find new trade routes with the East‚ and spread Christianity. Two of the rival superpowers during this time were Spain and Portugal. They competed to find new trade routes and resources. Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480 in Portugal‚ and was raised in a noble family. He served King Manuel I by establishing Portugal’s influence in India‚ but they had a falling out so he went to Spain. Spanish King Charles I funded his expedition of finding a commercial route to the Spice Islands by sailing west
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of Spain in the Seventeenth Century Dr Christopher Storrs‚ University of Dundee One of the most striking phenomena of the early modern period was the rise and then the decline of Spain between the late fifteenth and the late seventeenth centuries. Spain’s rise to be a European and global power began with the marriage (1469) of queen Isabel of Castile (1474–1504) and king Ferdinand of Aragon (1479–1516)‚ whose realm included Aragon proper‚ Valencia and Catalonia. They not only united “Spain” by
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The Spaniard population was suffering‚ despondent‚ and frantic to retrieve resources for their population. Yes‚ if I were queen of Spain I believe that colonization in the Americas was worth the cost. I believe that Native Americans were going to be exposed to European disease and die even if they weren’t enslaved by the Spanish. This misfortune allowed the Spaniards access to valuable Native American resources. These resources would allow the settlers to live successfully in the Americas. “Gather
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The early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain and England sought to gain economic footholds in the New World and relations with the Indians and Africans for trade and resources. Behind there motives were similar ambitions for conquest‚ and wealth‚ but what made each empire unique in its reasons? Portugal was bent on conquest and used massive firepower to subdue the natives and plunder valuable resources such as gold rather than barter. Amassing wealth in these new lands was top priority and was
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Spain was the power house of the world during the 1500’s to 1650’s with the best navy in the world and the richest country thanks to the colonization of the New World or America. I think the Colonization of the New World in America was very worth it because we were able to get more land and slave for our kingdom and we got resources are scarce or never exist in Europe. America helped a lot to get us almost to the top of the world. Now my kingdom has more land and we are able to spread my people
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war ended from a frightful time from the Europeans. The 15th century was a time of change and Europe and Spain made the effort to move to the American lands. Spain and Europe did not know what to expect when it came to traveling to the new world. Soon came of Chistoforo Columbo or Cristobal Colon‚ born in 1446. Columbus as he is known after his death in 1506 changed the world for Europe‚ Spain and the New World. In the time of Europe many difficulties came across. The trade to the new word became
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19-23 E. Overall County Total 24 F. Works Cited 25 A. Introcution Spain ’s powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain‚ France‚ and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II‚ but suffered through a devastating Civil War (1936-39). In the second
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Which Mediterranean civilization has been most influential to current Spain? The constitutional monarchy of Spain is a country of many facets and that has been shaped throughout history by a myriad of influential civilizations. From the pre-Roman Celtic and Iberian culture‚ to Romans‚ Carthaginians‚ Phoenicians‚ Greeks‚ and Islam. All have left their mark on contemporary Spain. Arguably the most influential civilizations that shaped the Spanish Peninsula were the Romans and Islamic rulers. Nevertheless
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Patricia Seed‚ we explored the specific conquests of England‚ France‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ and The Netherlands. Each nation utilized a specific strategy and approach for their endeavors. An analysis of the tactics used by Spain and France reveal several marked differences‚ these comparisons will be conducted by looking at each nations economic policies‚ political ideologies‚ and religious ideals. The economic motivations of Spain and France for their respective conquests are quite interesting with
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain would not have had the time and money to sponsor an unprecedented ocean voyage. Although religious unrest at home caused the King and Queen to decline the voyage sponsorship three times‚ eventually‚ after eight long‚ anticipating years for one Italian‚ religious ideology‚ financial gains‚ and Columbus’ talent at sea is what drove the two monarchs to finally fund the voyage of Christopher Columbus. Before 1492‚ Spain consisted of small ruling kingdoms‚ and
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