Spain Claims an Empire Why so big?? Why do it??.

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Spain Claims an Empire Why so big?? Why do it??

Line of Demarcation in 1493 and the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 Created by the Pope Settled dispute between Spain and Portugal Turned out to be a terrible deal for Portugal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_LyY8UPIM4&safe=active

Tale of the Tape Spain Portugal Everything west of the line…good deal! Brazil…and that’s it

So Why the Competition Between Spain and Portugal? One word…

MERCANTILISM

Mercantilism The ultimate goal was to get more gold than the competition through a favorable balance of trade. Soooo…have more stuff to sell to them

Stiff Competition + Unclaimed Land = Cortes conquers the Aztecs Pizarro conquers the Incas

What Made Spain So Dominant? They had the most powerful navy in the world.

What Made Spain so Dominant? Cooties

Superior Weaponry

The Leftovers Spain left the rest of North America for other European countries to explore. They did so for different reasons…

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