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Let’s Review
The Voyages of Columbus
First Encounters ► A. Thought he was in the East Indies ► B. Probably in the Bahamas Wanted to go here! Ended up here!
1492: NOT JUST COLUMBUS! A BIG Year for Spain! ► Reconquista ends - throw Muslims out of Spain ► “Super Catholics” – throw out Jews ► Want to show everyone how mighty they are… ► Gives Columbus, an Italian, $$ for a voyage to Asia ► August 1492 – set sail (Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria) ► October 12, 1492 – reached West Indies ► Returns to brag… ► 3 more voyages made ► Claimed Bahamas, Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica and coast of South America for Spain
► C. went to other islands to find gold D. Spain would Finance three more trips
E. Colonized the Caribbean islands
2. Other Explorers Take to the Seas ► A Pedro Cabral (Portuguese) to Brazil
Tensions with Portugal ► Columbus’ voyages caused Portugal and Spain to argue. B. The Line of Demarcation was created by the Pope and Spain could have everything west of it. C. Treaty of Tordesillas moved this line 800 more miles west, making it more fair to Portugal.
D. 1501: Amerigo Vespucci to South America (Italian for Portugal)
E. Ferdinand Magellan (Portuguese) to the Pacific
F. Magellan: 1 st to circumnavigate, but died in the Philippines
1. Cortes Conquers the Aztecs A. The Aztec emperor, Montezuma II was convinced Cortes was a god. A. Agreed to share existing gold supply
C. Cortes ’ 600 men made it to Tenochtlan
D. Aztec emperor- Montezuma II E. 1520: Aztecs rebelled, drove Cortes out F. Spaniards returned in 1521
► G. Spaniards won with weapons, Aztec enemies, and smallpox
2. Pizarro Subdues the Inca
A. Kidnapped ruler Atahualpa
B. Spanish killed him, Incans retreated
C. Spain captured capital (Cuzco) 1533
3. Spain ’ s Pattern of Conquest ► A. Relationships between the Spanish and natives (mestizos) ► B. Oppressed the natives limited rights and abusive ► C. Encomiendo worked for Spanish landlords New Spain Settlements D.Pueblos served as trading posts & center of government E. Missions established by Priest to convert Natives F. Presidios were built as the military centers
4. The Portuguese in Brazil ► A. 1530s: settled in coastal areas ► B. Sugar plantations
c. Demand for sugar increased I WANT SUGAR!! ! YUMMY!
5. Conquistadors Push North
A. 1513: Ponce de Leon into Florida
B. De Soto goes to Georgia and the Carolinas. De Soto discovered the Mississippi River
C. Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca joined Panifillo de Narvaez landed on the Florida Coast and traveled to the Panhandle
D : Coronado, Arizona, TX, NM, OK, Kansas
6. African Slavery and Native Resistance ► A. 1542: Spanish government abandoned the encomienda system ► B. They found Africans to be more valuable laborers
C. Priests accompanied them to convert natives D. Bartolomé de Las Casas (a priest) suggested using African for labor rather than the enconmienda system.
E. Many natives fought Spanish rule
F: Pope led a rebellion G. Spanish eventually recaptured the area
WIO Historians claim that Spain conquered for God, Glory, and Gold. Historians claim that Spain conquered for God, Glory, and Gold. Explain the quote in 1 paragraph based on the information that we have just discussed.