Exploration blossomed across the Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa which has lead to the newly discovered Americas. Countries in Europe are creating colonies throughout the New World to open trade along the newly established trade routes. Behind the creation of these trade routes and the establishing of new colonies were the great voyages of discovery. These voyages are the original paths of the explorers who charted the Americas and have become the backbone for trade and colonization. Christopher Columbus
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the country’s pagan past and its Christian present. Let’s trace its history. Historical accounts say that before Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan came to Cebu on April 7‚ 1521 to plant the cross on its shore and claim the country for the King of Spain‚ Sinulog was already danced by the natives in honor of their wooden idols and anitos. Then Magellan came and introduced Christianity. He gave the Santo Nino (image of the Child Jesus) as baptismal gift to Hara Amihan‚ wife of Cebu’s Rajah Humabon
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Tourism in the Philippines Tourism in the Philippines is a major economic contributor to the Philippine economy. The Philippines is an archipelagic country composed of 7‚107 islands. It offers a rich biodiversity with its tropical rainforests‚ mountains‚ beaches‚ coral reefs‚ islands‚ and diverse range of flora and fauna‚ making it as one of the megadiverse countries in the world. In 2012‚ the country attracted 4‚272‚811 visitors. History Philippine tourism flourished in the 1970s and early
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The European Exploration HIS111 Lecture 190 August 27‚ 2014 “European overseas expansion after 1600 entered a second phase‚ comparable to developments at home. As Spain declined‚ so did the Spanish empire and that of Portugal‚ which was tied to Spain by a Habsburg king after 1580 and plagued with its own developing imperial problems. These new conditions afforded opportunities for northern European states. The Dutch‚ between 1630 and 1650‚ almost cleared the Atlantic of
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trade Chinese commodities to European market such as tea‚ silks and ceramics. According to the text book‚ in 1600 the British government granted the east India company a monopoly on trade east of Africa’s cape of good hope to south America’s straits of Magellan‚ that is‚ all trade in the Indian and pacific ocean; made perpetual in 1609‚ this monopoly lasted until 1834. There were 4 opened ports at China in early 18 century; the Canton system was the procedure of trade and barbarian management. The
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The Battle of Mactan‚ April 27‚ 1521‚ which Lapu-Lapu and his warriors defeated Magellan. SUMMARY: Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines in 1521. Magellan landed on the island of Cebu‚ claiming the lands for Spain and naming them Archipelago of San Lazaro. He set up friendly relations with some of the local chieftains and converted some of them to Roman Catholicism. However‚ Magellan was killed by natives‚ led by a local chief named Lapu-Lapu‚ who go up against foreign domination
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findings. For example‚ if they accomplished what they set out to do or if they ultimately failed in the mission they attempted to accomplish. There are two explorers that this response is based on‚ Christopher Columbus (Cristobal Colon) and Ferdinand Magellan. Many attribute Christopher Columbus with daring and ingenuity for having the initiative to sail into the unknown and discover North America. In reality‚ however‚ it was a mission doomed to failure. He ignored the (accurate) counsel of the top scientists
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Columbus‚ or Magellan? If I were a sailor the best possible way of getting to our destination without dying would have to be Da Gama because he is a great explorer and discovered new places all over the world. Columbus is a intelligent person but his voyage would be very dangerous and most likely come to death. M Da Gama - Great explorer discovered new places all over the world. I’d go with him. Columbus - Intelligent man but the voyage was perilous and more dangerous. Magellan - Probably had
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James Ussher (sometimes spelled Usher‚ 4 January 1581 – 21 March 1656) was Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland between 1625 and 1656. He was a prolific scholar‚ who most famously published a chronology that purported to establish the time and date of the creation as the night preceding Sunday‚ 23 October 4004 BC‚ according to the proleptic Julian calendar.In 1619 Ussher travelled to England‚ where he remained for two years. His only child‚ Elizabeth‚ was born in London
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you know that on September 20‚ 1519‚ a fleet of five galleons commanded by Portuguese Navigator Ferdinand Magellan at the service of the king and queen of Spain set sailed from San Lucar de Barrameda to search for the Spice Islands. Unfortunately did not find the spice island; instead they landed in Limasawa‚ a small island in the south of Leyte in the central part of the Philippines. Magellan took possession of the islands and named it after King Philip of Spain. Magellan’s expedition headed for
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