Atlantic‚ European countries were in competition among each other in claiming the land. This holds true in countries such as England‚ France‚ Portugal‚ and Spain. They all used religion‚ trade‚ and technology to help with the exploration and colonization of parts of the world. Spain and Portugal led the initial onslaught to the New World. Spain and Portugal’s technology was far ahead than other’s in Europe. They studied‚ copied‚ and improved the designs of Arab vessels‚ used compasses and astrolabes
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SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD TO PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION Aims of Spanish Colonization • God – propagation of Catholic Christianity • Gold – desire for economic wealth • Glory – to be the greatest empire in the world THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM Spain Retains the Philippines Despite Economic Loss • As a colony‚ the Philippines was a financial burden to the Spanish treasury. The Philippines as Crown Colony • In the sense that she belonged to the Spanish King. THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM The Council
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Throughout Castaways‚ by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca‚ and A Land So Strange‚ the Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca‚ by Andre Resendez‚ a transformation is seen through the thoughts and actions of the four Spanish survivors. Clearly motivated by curiosity‚ greed‚ and religion‚ at first‚ a dramatic transformation from explorers and conquistadors into assimilated Spanish Indians and revolutionary idealists occurs. Cabeza de Vaca believed that his peaceful ascendancy over the Indians of North America was
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the time were Spain‚ Portugal‚ Japan‚ and others. Also in the countries the governing body of them had their way or the highway they did not care what had to be done or who had to be killed. If the ruler of a certain country did not like something they did not care what had to be done to stop it. Powerful countries at the time such as Spain and Portugal only cared about power and one word that sums them up is greed. During the sixteenth‚ seventeenth‚ and eighteenth century Spain was one of the
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the new world economically good for Spain Spain wanted a lot of things. It wanted to expand its knowledge of the world that they had never seen. They also wanted to have a larger empire‚ find spices and other riches‚ and expand Christianity. The fundamental aspect of the voyages that were undergone by Spain was to acquire gold and silver to pay for their wars with the Turkish Empire. Beginning with Columbus in 1492 and continuing for nearly 350 years‚ Spain conquered and settled most of South
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was the capture of Constantinople by the Turks a factor in the geographical discoveries in the fifteenth and sixteenth century? -it leads to one of the largest and most famous discoveries‚ that the world is round. Since they are in that situation‚ Spain and Portugal look for another route and later discover that the world is round and not a flat surface. Explain why and how the Spaniards and Portuguese came to the east. -the Europeans admired the wonders of the east because of what they hear in
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he enrolled at the University of Valencia in Spain‚ and later moved to Madrid. He joined the Freemasonry under lodge Porvenir‚ and he also became a member of the Circulo Hispano-Filipino. After 8 years‚ he founded the filipino newspaper La Solidaridad or SOL in Spain. He also joined the radical party Partido Republicano Propagandista in Barcelona where it emphasized revolutionary ideas. Graciano Lopez Jaena was died of tubercolosis in Barcelona‚ Spain in January 20‚ 1896. Other Propagandist and
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The Spanish Golden Age:In the context 1474 to 1598‚ to what extent did Ferdinand and Isabella lay the foundations for a Spanish Golden Age? By the end of the 16th century Spain had within the space of 100 year risen to become the greatest power in Europe and as quickly and dramatically as it had risen out of a divided peninsular it came crashing down back into despair. By the end of Philip II reign the country had been become bankrupt several times due to excessive spending through his
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October 2‚ 2012 Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries‚ Spain‚ under the Habsburg name‚ had become a dominant force in not only Europe‚ but the rest of the world as well. Through strategic marriage‚ the Habsburg Empire was a quilt of different religions‚ cultures‚ class and lifestyles. With the emergence of agro towns and ideologies circulating from the arbistras‚ the Spanish population started to see options regarding lifestyles. Although Spain thrived on these key points‚ major changes within the
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continued as part of the European sovereign debt crisis‚ which has affected primarily the southern European states and Ireland. In Spain‚ the crisis was generated by long-term loans (commonly issued for 40 years)‚ the building market crash‚ which included the bankruptcy of major companies‚ and a particularly severe increase in unemployment‚ which rose to 24.4% by March 2012. Spain continued the path of economic growth when the ruling party changed in 2004‚ keeping robust GDP growth during the first term
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