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    Little Spain Influence

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    During the Age of European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped

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    Maria‚ Pinta and Nina. When Columbus left for the New world he said “Following the light of the sun we left the old world”. They were trying to find a water from west Europe to Asia‚ they didn’t find it thought they found America. Then in October 12 ‚ 1492 Columbus started permanent Colonization in the Americas. Columbus was not the first to find America thought‚ There were others before him. Columbus started the colonization of America. He helped shape history by bringing britain subject to the Americas

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    Why Was The Columbus Day

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    countless Americans were lost as a result of acts of violence incomprehensible to most people. Children were left without parents. Husbands were left without wives. Sisters were left without brothers.” (Kroenke) This shows how the acts of Columbus in 1492 can be compared as equal to acts of terrorism today. He slaughtered many innocent people when he was conquering the almost defenseless Native Americans‚ he committed many of the acts listed above. He made it so that families were no longer together

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    torquemada The Spanish Inquisition was created in 1492 by newly married monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castile. They had defeated “the last Muslims remaining in Granada‚ thus bringing Spain under Christian rule” . Then they declared an Edict of Expulsion that overall‚ declared‚ “Therefore we…resolve to order all the said Jews and Jewesses to quit our kingdoms and never return…by the end of the month of July next‚ of the present year 1492…if they do not perform and execute the same‚ and

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    They Incas vs. the Spanish was a local event between nations from two different hemispheres. The Incas were from the eastern hemisphere and the Spanish were from the western hemisphere. The two hemispheres were very different. The eastern hemisphere has landed gong from north to south unlike the western hemisphere where land goes from west to east. Land going west to east was okay because the day was the same all the way along and the terrain was similar throughout the land‚ but for the eastern hemisphere

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    European Explorers Quiz

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    the Pacific Ocean G.) Discovered Florida for the Spanish Empire. H.) Jesuit Missionary who helped explore the Mississippi River I.) First explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope J.) Discovered the St. Lawrence Seaway K.) Sailed the ocean blue in 1492 L.) First to explore the Mississippi River M.) First explorer to see and cross the Mississippi River N.) First to explore and control the Incas and Peru O.) England’s Greatest sea captain and defeated the Spanish Armada P.) First to map the Great

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    The Bahamas is a nation consisting of 29 islands. It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba. In 1492 the Bahamas was discovered by Christopher Columbus. In 1973 the Bahamas attained independence from the UK. I would live in the Bahamas; I believe it is a very beautiful and stable country. The reasons for this are the country’s views on capital punishment which I see as very lawful to inmates on death row‚ also the country has a very calm and relaxed environment that is based around tourism

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    There should have been more about Christopher Columbus on the United States history myths search. Not only did he not discover that the world was round‚ but he never even landed in America. The more research I did‚ the worst I found out he was. In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus and the Santa Maria shipwrecked off what is known now as the Bahamas. The land was inhabited by the peaceful Lucayan people. The Lucayan people worked for hours rescuing the crew and ship. Christopher Columbus did not look at

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    Lorenzo de' Menici

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    and diplomacy. During De’ Medici’s rule‚ he paid the likes of Botticelli‚ Ghirlandaio‚ and Filippo Lippi to paint the city in order to add beauty. “Leonardo the Magnificent” was loved and admired by many‚ up until the day of his death on April 9‚ 1492. Question: Leonardo de’ Medici was raised at an early age to be a ruler‚ having higher education and preparation‚ perhaps contributing to his success as a leader. Explain in what ways this is similar to the idea of a “philosopher king”?

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    High Fructose Corn Syrup

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    article‚ corn was first domesticated by Native Americans and researchers estimate that domestication occurred 9‚000 years ago. According to the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University‚ Christopher Columbus’s men discovered corn in Cuba in 1492. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica‚ Native Americans taught European colonists how to grow corn‚ and once Columbus introduced it to Europe and to other explorers‚ it spread all over the world. The article mentions that corn has a low amount

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