Columbus’s "discovery" of Caribbean islands densely populated by Native Americans. The most dramatic moment in subsequent European-Native American relations was the first encounter between the Inca emperor Atahuallpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro at the Peruvian highland town of Cajamarca on November 16‚ 1532. Atahuallpa was absolute monarch of the largest and most advanced state in the New World‚ while Pizarro represented the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (also known as King Charles
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plants and animals‚ germs‚ orientation of continental axes‚ and ecological barriers. Throughout the book‚ he refers back to the "Collision at Cajamarca‚" or the first encounter between the Incan emperor Atahuallpa and the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro‚ as a "broad window onto world history." The encounter is effective in capturing his argument‚ namely that the Spanish "victory" over the Incas was all but a foregone conclusion given the centuries of accumulated benefits conferred on the
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Conquest of Mexico and Peru “How did small groups of Spaniards‚ which initially numbered only a few hundred men‚ conquer the Aztec and the Incan empires that had populations in the millions‚ large armies‚ and militarist traditions of their own? (Keen and Haynes 68). Many modern day scholars express how easily the Spanish conquered both Mexico and Peru from great leaders such as the Aztec ruler Moctezuma and the Incan emperor Atahualpa. In order to understand how this conquest was accomplished
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The Architectural History of the California Missions (1769-1823) You may already know that there are 21 missions today in the state of California. Starting in San Diego all the way past San Francisco‚ the missions remind us of an earlier time when the Spanish were colonizing Alta California. The California missions were started because the Spanish king wanted to create permanent settlements in the area of the New World called Alta California. The decision to create Spanish missions in California
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Word count (excluding titles and references): 1397 The Spanish Civil War. Explain some of the causes and consequences The Spanish civil war was a major conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists‚ which was fierce and bloody as over 500‚000 people were killed. It began in July of 1936‚ and waged on until April of 1939. Although later conflicts have overshadowed it‚ the Spanish civil war remains one of the bloodiest conflicts of our modern era as well as one of the most consequential as
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Francisco de Goya’s series‚ the Disasters of War‚ remains one of the strongest accusations against the horrors and tragedies of war to date. Reflecting the suffocating atmosphere of violence that surrounded Spain at the time‚ Disasters of War attacks the senselessness of war itself and makes a desperate appeal to all that is good in man. Although sources are unanimous in asserting that Goya was not physically in the midst of any actual violence‚ Goya acts as a witness to the series insofar as he
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Juan Ponce de León y Figueroa (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida‚ which he named. He is associated with the legend of the Fountain of Youth‚ reputed to be in Florida. He was born in the village of Santervás de Campos in the northern part of what is now the Spanish province of Valladolid. Although early historians placed his birth in 1460‚ more recent evidence shows
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Francisco Hernandez Ms. Gilligan Comp-1 October 27‚ 2014 Monet vs. Seurat The styles of Claude Monet and Georges Seurat are similar and both unique at the same time. They are both very fine artists that specialize in Impressionism. Georges Seurat is best known for his painting “Sunday afternoon on the Island of la Grande-Jatte. Claude Monet is best known for his impressionist paint titled Water lilies. They both were great artists of their time and have left a great impact and artwork for today’s
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ART HUMANITIES: MASTERPIECES OF WESTERN ART Dr. Martina Mims W-1121‚ Section 029 mm783@columbia.edu Spring 2015 Office hours: Th 2:30 to 3:30 Tues./Th.: 1:10 – 2:25 p.m. Schermerhorn 915 Schermerhorn 604 This course‚ a part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University‚ introduces selected works central to the Western tradition
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Francisco de Miranda was the person who originally created the common yellow‚ blue and red flag of Gran Colombia that Colombia‚ Ecuador and Venezuela‚ with slight variations‚ share today. Miranda gave at least two sources of inspiration for his flag. In a letter written to Count Simon Romanovich Woronzoff in 1792‚ Miranda stated that the colors were based on a theory of primary colors given to him by the German writer and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Miranda described a late-night conversation
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