CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND THE FIRST SCENARIO OF COLONIZATION: HISPANIOLA AND THE CARIBBEAN - Christopher Columbus The Catholic Monarchs and the Capitulations of Santa Fe - Spanish Voyages of Exploration Treaty of Tordesillas - First Scenario of Colonization: Hispaniola Government Churchmen and Laws of Burgos - Medieval Documents Texts: Bakewell‚ pp. 97-125 Mills et al.‚ pp.27-33 CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Cristoforo Colombo (Genoese‚ born in 1451)‚ sailor‚
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In 1492‚ West African societies are currently under Songhai rule‚ but Sonni Ali is dying and Askia Mohammed is going into rule gaining everything left from Sonni Ali‚ including Timbuktu. Timbuktu was the trading and cultural center for the Mali. Askia Mohammed is focused predominantly on expansion of the empire through strengthening Muslim ties and reforming government‚ banking‚ and education. European societies discussed in these sections include Spain‚ Portugal‚ France‚ and England. Spain‚ Portugal
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But in the later months‚ the Pope nullified the provision‚ leading to the protestation of the Portugal. Because it is not fair for them that the Spaniards can own lands in their side while they cannot. So they agreed on the treaty of tordesillas. The conditions in the treaty are fair enough for them because they had given equal rights. Describe the route taken by Magellan by the time he left San Lucar de Barameda to the sighting of the coast of Samar. Use a map or globe. -since they are prohibited
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territory. He then sent a threatening letter to King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I‚ forcing them to honor the Treaty of Alcaçovas. According to‚ The Treaty of Alcaçovas‚ signed September 4th 1479‚ “That neither… will they disturb [nor] trouble the said King and Prince of in their possession or quasi possession all the trade‚ lands‚ and barter in Guinea [West Africa]‚” (Document 2). This treaty granted any lands near the Canary Islands or South of it that were to be discovered to Portugal. In fear that
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The division of the world for colonization in 1494 by Pope Alexander VI. The finalization in 1506 of the Treaty of Tordesillas establishes a vertical North-South line granting territories to the west to Spain and to the east to Portugal. The line was at 46 degrees 30’ W‚ 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa. Some confusion over whether the line continues to the other side of the world‚ not to mention the impossibility of determining longitude at the time. The
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Before the age of exploration‚ the Europeans did not know what lay beyond Cape Non (Cape Chaunar) on the African coast‚ and whether it was possible to return once it was crossed. Hence‚ the overland Silk Road and the Spice Trade Routes are the extensive interconnected network of trade routes to the world. However‚ the economically important Silk Road and Spice Trade Routes were blocked by the Ottoman Empire by 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire‚ spurring exploration motivated initially by
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1500s for various reasons. The Treaty of Tordesillas‚ which was a line of demarcation drawn north to south‚ west of the Azores and Cape Verde’s‚ stipulated that the areas west of the line belonged to the Spaniards and the east to the Portuguese. As a result of the treaty Africa was on Portugal’s side of the line‚ so in order for Spaniards to obtain African slaves they had to go through the Portuguese. During the period of the early 1500s the Treaty of Tordesillas resulted in the Portuguese being
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What made Spain so salient and monumental for its time period? Trade definitely played a significant role in making their empire so enlightened and immense‚ yet in the end made the empire become very poor. Trade in the New World aided Spain in becoming of the most diverse places. Moreover‚ trade made the empire become one of the most successful empires when they started to trade‚ but exhibited more negative impacts on them. Primarily‚ mercantilism assisted in causing much inflation which caused
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The early modern period of history was a time of extensive formation of nation/states and while there are many contributing factors towards this‚ the factor that played the biggest role was the politics of the time. Politics in early modern Europe could take many forms‚ similar to politics today‚ it could take the form of debates or even wars. Ranging from the politics that occurred during the Protestant Reformation to the events that occurred during and after the discovery of the new world‚ politics
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