The Economic Condition of the Philippines during the Pre-Spanish era Economy during the Spanish Colonial Period Ferdinand Magellan set out from Spain in 1519 on the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe with five ships and a complement of 264 crew. Three years later in 1522‚ only the one ship‚ the Victoria‚ returned to Spain with 18 men. The Philippines were the death of Magellan. The expedition sighted the island of Samar on March 16‚ 1521. Magellan was welcomed by two Rajas‚ Kolambu
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wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of the Americas. A conquistador includes any one of the Spanish people who traveled to America to try and seize new land and goods. Famous conquistadors include Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro. 4. Encomienda: A brutal Spanish system designed to reward conquistadores in the New World by granting them local villages and control over native labor. In this system‚ important Spaniards were given native slave communities. The Spanish would provide protection
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Unit 1: The Foundation of the Spanish‚ French‚ Dutch and English Colonies in North America * Initial Contact (Spanish) * The French and Dutch Colonies * The English Colonies Part I: Initial Contact (Spanish) #1: Who were the earliest inhabitants of the Americas? * About 14‚000 years ago (12‚000 BCE)‚ people started to migrate across BERINGIA to Americas * By 8‚000 BCE‚ they reached to Tierra del Fuego * 3 waves came from Asia‚ 1 from Polynesia
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changes and the forced acculturation to the Spanish ways of life. Furthermore‚ she comments on Spanish struggles to utilize commercial opportunities due to the poor agricultural‚ unsuitable grazing land‚ lack of labor‚ and the eventual collapse of the encomienda system. Lastly‚ Clendinnen touches on the divine front‚ mentioning the friars initially trying to psychologically discern Mayan behavior and sequences to pinpoint the reasoning’s behind Mayan beliefs. Then using what they infer as ammunition toward
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“Compare and contrast the early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England in terms of motives‚ economic foundations‚ and relations with Africans and Native Americans. What factors explain the similarities and differences in the two ventures?” Darwin proclaimed that when push comes to shove‚ only the robust characters would survive. Outfitted with an effective military‚ a divine hostility against competing faiths and diseases unknown to even the carriers‚ three powerful and greedy nations
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Global Studies Unit : Latin America Lesson 3 = Monday‚ 5 May 2014 HISTORY Intro to Cultural/Human Geography of Latin America Answer the Qs below from pp457-474 of the text. 1. According to the Aztec poet quoted on p457‚ did the Aztecs rate the Spanish a “10” (great overlords)‚ or a somewhat lesser score? They did not like the Spanish‚ so a somewhat lesser score. 2. In the late 1400s‚ Spanish & Portuguese navigators bumped into the Americas. What were they looking for‚ & did they
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Regarding the article‚ “Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and Human Progress‚ Dr. Howard Zinn argues that there is another perspective to consider as to Christopher Columbus’ adventures. Dr. Howard Zinn’s position is that history books have omissions of slavery‚ death and innocent bloodshed that accompanied the adventures of Christopher Columbus. In the following statements Dr. Howard Zinn describes his perspective; “The writer began the history‚ five hundred years ago‚ of the European invasion of the Indian
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handout is yours to use as you see fit (write on it‚ etc…). However‚ you will not be able to use this study guide during the Exam and it is not worth any additional points! The Columbian Exchanges included all of these EXCEPT… Why were the encomiendas discontinued by the 1620s? Which of the following practices was extended to the Americas as a result of Portuguese commercial and colonial experience elsewhere? What culture or type of lifestyle had influenced world history since the Neolithic
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The Aztecs pushed southward into the rich agricultural lands of Central Mexico. In 1300 the Aztecs started to build their own empire. By 1500 they ruled a densely populated empire. The Aztecs were impressed into building elaborate canals and reclamation projects (Bulliet xxx). The Aztecs also built impressive cities‚ and promoted irrigation projects. Hernan Cortes‚ Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of Aztec Mexico in 1519-1521 for Spain. The Conquistadors were 16th century Spanish individuals
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Spanish landowners turned to the African slave trade. Landowners became booming plantation (hacienda) owners‚ using slaves to develop cash crops with huge margins (they didn’t have employer expenses). The slaves were often distributed using the Encomienda system‚ which‚ besides organizing slave distribution‚ helped spread Catholicism extensively (the landowners would agree to convert the slave). Although the Spanish had found a quick and booming moneymaker‚ their exploitation of the vulnerable slaves
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