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The New World Empires of Portugal and Spain. The Treaty of Tordesillas  Columbus’s voyage intensified rivalry between Portugal and Spain  Both countries.

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1 The New World Empires of Portugal and Spain

2 The Treaty of Tordesillas  Columbus’s voyage intensified rivalry between Portugal and Spain  Both countries claimed the right to newly-discovered lands  Pope arranged a settlement  Columbus’s voyage intensified rivalry between Portugal and Spain  Both countries claimed the right to newly-discovered lands  Pope arranged a settlement

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4 The Portuguese  Amerigo Vespucci, 1st to claim what Columbus had found was a “New World”  Mapmakers soon began to label the Western Hemisphere “America”, the Latinized form of Vespucci’s name  Amerigo Vespucci, 1st to claim what Columbus had found was a “New World”  Mapmakers soon began to label the Western Hemisphere “America”, the Latinized form of Vespucci’s name

5 One of the earliest world maps to show the Americas

6  Portuguese claims to land in the New World were based on the expedition of Pedro Cabral in 1500 -Set out to follow da Gama’s route around Africa -Fleet blown off course to e. coast of South America -Portugal claimed this land which became Brazil  Portuguese claims to land in the New World were based on the expedition of Pedro Cabral in 1500 -Set out to follow da Gama’s route around Africa -Fleet blown off course to e. coast of South America -Portugal claimed this land which became Brazil

7 The Spanish  Balboa was the first Spanish explorer to sight the Pacific by crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513

8 Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the globe by sailing around the southern tip of S. America into the Pacific Ocean

9 Magellan GPS System

10  Conquistadors claimed thousands of square miles of the Americas for Spain in the early 1500’s Francisco Pizarro Hernan Cortes

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12  By the early 1500’s, Spain had established permanent colonies in the Americas  Spain divided its territory into viceroyalties with governors appointed by the king  Missions were established to spread Christianity  By the early 1500’s, Spain had established permanent colonies in the Americas  Spain divided its territory into viceroyalties with governors appointed by the king  Missions were established to spread Christianity

13 Spain’s New World Empire by 1800


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