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    Little Spain Influence

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    During the Age of European expansion‚ Spain stumbled onto its overseas empire; which just so happen to be very massive and have a lot of prosperity. Columbus was supported by Isabella‚ the queen of Castile. In 1492‚ he landed on a Caribbean island that he named Española‚ or also known as Little Spain. Even later‚ Columbus believed the West Indies were part of the East. The Spanish and Portuguese were not first outsiders to arrive‚ but were the first with guns‚ sails‚ horses‚ and religion. This helped

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    form? The advances of technology help reach new cultures like how the compass and caravel helped get to the New World. Then when Christopher Columbus found the New world in 1492 European countries rushed out explorers like Champlain and Francisco Pizarro to get as much land as possible. But when the Europeans first met the Indians most most of them had conflicts‚

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    European Explorers Quiz

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    Salle 6.) _____ De Soto 7.) _____ Drake 8.) _____ Jolliet 9.) _____ Marquette 10.) ____ Ponce De Leon 11.) ____ J. Cabot 12.) ____ Cartier 13.) ____ Cortes 14.) ____ Champlain 15.) ____ Dias 16.) ____ Hudson 17.) ____ Magellan 18.) ____ Pizarro 19.) ____ Columbus 20.) ____ Raleigh 21.) Name the three discoveries/inventions that aided these European explorers in their quests: EUROPEAN EXPLORERS QUIZ A.) Stopped second circumnavigation of the world to hunt for gold. B.) First to explore

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    pardoned. And fourth‚ Legaspi was also faced with the hostility of the Portuguese who did not enjoy Legaspi’s settling in Cebu. They sent ships to Cebu to spy on Legaspi’s activities. In 1568‚ and again the following year‚ a Portuguese captain‚ Gonzalo de Pereira‚ blockaded Cebu in order to starve the Spaniards. With the aid of the Cebuanos‚ however‚ Legaspi withstood the blockade and succeeded in forcing Pereira to lift the blockade and leave the Philippines. In the midst of all these problems

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    Expedition

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    "Expedition" -saavedra (1527-28) namatay sa sariling kawal -Alvaro de saadvedra Able to reach mindanao but they were not able to land .all was DUBBED AS DISASTROVs EXPEDITIOn by the king of spain -Villalobos Expedition -Ruy Lopez Villalobos .mission: to find the spice island .on november 1‚ 1524 he left Mexico .to resolve this problem‚ he directed bernados dela torre to tanday (samar) island to look for food. .the chieftain of tanday (Makandala) .in gratitude to Makandala‚ Villalobos

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    Inca Empire

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    largest native empire. Near the end of the 14th century the Inca empire began to expand from its initial base in the Cuzco region of the southern Andes‚ mountains of South America. Incas’ expansion ended with the Spanish invasion led by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The Incas were the greatest indigenous civilization of the Americas. Within 100 years they had build a powerful empire‚ stretching the entire length of the Andeas‚ at a distance of more than 5‚500 km. It was probably the greatest

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    Peru Pest Analysis

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    central Chile. In search of Inca wealth‚ the Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro‚ who arrived in the territory after the Incas had fought a debilitating civil war‚ conquered the weakened people. The Spanish captured the Incan capital at Cuzco by 1533‚ and consolidated their control by 1542. Gold and silver from the Andes enriched the conquerors‚ and Peru became the principal source of Spanish wealth and power in South America. Pizarro founded Lima in 1535. The viceroyalty established at Lima in 1542 initially

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    Mendez vs Westminster

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    The Trial of the First desegregated school | By Marcos Moran | Even though forgotten‚ the stepping stone of Brown Vs. the Board of Education‚ Mendez Vs. Westminster was the first step to desegregate the United States of America. | | 5/1/13 5/1/13 Marcos Moran Professor Sullivan History 301 5/1/13 We all know of the famous trial that happen on May 17‚ 1954‚ a trial that ended all segregation in school districts all over the United States of America. With this law being enforce by the 14th

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    Diseases Diamond makes various arguments about diseases. The argument he makes that I will mention is that deadly disease came from Europe and spread to other places killing people that were unfamiliar with the disease. This is a good point that he makes‚ and the example he uses helps support his argument. His example is that smallpox came to the Aztecs from Europe. This disease killed a lot of Aztecs because they were unfamiliar with the disease‚ and because of that they couldn’t cure themselves

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    McDonald 1        Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War                  Matthew McDonald   Mrs. Jones  English I  4 March 2015                  McDonald 2  Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War  THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they  strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population  control.  I. Introduction  A. Background Information  B. Thesis Statement  II. Strike fear into your enemies  A. Fear of retaliation 

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