Christopher Columbus departed Spain on August 3‚ 1492 for his first voyage. He stopped at the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships known as the Pinta‚ the Niña‚ and the Santa María. On October 12‚ they first sighted land which turned out to be a small island in present-day Bahamas (Minster‚ 2012a). There are various factors which influenced Christopher Columbus to undertake this voyage. He had a personal interest and determination to
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large part due to “The Third of May 1808.”(Hughes 208) McLuhan writes that documents have the ability to transform an entire environment‚ which is basically what happens with Goya and his painting. “The Third of May 1808” was published posthumously in Spain‚ but that didn’t stop the wave of change from crashing down. Goya’s painting conveyed information in a way that was sympathetic to the Spanish people at the
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Colonization of the New World The discovery and colonization of the “New World” was one of the most significant and influential events in the known history of mankind. It has shaped our present by changing the course of our past and is a time of such great significance that it would be all but impossible to understand today without at least some comprehension of the why ’s of yesterday. What was it that drove such a myriad of people to risk so much to tame the wild and vast lands we now know
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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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Mexico etc. Spain A significant portion of Spanish cuisine derives from the Roman‚ Jewish and Arab traditions. The Moorish people were a strong influence in Spain for many centuries and has also marked the history of Spanish food. However‚ pork is popular and for centuries eating pork was also a statement of Christian ethnicity or "cleanliness of blood” because it was not eaten by Jews or Muslims. Several native food of the Americas were introduced to Europe through Spain‚ and a modern Spanish
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Sentiment had been growing in the colonies since the American Revolution‚ and so‚ the Latin American wars were vicious and were sparked by ideas of independence. Thanks to Napoleon’s invasion of Spain‚ the rebels in Latin America had the perfect excuse to declare their independence. However‚ even though the independence movements happened at a relatively close time from one another‚ they were not necessarily link together‚ since they have their own heroes and history. We can separate the Latin American
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lands between Europe and China. These Asian peoples would not let Europeans pass through their territory. For this reason‚ Europeans set out to find an ocean passage to the East‚ at a time when very few seamen had ever sailed out of sight of land. Spain and Portugal were nations that looked out on the Atlantic Ocean‚ not inward to the smaller and more peaceful Mediterranean Sea. These nations were ready to venture into the Atlantic and find a route to the East at the same time that new ways of building
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To these "gods"‚ the Indians would give gold and jewelry at their command. Yet‚ much of the Spanish’s profit was taken from the Indians by force. In the late 15th century‚ Spain went through a "cleansing" period in which all religions other than Catholicism (mainly Muslims and Jews) were expelled.# Therefore‚ at this time‚ Spain was very strongly Catholic‚ and had an intense desire to spread this Catholicism to the new world. The Spanish constructed many missions made to convert the Indians to Catholicism
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- Mother trained her daughter do household task. Spanish Colonization End of the reconquestas (wars against the moors) 1492 • Paved the way for the great voyages including the discovery of the New World (America) for Spain • Purtagal and Spain – two keen rivals in colonizing new lands because of gold‚ spices‚ and other merchandise found in the orient‚ as well as their religious zeal to proselyte the native. • Pope Alexander VI – issued a “papal bull” or “Inter Caetera”
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discovered the New World. Thus; Spain‚ France and England began sending out conquistadors and explorers to the uncharted terrains of the new continent. Motives for the Spanish‚ French‚ and English explorers varied greatly‚ however‚ they were similar in some ways. The motives of the Spanish explorers were acquisition of mineral wealth‚ spread of Christianity‚ search of El Dorado‚ search of Northwestern Passage‚ and thrill of adventure. The treasures that Columbus brought back to Spain enticed many adventurous
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