Philippine History Essay LEGAZPI EXPIDITION On November 21‚ 1564‚ the fifty Spanish expidition to the Philippines sailed from Mexico. Aboard four ships under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi were five Augustinian friars‚ 380 men and a fair amount of food‚ ammunition and trinkets. The expedition was not the best nor the worst ever fitted for its destination‚ which at the start had been guessed as New Guinea.Whether it was good sailing weather‚ or the combined forces of the Spanish King’s
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ENCOUNTER WITH THE WEST 10. THE TRAIDING ROUTE • In the last two centuries of the Middle Ages‚ the Europeans‚ while regaining the Holy Land from the Muslims‚ were able to establish commerce with the Orient through trade routes. The goods the Europeans wanted were gold‚ jewels‚ silk‚ perfumes‚ especially spices like: *pepper *onions *ginger *nutmeg *garlic is the most important items of trade from East. • Owning to the desire of the Europeans to enhance the taste of food and to preserve
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RATIONALE The topic chosen for this SBA is fascinating‚ in the sense that it provides a great opportunity for research and in turn allows a clear insight as to what Caribbean life was like socially‚ culturally as well as technologically. This topic also aids me in learning more about the Caribbean’s history. My topic possesses many educational benefits. For instance a clear insight is offered as to what Caribbean life was like before the arrival of the Europeans and the impact that their arrival
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As a result‚ the introduction of smallpox‚ measles‚ influenza‚ and other Afro-Eurasian diseases to the Americas devastated the native population‚ which had no natural immunity‚ wiped out the native slaves in the encomienda system‚ created famine‚ and created demand for other sources of labor due to the lack of people to work fields. Europeans created unique systems of trade to incorporate the Americas into their trade networks which further distributed goods throughout
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General – the chief executive of the Philippines during Spanish times Checks to Gubernatorial Powers: • The Royal Audiencia • The Archbishop and the Clergy • The Complaints • The Residencia • The Visitador THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM The Encomienda System The encomienda was a legal system that was used by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas to regulate Native Americans and to reward individual Spaniards for services to the crown. • Royal – owned by the king • Private –
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were both monarchs of one of the largest Christian kingdoms located in Iberia. Ferdinand’s marriage to Isabella allowed them to unite Spain. They are credited with the reconquest of Granada and initiating the exploration of the new world. Encomiendas: are grants of Indian laborers that were made to Spanish conquerors. Also to the Spanish settlers in Mesoamerica and South America. These grants formed the basis for the early forms for coerced labor in the Spanish colonies. *Mexico City: was
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Ch. 19: Early Latin America Introduction -During the 15th+16th centuries‚ Spain and Portugal colonized the Americas • Colonies were dependent (unlike Russia’s expansion) -Created economic dependency on W w/ lasing effects • Colonies maintained special contact w/ W (like Russia) -But Russia could decide what to borrow; colonies had W forms imposed • Superior tech.‚ horses‚ and disease allowed conquerors to dominate natives • Social hierarchy changed by intermarriage of natives+Europeans and
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American Indian Holocaust. The conquistadors didn’t intend to find the Americas they didn’t even think they existed; the only thing they wanted was new trade routes. But either way it doesn’t excuse what they did to the Native Americans using the Encomienda System as an excuse. As soon as the Spanish conquistadores discovered the Americas‚ thanks to Columbus‚ and realized the riches it contained they started major voyages which cause them to discover a different race who were naïve and not civilized
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LeAndra Reed History 4360 Origins of Slavery in Latin America Africans and Indians both were enslaved by Portugal and Spain to help build their empires in the new discovered lands. Spain had been the first to reap the glory of the new found land‚ but Portugal soon followed. African existences in Latin America are due directly from the new market created for cheap labor to help cultivate the new found territories. When Spain and Portugal found the New World they relied heavily on the Indians’
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He used the encomienda system which was a disguised form of slavery. * Bartolome de las Casas: de las Casas‚ a former conquistador‚ publicly criticized the ruthlessness with which Columbus and his successors treated the Amerindians. * Michel de Montaigne * Giovanni Bernini * Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in 1533. He used the encomienda system which was a disguised form of slavery. * Ferdinand
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