay_history-i

Yahoo’s short history

http://www.workmall.com/wfb2001/uruguay/uruguay_history_index.html

An excellent history site combined with information other topics.

Argentina

http://www.bartleby.com/65/ar/Argentina.html

 

http://www.exxun.com/Argentina_d_gv.htlm

 

http://members.tripod.com/Ãndy_Gaby/history.htlm

 

España

http://www.red2000.com/spain/primer/hist.html

This is a history site just for Spain from beginning.

http://www.travelnet.co.il/espagne/menu/TheLiteratureofSpain2.htm

The literature of Spain starting in Roman times.

http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/

Culture of Spain with links.

http://www.sispain.org/english/history/

History of Spain

http://www.sispain.org/english/index.html

Other topics including History from Sí Spain.

http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/spain.html

Documents dealing with the history of Spain.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook1p.html

Life in Medieval Spain

http://www.spain-info.com/

Information on Spain.

Hispanics in US

www.omhrc.gov/haa/HAA2p9/AboutHAA1a.htm

A website that has information about immigration into the US.

www2.worldbook.com/wc/popup?path=features/cinco&page=htm//immigration.htm+direct=yes

Immigration of the United States

http://wilstar.com/holidays/columbus.htm

Columbus Day, a history

http://www.dmwv.org/mexwar/history/intro.htm

A Concise history of the US Mexican war.

http://www.nps.gov/fora/spain.htm

Spain in the new world up to 1600.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Spanish%20colonization%20of%20the%20Americas

Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Spanish History by topic:

Spanish Inquisition:

http://www.ronaldbrucemeyer.com/rants/0916almanac.htm

Tomas de Torquemada written by Ronald Brucemeyer

 

http://jmgainor.homestead.com/files/PU/Inq/si.htm

Spanish Inquisition by Michael Gainor

 

http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/1112-96/article4.html

Ellen Rice writing “The Myth of the Spanish Inquisition

 

http://www.inquiring-mines.com/conspiracy_jewish_history_jewish_religion_04.htm

Israel Shahak writing “Jewish History, Jewish Religion: The Weight of Three Thousand Years.”

 

http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v16/v16n1p-2_Chalmers.html

“The Origins of the Inquisition in 15th Century Spain.”

 

ROMAN SPAIN:

http://www.harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/augustus.html

Augustus First Roman Emperor by Robin Chew

 

http://www.roman-emperors.org/auggie.htm

Augustus: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors

 

http://www.roman-empire.net/republic/earlyrepublic.html

 

SALAMANCA

www.a2zlanguage.com/spain/Salamanca/salahistory.html

 

www.colleges.com/colleges/donquijote/salamanca/info.history.html

 

www.huntinspain.com/salamanca/dcha-history.html

 

www.motherearthtravel.com/spain/Salamanca/history.htm

 

 

SEGOVIA:

http://segovia-spain.spain-spanish.eu.com/segovia-spain-history.htm

Spanish Travel and Holiday Guide

 

http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/s/segovia.asp

Columbia Encyclopedia 6th Edition

 

http://www.gospain.org/jewels/segovia.htm

Encyclopedia Britannica

 

http://www.cyberspain.com/ciudades-patrimonio/isegovia.htm

 

http://www.spaintour.com/segovia.htm#C1

 

Visigothic Empire

http://www.sispain.org/english/history/visigoth.html

Visigothic Kingdom

 

http://ragz-international.com/goths.htm

Visigoths

 

Conquest of Spain by the Moors

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/moorishpoetry.html

Medieval sourcebook: the poetry of the Spanish Moors

 

http://herso.freeservers.com/moors.html

 

The Moors

 

http://www.africanwithin.com/moors/influence_in_spain.htm

The Influence of the Moors in Spain and Portugal

 

http://95.1911encyclopedia.org/M/MO/MOORS.htm

Moors

 

http://www.mrdowling.com/hwr23.htm

The Middle Ages: The Moors by Mr. Dowling

 

http://www.1st-4-spanish-property.com/architercture/moorish.html

Moorish Architecture

 

Spanish Food

 

http://www.foodreference.com/html/artspanishgastronomy.html

What people eat in Spain from Food Reference

 

http://www.encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/cuisine

History of the foods of MANY countries

 

http://www.thejewelsoffood.com/index.cfm

The Jewels of Food

 

http://www.epicureantable.com/spanish.htm

Spanish Foods

 

http://staff.esuhsd.org/~balochie/studentprojects/newworldfoods/

New World Foods

 

Alhambra

 

www.lexicorient.com/spain/alhambra

Granada Alhambra Palace by Tore Kjeilen

 

www.red2000.com/spain/granada/alhambra

“Alhambra and General life”

 

www.andalusia.com/alhambra

“History of the Alhambra Palace

 

www.vivagranada.com/alhambra/lions

Patio de los Leones

 

www.etrav.com/pathways/html/alhambra

Educational Travel Alliance Inc

 

www.gme.grolier.com

Alhambra by David Scott at Grolier’s.

 

 

Reconquest

http://www.sispain.org/english/history/reconque.html

 

Jousting

http://www.ccu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/arms1.htm

 

http://www.sedelmeier.com/infolink2.htm

 

http://schools.sd68.bc.ca/dove/dept/library/medieval.htm

 

Spanish Folk Dancing

http://it.wce.wwu.edu/tk444/w98/cultur/espm.html

 

http://www.wpi.edu1~arivera/music.html

 

http://www.ed.pdx.edu/milti/latinomusic.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spanish newspapers

 

Paraguay:          Diario Notícias http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/20040516/index.php

                        In Spanish

                        ABC en Color  http://www.abc.com.py/

                        In Spanish