The Filipinos lived in settlements called barangays before the colonization of the Philippines by the Spaniards. As the unit of government‚ a barangay consisted from 30 to 100 families. It was headed by a datu and was independent from the other groups. (The Tagalog word barangay came from the Malay word balangay‚ a boat that transported them to the islands.) Usually‚ several barangays settled near each other to help one another in case of war or any emergency. The position of datu was passed on
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Spanish colonization The invasion of the Filipinos by Spain did not begin in earnest until 1564‚ when another expedition from New Spain‚ commanded by Miguel López de Legaspi‚ arrived. Permanent Spanish settlement was not established until 1565 when an expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General of the Philippines‚ arrived in Cebu from New Spain. Spanish leadership was soon established over many small independent communities that previously had known no central rule. Six
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A famous Spanish scientist Santiago Ramon y Cajal 1852-1934 He was one of the greatest Spanish scientists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. His study of the brain and nerve cells laid the groundwork for neuroscience. He was not a man who kept his studies to one specific field‚ but rather made lasting important contributions to several fields. He was highly rewarded not only for his laboratory work‚ but also for his scientific writings and illustrations. Cajal tells his
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conquer the Aztecs for greed of money and land. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? They had strong immune systems and weren’t affected by disease. Weapons. 6. What were the religious beliefs of both groups? Which group tried to convert the other one to their religion? The Spanish believed in Christianity‚ and Mexica believed in Mexicayotl. The Spanish tried to convert the Aztecs. After completing these sections‚ go to the assessment
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Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain
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English and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were
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The Spanish Empire I. The Conquistadors A. Hernando Cortés (1485-1547) 1. All of the New World was Spain’s‚ except Brazil (ignoring English claims). Cristobo Columbo and his brother had established a handful of small colonies (including Cuba)‚ but in the first 15 years or so of the 16th Century Spain didn’t control much territory; this would soon change. 2. In 1519‚ Hernando Cortés landed in Mexico at Vera Cruz (which he founded). He had 600 men. His orders were to establish a colony;
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Topic: Spanish and Ottoman Empires Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire‚ many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires‚ which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world‚ the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities‚ as well as many differences in their
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Have you ever wondered the methods in history‚ to wipe out a powerful empire? Hernan Cortes‚ the Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain‚ in the 16th century. The Aztecs were a Nahuatl speaking nation of central Mexico‚ in MesoAmerica. They were very powerful and wealthy in natural goods‚ in addition to creating their own weapons and techniques. When Hernan Cortes came to the land of the heart of the Aztecs‚ he had brought unknown weapons and diseases to the Aztecs
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The author of the article “The Spanish Armada: The Worst-Kept Secret in Europe” De Lamar Jensen completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University and by profession; Jensen was a historian of early modern Europe as well as a faculty member of the history department at Brigham Young University. He also wrote several books on Europe during the renaissance and reformation. In this article‚ Jensen talks about how Spain was unable to keep the Spanish Armada a secret‚ which eventually led to the downfall
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