1. Lesson 13 Further Exploration and Exploitation of the South Sea (Pedrarias, Espinosa and Magellan)
5 mins
Aim: To understand how Spain expanded her growing empire and created more trade routes back to Europe
Key Words:
Pedrarias and Espinosa = two Conquistadores who consolidated knowledge of the ‘South Seas’
South Seas = the Pacific Ocean
Magellan = the first person to circumnavigate the earth.
Circumnavigate = to go around, or to sail around the world.

2. Starting Off What can you infer from the source of (cartographer’s) knowledge of the world in 1511? How does this map compare to the map by Heinrich Hammer that we looked at in L1? Positives/ Negatives 4 points
5 mins
Positives –australia and parts of the New word/
Negatives – incomplete / unaware of connect of west to east/ missing knowledge /

3. Thinking Back – Lesson 12 on Velazquez
10 mins
Discuss these questions with your neighbour – Why did the Spanish invade Cuba? Why did the Spanish burn Hatuey at the stake? Why did the Spanish massacre the native peoples at Caonao? Why did the Spanish build settlements on Cuba? What were the consequences of the Spanish invasion of Cuba? What were the consequences of the burning of Hatuey at the stake? What were the consequences of the massacre of the native peoples at Caonao? What were the consequences of the building of settlements on Cuba?

4. Read p42 – 43 and discuss the questions below: Who was Pedrarias?
10 mins
Read p42 – 43 and discuss the questions below:
Who was Pedrarias?
Why was Balboa executed?
What new settlement did Pedrarias and Espinosa establish?
Why was the new spot chosen for the settlement so favourable?
What pattern for exploration was established by Predrarias and Espinosa?
Read p 46 – 8 and discuss the questions below:
Who was Magellan?
Who funded Magellan’s expedition?
What were the consequences of the expedition for Spain?

5. Complete the table – be CONCISE and PRECISE
Causes
Events
Consequences
Pedrarias and Espinosa’s exploration of the South Seas
Pedrarias had replaced Balboa as governor of Dairen.
They wanted to find a place for a good settlement on the Pacific.
Magellan ‘s circumnavigation of the earth
20 mins
Read Pearson pg42-44, 46-48
Extension reading: Laminate Handout – Further Exploration and Exploitation of the South Sea /
Complete the table – be CONCISE and PRECISE

6. Extension tasks - THINKING DEEPER
Laminate Handout – Further Exploration and Exploitation of the South Sea
What impact did the discoveries by Pedrarius, Espinosa and Magellan have on the power and reputation of Spain in Europe at the time? Explain fully/ link to themes
How would Portugal have felt about the growing Empire of Spain and the Treaty of Tordesillas as a result of Spain’s discoveries? 4 points
Did Spain appear to be achieving her original aims (foreign ambitions of 1492) by 1522? Yes/No – a reason for each

7. Plenary – verbally, using the writing frame to help you, answer the question below with your neighbour:
5 mins
Explain two consequences of Balboa’s discovery of the Pacific for the expansion of the Spanish Empire.
Question 1: Explain two consequences of… (8 marks)
[POINT] One consequence of… {WFTQ} is…
[EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is…
[EXPLAIN] This meant that… {insert precise own knowledge}
Therefore…
[POINT] Another consequence of… {WFTQ} is…

8. HOMEWORK – answer the question.
5 mins
Explain two consequences of Balboa’s discovery of the Pacific for the expansion of the Spanish Empire.
Question 1: Explain two consequences of… (8 marks)
[POINT] One consequence of… {WFTQ} is…
[EVIDENCE] Evidence to support this is…
[EXPLAIN] This meant that… {insert precise own knowledge}
Therefore…
[POINT] Another consequence of… {WFTQ} is…