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    Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese

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    The Spanish-American War was fought between the United States‚ and Spain. Sadly it’s not a popular subject in high schools these days‚ so most students don’t know anything about this war. The Spanish-American War marked a new beginning for the United States‚ Cuba and Spain. These countries where affected by the war because the Spanish American war would end the Spanish Empire‚ create a new one‚ and give a colony its independence. WHAT STARTED THE WAR The Spanish American war was about Cubin Independence

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    | | The Aztec-Spanish War: Causes and Effects Shane J. Bergen HIST101 American History to 1877 Professor Lawhorn May 28‚ 2013 The Aztec-Spanish War The Aztec empire was one of the strongest and most expansive empires in the 15th century. They cemented their power by securing strategic alliances‚ but they also established enemies who would eventually aid their demise. The Aztec-Spanish War is officially described to have lasted between 1519 and 15211‚ but many events before

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    The Spanish Empire I. The Conquistadors A. Hernando Cortés (1485-1547) 1. All of the New World was Spain’s‚ except Brazil (ignoring English claims). Cristobo Columbo and his brother had established a handful of small colonies (including Cuba)‚ but in the first 15 years or so of the 16th Century Spain didn’t control much territory; this would soon change. 2. In 1519‚ Hernando Cortés landed in Mexico at Vera Cruz (which he founded). He had 600 men. His orders were to establish a colony;

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    Topic: Spanish and Ottoman Empires Beginning from when Sargon I of Akkad built the worlds first empire‚ many empires have since then been established and now hold a name that are both as eminent and momentous. Two of these such empire are the Spanish and the Ottoman Empires‚ which began to establish and expand around the time of 1450-1800. Although separate and located in different parts of the world‚ the Ottoman and Spanish Empires share many similarities‚ as well as many differences in their

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    The author of the article “The Spanish Armada: The Worst-Kept Secret in Europe” De Lamar Jensen completed his Ph.D. from Columbia University and by profession; Jensen was a historian of early modern Europe as well as a faculty member of the history department at Brigham Young University. He also wrote several books on Europe during the renaissance and reformation. In this article‚ Jensen talks about how Spain was unable to keep the Spanish Armada a secret‚ which eventually led to the downfall

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    conquer the Aztecs for greed of money and land. 5. What were some of the biggest advantages the Spanish had over the Aztecs? They had strong immune systems and weren’t affected by disease. Weapons. 6. What were the religious beliefs of both groups? Which group tried to convert the other one to their religion? The Spanish believed in Christianity‚ and Mexica believed in Mexicayotl. The Spanish tried to convert the Aztecs. After completing these sections‚ go to the assessment

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    Spanish and English Empires During much of the 1500’s European nations began efforts to colonize the Americas (or the New World). Their goal‚ as stated in The Enduring Vision‚ was not only to seek wealth and power but they also wanted to make it their mission to introduce Christianity and “civilization” to the “savages” and “pagans” (p. 29). The two main European Nations that left most of an impact in the Americas was Spain and Britain. Britain mainly colonized the Northeastern region and Spain

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    English and Spanish colonies were able to flourish in the new world even though they differed in motives for colonization and social layout; yet both colonies were similar to each other in the fact that they had common economies and like ways of treating the indigenous population. Once they established land in the new world‚ each country was able to find a new source of wealth‚ either from precious metals or from building necessities such as lumber. Seemingly‚ the British and Spanish colonies were

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    My Spanish Village - An Ideal Place to Penetrate into the Spanish Culture How do you think a modern full time language school‚ in which the children are willing to go with joy and do not notice how fast time passes‚ should look like? Undoubtedly‚ it should be like “My Spanish Village” in Walnut Creek. The staff here thinks that childhood is a whole era in the children’s lives‚ so it is important to reflect the inner world of children‚ inspire them and develop the desire to learn and explore Spanish

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