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Title: America's war for humanity related in story and picture, embracing a complete history of Cuba's struggle for liberty, and the glorious heroism of America's soldiers and sailors
Year: 1898 (1890s)
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Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: New York, St. Louis, N.D. Thompson Publishing Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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d which the whole society moved. In this fact wesee foreshadowed much of the future of Spanish history, the supremacy ofecclesiastics, and the extraordinary powers of the Inquisition. It had fromthe first its evil side, shown in tendencies toward bigotry and persecution, but .it was at the same time the means of giving Spain laws which in manyrespects were rational and humane, often combining the wisdom of old Romewith the kindly spirit of Christianity. It is a belief and a truth with theSpaniard that his throne rests on his religion. It will be remembered thatrecently, in connection with mediation between Spain and the United States,the Pope was mentioned as having unquestioned influence with the Spanishcrown, being godfather of the king. And this is significant of the Popesnear relation to Spain. After the union of Aragon and Castile, when thechurch was supreme, all other forces had been made subservient to that.With the advancement of the church came the persecution of the Jew, and
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPANISH NAMES. 61 the Spaniard, fired with religious zeal, triumphed over the Moslem as well.Immediately Spain became restless and arrogant. The peninsula was tooconfined for her ambition. Then was inaugurated that policy of discoveryand conquest, and Columbus was sent in search of a new world. At this timeSpain was the greatest continental power, and the treasures acquired by her generals and admirals made her the richest, as well. This period of outwardprosperity, however, was also that in which the seeds of decline wereplanted, and which, later, brought her untold humiliation, and from whichshe still suffers. Excited by the hope of rapidly-acquired wealth and the loveof adventure, the more enterprising spirits embarked upon voyages of dis-covery, and agriculture and manufacturing fell into contempt. Religiouspersecutions continued until they culminated under Philip III., and becameso barbarous that the historian Motley says it was beyond the power ofmans ingenuity

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