THE MISSION
1. Which religious order is in charge of the mission?
2. There is in the film a rivalry between two colonizer countries in America.
Which are these countries? And, who solves the conflict?
3. The film is based on the Spanish – Lusitanian Treaty of 1750. Look for
information about the arrangements of this treaty.
4. The film is set in the waterfalls of Iguazu. Where are they located?
5. Where does the Guarani tribe live nowadays?
6. The protagonist is based on a historical character. However there is an
anachronism related with this point of the film. Look for it.
7. Spanish colonies in Latin America became independent during the 19 th
century.
Use the following link to search about these questions. (Read the texts in Spanish,
but answer the questions in English).
www.historiasiglo20.org →”Geografía e Historia 4º ESO” → “España en el siglo
XIX” → “La independencia de las colonias americanas” / “La crisis de 1898”.
a) Which was the social group encouraging the independence in Latin America?
b) Enumerate three leaders of the Latin American independence.
c) Look for the date of the independence:
• Argentina:
• Venezuela:
• Chile:
• Mexico:
• Peru:
d) Which colonies did Spain lose in 1898?
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