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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“discovering America‚” he is possibly one of the most recognizable explorers in our society. In the late 1400’s‚ however‚ Columbus was not as famous as we know him today. Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain unpredictably sponsored this unknown and strange explorer. Without credibility or proof‚ why did the King and Queen of Spain believe Columbus when he said there was a way to reach China and the Indies by sailing west? First of all‚ Columbus shared many of the same beliefs as the King and Queen. Also‚ the trip
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Cromwell This will be the Golden Age of the Netherlands and France. The kings of France‚ England and Spain claimed loyalty of their subjects‚ monarchical power added up to something close to sovereignty‚ sovereign in power within their boundaries. In the period between 1589 and 1715‚ two basic patterns of government emerged in Europe: absolute monarchy (examples - France and Spain) and the constitutional state (examples - England and the Netherlands). Almost all subsequent European governments
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Columbus came to the New World for a variety of reasons. A few of these reasons included: wealth‚ converting non-Christians and to prove the theory of the earth being round. On Columbus’ journey to the New World he had actually set out on his project that he called “Enterprise of the Indies”. In this project he had set out to reach east by sailing west. Columbus wanted to prove the theory of the earth being round. Now Columbus’ journey was mainly based on the works of Ptolemy. If Ptolemy’s works
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Spain who was an ally of France‚ disobeyed Napoleon’s decree. Then in 1808 Napoleon overthrew the Spanish royal family and made his brother Joseph king of Spain. But everything that Napoleon did such as put in a foreign ruler‚ take away noble privileges offended Spanish pride and created nationalistic feelings. The people of Spain revolted in 1808. The French troops stopped the riots‚ but the nationalistic spirit was not lost. For the next five years there was warfare in Spain. British
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they include bias and factual accounts of when the Americas were found. Most of the writings of the men from the country of Spain include bias in one-way or another. Christopher Columbus‚ a Spaniard‚ wrote a letter describing his first voyage to the Americas. His point of view is easily found. Columbus makes references to the King and Queen (most likely Queen Isabella of Spain who funded the expedition) and his lord and savior. By the style he is using to write this‚ it is easy to tell this piece
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P.5 Latin American Independence In the struggle for independence from Spain during the 1800s‚ Creoles began to noticed that they might be able to take over the power and most of the lands that the Spaniards control since Napoleon Bonaparte was able to invade Spain‚ causing an influence over Latin America. Creoles in Latin America were people that are full Europeans meaning they were born in the colonies but with Spanish descent‚ also they were. Creoles led the fight for the Latin American independence
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The First Americans The settling of the Americas Descended from bands of hunters and fishers Crossed the Bering Strait via land Arrived by sea from Asia or pacific lands 15‚000 to 60‚000 years ago Early inhabitants spread to the tip of south America Food crisis Wooly mammoth and giant bison extinct due to climate warm Near East 9‚000 years ago agriculture developed; corn‚ squash‚ and beans modern day Mexico and Andes Western hemisphere; no agriculture possible because of absence
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The source is a letter Hernan Cortes wrote as the second official report on his achievements and activities in Temixtitlan (Mexico) to Charles V and to inform him of the land’s goods‚ richness and their traditions. It was delivered from Mexico to Spain in 1520. The letter was most likely translated from Spanish later on (Internet History 2018). Hernan described
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Production‚ exchange and defense The treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 changed European economy completely. After the pope gave Spain and Portugal complete dominion over the Indies‚ they became entitle to revenue from American exploration and production. “As exploration and conquest [of the Indies] proceeded‚ exaggerated accounts of New World wealth circulated in the Old” (Burkholder and Johnson‚ 174). Front that point on‚ colonies existed to increase the wealth and political strength of their mother
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