Hernando de Soto and the Spanish Missions European Exploration Hernando de Soto and the Spanish Missions

What were the Spanish looking for? What did they find?

Spanish explorers looked for wealth 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida De Balboa crosses Panama and reaches the Pacific Ocean 1519 Cortez conquers the Aztecs 1535 Francisco Pizzaro conquers the Inca Pizzaro captures the richest silver mines in the world

Who explores Georgia and the southeast?   What is he looking for? What happens to many Native Americans?

1539 Hernando de Soto He wants gold leaves Cuba with 600 men 200 horses and other animals He lands in Florida, and in 1540 enters southwest Georgia (near present day Albany) He wants gold He is outnumbered but his men had superior weapons, rode horses and wore armor De Soto’s men kill thousands, but many more are killed by disease (measles, small pox, influenza, and whooping cough)

What happens to this expedition?

Most of his army dies of starvation and disease and de Soto himself died along the Mississippi River Many other European explorers follow

Hernando de Soto Expedition circles back to the Mississippi, where de Soto dies, May 1542 Hernando de Soto Expedition crosses the Mississippi into Arkansas near Memphis, May, 1541 Survivors build boats that carry them downriver to the Gulf and eventually to Mexico, 1543 After de Soto’s death, expedition heads into east Texas, wandering for months before returning to the Mississippi, 1542 De Soto lands in Tampa Bay area, May 25, 1539

Who establishes missions along the coast of Georgia?

1565 Pedro Menendez est. St. Augustine The Spanish 1565 Pedro Menendez est. St. Augustine 1566 Spain move up to St. Catherine's and Cumberland Islands The mission of Santa Catalina is established on St. Catherine’s Island Region is named Guale (Wallie) for the Indians found there Missions are established on St. Simons and Sapelo Islands 1500’s Spain controls the New World through missions Spain becomes rich and powerful from the gold and silver she takes

How do England and France feel?

This leads to resentment (Jealousy) from other European nations France and England fight to gain a share of the treasure English sea captains (J. Hawkins, F. Drake, R. Greenville) capture Spanish ships and burn Spanish settlements in the new world

How does Spain respond?

King Phillip of Spain send the “Invincible Armada” to capture England in 1588

What is the result?

England and the weather defeat the Armada

The Columbian Biological Exchange From Europe From The New World Diseases: Smallpox Measles Chicken Pox Malaria Yellow Fever Influenza The Common Cold Syphilis Polio Hepatitis Encephalitis

The Columbian Biological Exchange From Europe From The New World Animals: Horses Cattle Pigs Sheep Goats Chickens Turkeys Llamas Alpacas Guinea Pigs

The Columbian Biological Exchange From Europe From The New World Plants: Rice Wheat Barley Oats Coffee Sugarcane Bananas Melons Olives Dandelions Daisies Clover Ragweed Kentucky Bluegrass Corn (Maize) Potatoes (White & Sweet Varieties) Beans (Snap, Kidney, & Lima Varieties) Tobacco Peanuts Squash Peppers Tomatoes Pumpkins Pineapples Cacao (Source of Chocolate) Chicle (Source of Chewing Gum) Papayas Manioc (Tapioca) Guavas Avocados

Sources London, Bonnie. Georgia and the American Experience. Atlanta, Georgia: Clairmont Press Inc., 2005. Print. Tallant, Harold D. “The Columbian Biological Exchange”. Dec. 1998. Georgetown College. Web. July 2013. <http://spider.georgetowncollege.edu/htallant/courses/his111/columb.htm>.