The early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain and England sought to gain economic footholds in the New World and relations with the Indians and Africans for trade and resources. Behind there motives were similar ambitions for conquest‚ and wealth‚ but what made each empire unique in its reasons? Portugal was bent on conquest and used massive firepower to subdue the natives and plunder valuable resources such as gold rather than barter. Amassing wealth in these new lands was top priority and was
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A notable aspect of history during the 15th century was the emergence of two of the greatest European empires: Spain and Portugal. Their curiosity for what lay beyond the vast seas of the Atlantic is responsible for the world in which we live today. As these empires embarked on their journey overseas‚ their accidental discovery of the New World yielded many profitable resources. European colonization of the American began with the Spanish landing in the islands of the Caribbean and the Portuguese
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The desire for wealth and land grew as Europe started to enhance as trade grew. When Portugal and China increased trade with each other Spain grew jealous of the trade and Portugal wanted a direct trade sea route to Asia. Portugal found great success in exploring the sea‚ so naturally Spain wanted to be more successful in general. The battle back and forth for who can uncover the best resource‚ who can find the mythical civilization‚ who can find the most land became a lifestyle. Portugal’s discovery
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nations‚ Portugal and Spain‚ pioneered the European discovery of sea routes that were the first channels of interaction between all of the world’s continents‚ thus beginning the process of globalization in which we all live today. This explains the two pioneering nations‚ their motivations‚ their actions‚ and the inevitable consequences of their colonization. The Age of Exploration marked the highest point of Portuguese imperial power and wealth. At the beginning of the fifteenth century Portugal had
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Spain vs. Portugal: Which Colonial System Was More Effective? Spain and Portugal can be considered two of the greatest colonial powers in history‚ each having ruled their respective empires for more than three centuries. These imperial powers owed their accomplishments to different concepts of organization and ultimately the Spanish method was more successful. The Spanish administrative system was well organized‚ making land grants and getting labor more efficient. The Portuguese system‚ on the other
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and contrast the early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England in terms of motives‚ economic foundations‚ and relations with Africans and Indians. What factors explain the similarities and differences in the two ventures? The Age of Exploration was a period from the early 1600’s to the 1700’s during which Europeans explored the world‚ searching for trade partners and desirable goods. During this time‚ the three most influential European nations were Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England. If fingers
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Portugal and Spain both had colonies in the Americas. From the 1494 the Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal‚ Portugal gained the eastern half of South America‚ Brazil. Economically‚ Spain’s colony was focused on mining as Portugal was more focused on the Agriculture ( from their lack of gold and silver) Also‚ while Spain had a heavier role in controlling their viceroyalties both socially and religiously because of the potential uproar of the highly civilized society‚ Portugal was involved
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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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The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) was created and signed by monarchs to pacify tensions between rival countries‚ Portugal and Spain. The Treaty aimed to placate conflicts that occurred after Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after discovering America (Williams‚ 1922). These conflicts arose because once Columbus returned‚ the Spanish rulers‚ Ferdinand and Isabella enlisted papal support to claim to the entire New World‚ and the Spanish-born pope Alexander VI set up a line of demarcation from pole
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CHAPTER THREE 3.0 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF THE MULTELATERAL TRADING SYSTEM By the end of World War II [1939-1945]‚ the World was in total political and social-economic disorder. It quickly occurred to the major powers that there was urgent need to establish and build institutions to assume global governance. The United Nations [UN] was founded on the belief that there was need for collective action at the global level to cause and guarantee political stability. In the same belief the International
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