Exploration and Colonization of the English‚ French‚ and Spanish The basis for exploration to the West‚ starting with the Spanish‚ cam e after the Italians sent Marco Polo to China which in turn created the Silk Road. These other 3 international powers‚ the English‚ French‚ and Spanish‚ needed their own ways to get to the Middle East to obtain those goods. So‚ this want for new‚ valuable goods‚ is what the basis for the exploration was. Another main basis was the creation of new seafaring equipment
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Spain (Listeni/ˈspeɪn/; Spanish: España [esˈpaɲa] ( listen))‚ officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España)‚[c][7] is a sovereign state and a member state of the European Union. It is located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France‚ Andorra‚ and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment Taylor J. See-Palar Composition II Mrs. Wheeler 8 February 2013 Taylor See-Palar Mrs. Wheeler Composition II 6 February 2013 Cruel and Unusual Punishment The death penalty‚ also called capital punishment‚ has been seriously debated for many years. There are a lot of people who are against the death penalty‚ including myself‚ but there are also some who are for it. An article on Death Penalty Curriculum reports all of the reasons why they believe that execution
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believe that contributes to this shortcoming is that they do not have a federal system. Also regions like Catalonia and Basque country do not want to be a part of Spain and divides the unification of the country. They are given more power and rights to govern their own region but even with those rights they want to be separate from Spain and apart of their own country. Also with the current economic situation with the European Crisis‚ Spanish banks getting bailed out by EU commissions in exchange
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Carnival in Spain The carnival is a public event that holds the characteristics of the circus. People usually dress up or wear masks during the celebrations as well‚ like a masquerade. Most of the people think that the event of the Carnival in Spain drew from "farewell to the flesh‚" that represents the immoderation that lead up to Lent‚ which is when the cheery season begins. Some think Carnival is a result from the Saturnalia‚ which is a roman festival‚ where people coddle themselves to a lot
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Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese
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14 35 N‚ 121 00 E time difference: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington‚ DC during Standard Time) Spain Spain’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain‚ France‚ and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). Location:
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Did Exploration have a Positive or Negative affect on Our World? “Following the light of the sun‚ we left the Old World.” This is a quote that was stated by one of the most famous explorers of the late 1400’s and continuing into the 1500’s‚ his name was Christopher Columbus. Columbus‚ being the first to find the Americas‚ besides the Indians‚ was the start of a time of exploration. Although exploration can be looked at as a bad thing‚ I would like to recognize the perks of exploration. One positive
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In 1521 Spain claim ownership of the indigenous land‚ the greatest Aztec city‚ Tenochtitlan after being was defeated that very year‚ ending Aztec civilisation. Spain renamed their new territory as New Spain. On behalf of the Spanish crown many ventured to find new grand territories‚ also seeking gold. Spain spread its control by wanting to convert the indigenous people to Christianity creating cultural genocide assuring a change in religions. Spain instilled a social control over New Spain. To show
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1769 In the year of 1769‚ there was a series of significant events done by the Kingdom of Spain on their territory formerly known as “New Spain”. The events transpired the land of “New Spain” into what is now known as San Diego‚ California. Around that time the area of San Diego was not fully established from the prior history it was known as Alta‚ California to which the Spaniard were in full control of that land. However the land was uncultivated and was not seen as a territory that had a lot
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