2. Christófo Colón [1451-1506]

3. Columbus’ Four Voyages

4. Ferdinand Magellan & the First Circumnavigation of the World: Early 16c Is this true? Ferdinand Magellan & the First Circumnavigation of the World: Early 16c Is this true?

5. European Explorations Looking for “El Dorado”

6. Fernando Cortés The First Spanish Conquests: The Aztecs Montezuma II vs.vs.

7. The Death of Montezuma II Noche Triste (Sad Night) June 1520 Beginning of the End for the Aztecs

8. Francisco Pizarro The First Spanish Conquests: The Incas AtahualpaAtahualpa vs.vs.

9. Docs. 1- 4

10. The “Columbian Exchange”  Squash  Avocado  Peppers  Sweet Potatoes  Turkey  Pumpkin  Tobacco  Quinine  Cocoa  Pineapple  Cassava  POTATO  Peanut  TOMATO  Vanilla  MAIZE  Syphilis  Olive  COFFEE BEAN  Banana  Rice  Onion  Turnip  Honeybee  Barley  Grape  Peach  SUGAR CANE  Oats  Citrus Fruits  Pear  Wheat  HORSE  Cattle  Sheep  Pigs  Smallpox  Flu  Typhus  Measles  Malaria  Diptheria  Whooping Cough  Trinkets  Liquor  GUNS

11. Cycle of Conquest & Colonization Explorers Conquistadores Missionaries Permanent Settlers Official European Colony!

12. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

13. Treasures from the Americas!

14. The Colonial Class System PeninsularesPeninsulares CreolesCreoles MestizosMestizosMulattosMulattos Native Indians Black Slaves

15. The Influence of the Colonial Catholic Church Guadalajara Cathedral Guadalajara Cathedral Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Mission Spanish Mission

16. The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494 & The Pope’s Line of Demarcation

17. The Black Legend Agree or Disagree? Definition: “The false concept held that the conquerors merely tortured and butchered the Indians, stole their gold, and left little but misery behind.”

18. “The Spanish invaders did indeed kill….but they also erected a colossal empire….grafted their culture laws, religion and language onto a wide array of native societies, laying the foundations for a score of Spanish-speaking nations.”

19. European Empires in the Americas