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    The Age of Exploration

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    the superpowers of Spain‚ Portugal‚ England‚ France‚ and the Netherlands‚ the world as we know it would not exist. Leading the way in the exploration of the world was the nation of Spain with a man named Christopher Columbus. Originally intending to find an eastwardly trade route to Asia‚ Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas instead. When word of this "New World" reached Europe‚ it virtually started race between the Nations there to claim there own piece of it. Spain continued their exploration

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    and reforming government‚ banking‚ and education. European societies discussed in these sections include Spain‚ Portugal‚ France‚ and England. Spain‚ Portugal‚ France‚ and England are all under monarchs as their form of government in 1492‚ which is heavily influenced by religion‚ which at this time was collectively Catholicism in the European societies. The collective goal in Portugal‚ Spain‚ France‚

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    returned home to Spain with some gold‚ spices‚ and complaints about Columbus’ harsh methods of governing. By the third voyage‚ Spain was at war with France ‚so the King and Queen made a cautious investment to support yet another voyage. By Columbus’ fourth and final voyage on May 9‚ 1502 Columbus began to call himself christbearer because he genuinely thought his life was divinely guided. This showed how highly Columbus thought about himself by his many accomplishments for Spain. During this fourth

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    conservative small holders‚ Catholics‚ and allies of landowners. Then also came the movement of ‘regenerationism’ as a reaction against the local political corruption (such as rigged elections)‚ the followers of which sought to restore justice to Spain. Then in 1921 came a military defeat in Morocco‚ which cost the Spanish forces

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    Barcelona Research Paper

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    the most visited in all of Spain‚ located in the most popular city known as Catalonia. With 100.4 km2‚ Catalonia is the second largest city in the Spain and has a population of 1‚605‚602‚ which was last checked in the year 2006. Barcelona is known to have some of the best scenery due to the location right on the Mediterranean coast. It is also known to be a massive tourist attraction‚ mostly for the Mediterranean climate and the outsized amount of parks. (Barcelona‚ Spain‚ 2007) The Mediterranean

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    Bartolome de Las Casas was born around 1484 in Sevilla‚ Spain. He went to Granada in 1497 to be a soldier‚ but he ended up enrolling in the Sevilla cathedral in order to study Latin. He went to Hispaniola with the governor in 1502. He was given an Encomienda for his participation in multiple expeditions. He became a lay teacher of catechism and evangelized the natives. In 1512-1513‚ he became the first ordained priest in America. He received an allotment of Indian serfs after the conquest of Cuba

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    Columbus de Las Casas

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    Dakota Holgard APUSH Columbus Questions 1. In 1492‚ Ferdinand and Isabella had just ended a war with the Moors‚ otherwise known as Muslims‚ and conquered Granada. In the same year‚ Jewish people were expelled from the Spain‚ and Columbus was granted passage to India via a western route. 2. The King of India is referred to by Columbus as the Great Can‚ meaning the King of Kings. 3. Columbus seeks out India in order to “learn their disposition and the proper method of converting them to

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    SAS® Curriculum Pathways® Social Studies 883 Age of Exploration: Spain in the New World: Student Answers NAME: Brandon Gibbons CLASS: American History DATE: 11/24/2014 Note to Instructor: Focus Question Should Spanish colonial settlers accept the New Laws of 1542? Background Movies Conquistadors: conquerors tha claimed a vast empire for Spain. Pursued economic‚political‚ and religious goals. King Charles I of Spain: 1531 responded to the massacres by the conquisadors. He required Christian

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    On August 3‚ 1492‚ Columbus and his crew of ninety men along with two other ships set sail from Spain out across the ocean in search of a spice trail to the East. On the morning of October 12‚ 1492 they landed on the shore of what is now Cuba. It wasn’t until 300 years later in 1792 that Columbus was actually honored in America. But every second Monday in October is met with a series of celebrations and protests regarding this man who is said to have discovered America olumbus was born in Genoa

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    these directions of exploration were partly in search of a viable sea-route in the Orient in order to break Venice’s iron-grip on the import of spices‚ silks and others goods from Africa and Asia. These projects were heavily dominated by Portugal and Spain since France was currently busy dealing with conflicts of both internal and

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