Spanish Tongue
Circles the Globe
Law*, Customs and Culture
of Spain Given to Va?t
Region of Earth.
^ The Spanish monarchy
bJl? but the ??SpnniRh-Kpeaklni:
empire lives on. Fays a bulletin from
the Wn tiington (P. C.) Headquar
ters of the National Geographic soci
ety. Spain his given its language,
laws, rus'mns. and culture to a vast
recion of the earth, the bulletin points
out. an i continues:
??This Si unish culture empire, that
five million square miles and
numbers close to a hundred million
people. was once a political empire ?
one of the greatest the world has
known. It sprang Into existence
quickly In the stirring days of the
elnsp of the Fifteenth century and
the beginnings of the Sixteenth, when
Europe was being electrified every
few months by some new discovery or
ferine hit of exploration.
Spain Looked to the Wert.
"Tt grew to the west rather than
to the prist, for two reasons. Portu
gal. by previous voyages, had marked
out the East by way of the south
for her sphere. Therefore Colum
bus?also intent on reaching the
Enst ? sailed westward. From that
moment he returned from his first
Toynsre reporting hitherto unknown
land, the interests, imagination, nnd
activities of the Spaniards all faced
west. In the second place tli?s west
ward trend to Spanish exploration
was confirmed Immediately by a bull
of Pope Alexander VI marking out
In general the Western hemisphere
for Spanish activity and the Eastern
hemisphere for that of Portugal. The
dividing line In the Atlantic was
freed, after a period of dispute, aing
a meridian .?70 leagues west of the
Cape Verde Islands. R rani I had not
then been discovered, but the line
fell well inland from the Brazilian
coast nnd so legitimatized Portugal's
later claim to that portion of the New
world, leaving to Spain all the re
mainder.
"The adventurers and gold-seekers
who rushed westward In the footsteps
of Columbus had soon carved out for
Spain all the West Indies, most of
South America and largo areas in
Central and North America. The is
kind of Ilispanlola, now called both
Santo Domingo and Haiti, was the
focus from which Spanish influence
radiated. Jamaica and Cuba soon
came under Spain's wing, then the
Isthmus of Panama, Florida, and the
coast ..f Argentina were reached in
lfd.1. T he same year Balboa crossed
the Isthmus, waded Into The Pacific,
and claimed it and all its bounding
lands f.?r Spain. Six years later the
Spnm.irds sent Magellan across this
newly round ocean. He found little
land in crossing, but did set up a
Spanish daim to the Philippines,
which Spain later made a colony.
In the meantime Spanish control
was spreading in the New world. The
conquest of Mexico be^an In 1510.
anama I'ity was founded the same
?ear and became a starting point for
ttpeditions north nnd south along the
Shores- ?f fhe pacific Pert waa In.
vaderi In 1 ">.TJ and Chile *ame at least
Partly tnder control won after. The
California coast was explored in 1542
and land expeditions wont about the
same time into regions thnt are now
New Mexico. Texas. Arizona and even
Colorado. Settlements had previously
been ostablished in Venezuela and
Colombia on the Caribbean coast of
South America.
European Gains Soon Lost.
"At the same time Spain was the
great power of Europe, controlling
the Low Countries, much of Italy, and
later Portugal, with r.ll her pastern
empire, Rut over all these European
and eastern portions of her empire
Spain had only tenuous control, and
when the empire broke up they passed
on to new or old sovereignties, little
colored by Spanish culture. Spain
made her deepest Impression on her
New world territories and on the
Philippines. These regions foil heir
to the Spanish language, religion, law,
customs and architecture; and in the
former at least these factors remain
today as Spanish as in the mother
country.
"In exploring the Spanish speaking
world, the logical starting mare Is
Spain, fountainhead of the forces that
have influenced one-eleventh of the
earth's land area. And of course the
explorer takes his course westward
as did Spain's empire. On the west
coast of Africa four patches of terri
tory are encountered where the Span
ish flag as well as Spanish influences
rest. Offshore are the Canary islands.
There the Spanish flag is loft behind;
to such small proportions has the
political realm of Spain shrunk.
"The next bit of the Spanish worM
encountered lies in the New world.
It Is Uruguay, smallest republic of
South America, where the children of
Spain nro carrying on the culture of
the mother country. Beyond, eight
other countries? all those of South
America save Portuguese Rrazll nnd
British, French, and Dutcii Guiana ?
fall, too, under the banner of Span
ish culture
Defections in West Indies.
"In the V.Vst Indies there have been
defections. Trinidad and the Leeward
and Windward islands, although once
all claimed by Spain, have lost or nev
er felt Spanish culture. Over Porto
Rico the flag of the United States
flies; but It is still a part of the
Spanish world. Spain is dominant in
blood, traditions, and language. In
old llispanlola, where the Spanish
seed was lirst planted in the New
world, the eastern half of the island
still shows strongly the Spanish Im
press. This is the Dominican Repub
lic, where language and law are still
Spanish. Hut in the western half of
the Island, covered by the Republic of
Haiti. Spanish culture succumbed to
that of France and Africa.
"Jamaica, once a stronghold of
Spain, has long been dominated by
Rritish culture; and the Rabatnas.
claimed by Spain, have known only
Rritish influences. Cuba has been In
dependent of Spanish political power
since 1S08, but Is still culturally a
part of Spain? the most Spanish of
the West Indian islands.
"Through the Isthmus of Panama.
Central America, and Mexico, Span
ish cultural influences sweep unbrok
en as they have for the past three
centuries and more. Florida shows lit
tle effect of her former Spanish own
has many proposals
Mile. Friwlel IlatTiin of (ieriniiny.
! who. during a single wi-t'k, received
1,120 proposals of marriage through
the mail, following the publication of
her portrait In a popular (Jermun
newspaper which described her as "the
prettiest girl in the world."
ership save in a few architectural
touches and u few geographic names.
Texas, too, was lost to Spain, but
the effects there are greater; and In
many a community uear the Rio
tJrande the Spanish language Is nl
most as necessary ns the Knglish. In
Arizona and California, once under
Spanish influences, the situation Is
much like that In Texas.
Spanish Influences in United States.
-Hut one American state stands on
a different footing. New Mexico has
barely passed the point at which its
Knglish-spenking influences weigh
more heavily than its Sj nish factors.
Only a few years ago it could have
been listed as a part of the Spanish
world. Then its legislature was con
ducted in Spanish or In the two
tongues; and Spanish was the cur
rent language on street and range
ami farm. As it is the beam has
tipped only a little: the interpreter is
si ill an important person in the
courts, and it is easy enough to find
communities in the state in which If
one speaks no Spanish he can make
himself understood only through some
school child. These youngsters are
being taught Kmjish now in the pub
lic schools and in a few generations
will no doubt turn the scale over
whelmingly to Knglish speech.
"Continuing westward one finds no
further traces of Spain's world-wide
empire until he reaches the Philip
pines. There, in spite of the mixture
of blood, Spanish culture took firm
hold, at least in the non Mohammedan
country. Spanish customs, law* and
architecture will 110 doubt color life
in the Philippines for many years to
come. In speech, however, tiie pass
ing of Spanish influence may not be
so long delayed if the I' lilted States
continues to govern the islands. Al
ready Knglish is in about s general
use as Spanish, and if pres? educa
tional methods continue the Philip
pines may yet join Jamaica and Cnll
! fornia as regions definitely lost to
| the Spanish world."
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Portland, Ore.' ? Mrs. Catherine Mc
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when a chirk en bone, caught In her
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I>r. Pierce's Pleasant Pellet* ar?- the crig
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? child needs Castoria
When a child is fretful and
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for your own peace of mind ? keep
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?oothe the infant who cannot
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Side Reflection
"Here's to the (lead already, hur
rah for the next to die." must be
the slogan of the society In Paris
that admits no man who has not
been condemned to death by Mos
cow. Queerly enough, not one of
these members is an aristocrat emi
gre or a czarist. All are former sup
porters of the Soviet government.
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Modernist
Blinks? -T>oos your daughter wear
pajamas out e:% the street?
Jinks ? Yes; she doesn't stay In
bed long enough to wear thein out
ns nighties.
Tomorrow Morning! Shave with
4/ u tic ura
SHAVING CREAM
Note how it softens, soothes
and refreshes.