Topic: Assessing the results of the Spanish Conquest
Spain and the Conquistadors Columbus’ discovery impacts all of Europe Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) Spanish explorers and conquerors:
Forging the Spanish Empire 1532: Pizarro seizes Peru Gold boom in Europe 1521: Cortes takes Tenochtitlan (Aztec capital) Spain now held: South and Central America Florida, Carolinas Cuba, Philippines
Impact on Native Americans Negative Consequences Positive (?) Consequences
Challenges to Spanish Hegemony Other Europeans pushed into North America Britain vs. Spain Why? The Black Legend Destruction of Spanish Armada in 1588 Pope’s Rebellion (1680- Santa Fe) Spain begins to lose power (Slow decline)