Las Casas Time Line 1484 Born in Seville to Pedro de Las Casas‚ a small merchant wealthy enough to send his son to learn Latin in the academy at the cathedral of Seville in 1497. Many older sources give 1474 as the year of his birth. 1502 Leaves Spain for Hispaniola in the West Indies with the governor‚ Nicolas de Ovando. He earns an encomienda for his participation in several expeditions and then proceeds to evangelize the Indians. 1506 Returns briefly to Europe where he is ordained a deacon in
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testing ground. They adapted cities to American realities and provided opportunities to import new ideas and reform. Also‚ provided ideas for rational town planning. 3) Spain acquired her America through many motives and events. The Treaty of Tordesillas was the key one‚ it was the agreement of anything west of Brazil was to Spain and east was to the Portuguese. They exhausted this treaty with imaginary north and south lines that explained spheres of importance. Successions of individual dominance
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The Reconquista was a period of 750 years in which several Christian kingdoms slowly expanded themselves over Spain to defeat the Muslim states. Granada‚ the last Islamic city in Spain‚ fell to Isabella and Ferdinand’s forces on the second of January 1492. The downfall of Granada marked the final act of the Reconquista. The city of Granada was the most important thing for Isabella and Ferdinand during their marriage. Isabella was the queen of the kingdom of Castile‚ and Ferdinand was to gain control
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Politics‚ religion‚ social structure‚ and economics are necessary components of a society. The European countries in the late fifteenth century were in competition with each other to perfect these ideas. They wanted more power‚ wealth‚ resources‚ and perfection of society. They wanted to create utopia. But what is a utopia? The word was first mentioned by Thomas More in his book titled Utopia‚ published in 1516. (8) This was after the beginning of European exploration in the Americas‚ yet it holds
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“lewd” and unsavory . Because of this‚ the dance was vigorously suppressed beginning in 1583‚ and continued many years later. In spite of this active suppression‚ this dance was still favored by many and performed. In the sarabande’s early form in Spain‚ a double line of couples would perform the dance the using castanets and lively music. Throughout the Renaissance‚ as new ideas spread‚ so did the music and dance style of the sarabande‚ and this form came to France by the 17th century. Within the
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to find a route to the treasures of China and the Far East‚ there were many now convinced that Columbus had a great idea in searching for a shorter way by sailing west. Not everyone however‚ was certain that the world really was round. Except for Spain‚ the rulers of Europe saw no advantage in exploring the islands or landmasses found by Columbus. France made a try to find this passage to the East. This time‚ King Francis I sent yet another Italian‚ Giovanni da Verrazano from Florence‚ in 1524
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nation-state‚ first in Western Europe and then elsewhere‚ has long been viewed as the key political development of this era [i.e. the sixteenth century].’ (Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks) Discuss with reference to at least two of the following: England‚ France‚ Spain. This essay examines how the growth of the nation-state was a key political development during this period. It was a hugely important process and a stepping stone towards the systems we have in place today. Although many of the aspects of state-building
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Imperialism – 15th - 17th century 2. Age of Exploration 3. Age of Industrial Capitalism/New Imperialism-18th-19th century 4. Industrial Revolution-1750 FACTORS THAT LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE NATIONALISM 1. World Events a. Seven Years War (Spain and France vs. England) -Impact to the Philippines- The British Invasion of Manila –(1762-1764) b. Development of Liberal Ideas in world events i. Age of Enlightenment- Rousseau and Voltaire‚ Locke -Social Contract Theory – People surrendered
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and Isabella I‚ discovered the North American continent on October 12‚1492. Though he was originally seeking a westward route to India‚ his fleet of ships consisting of the Nina‚ Pinta and Santa Maria reached the island of Hispanola‚ claiming it for Spain. Giovanni Verrazano: Mariner who explored the East coast of the United States and Nova Scotia under the commission of France in 1524. He was commissioned to claim new lands in the New World and find a route to China. He was the first European to
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intentions‚ emphasis and encounters of their travels through these Christian Lands. Ahmad bin Qasim was a Muslim born in Andalucia Spain‚ in the year 1569. A “New Christian” or convert to the faith‚ he adopted the Christian practices but secretly stayed true to his Islamic faith. (Matar 6). He had a strong command for both Arabic and Spanish‚ but at a time in Spain where knowledge of Arabic was an offense‚ where and which one could be burned at the stake (Matar 6). When this was discovered by Spanish
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