1. Spanish Explorers & Colonies

2. American Colonies Emerge 1421-1680
Spain establishes an American Empire, destroying native populations.
England forces the Dutch from North America & establishes 13 colonies.
North America would never be the same

3. Spain’s Empire in the Americas
Throughout the 1500’s -1600’s Spain conquered Central & portions of N. America.
Three motives
Gain wealth
Win fame
Spread Christianity

4. Columbus Starts a Trend
He made 4 voyages to the Americas between His reports often exaggerated, soon attracted other explorers.

5. While Columbus had once been mocked as a dreamer, now he had many imitators
Cortez-Aztecs
Pizzaro -Incas
De Leon-Florida
Balboa-Pacific Ocean
Magellan-Circumnavigate the World

6. Spain claims a new empire on land and the sea
In the tradition of Hidalgos (Spanish gentlemen who fought against the Turks), Conquistadors carried on the adventurous spirit.

7. Who’s Who…Spanish Explorers
In the 50 years after Columbus death Spanish explorers expanded European knowledge of the lands from Florida to the shores of the Pacific Ocean.

8. Who’s Who…Spanish Explorers
Fast Facts
Ponce de Leon
*Born into $.
*Arrived in the Americas shortly after Columbus.
*Explored Florida (1513) in search of the Fountain of Youth
Balboa
*Grew up poor. Adventure =$.
*1513 Panama+Isthmus=Pacific Ocean

9. Who’s Who…Spanish Explorers
Fast Facts
Magellan
*Portuguese, but sailed for Spain.
*First to circumnavigate the world

10. Who’s Who…Spanish Explorers
Fast Facts
Cortes
*Grew up in tough times
*eager for better life, though $ could cure everything
*1519 he entered Mexico,
*1521 he conquers Aztecs

11. Who’s Who…Spanish Explorers
Fast Facts
Pizzaro
Pizarro follows in Cortes footsteps.
He travels to Peru
Eventually he takes over Inca empire

12. Spanish Rule & Colonies
Spain would start settlements in favorable areas. These would become colonies.
Settled by immigrants who intended to stay.
By 1550 Spain had colonies in
Mexico
Central America
South America
Caribbean

13. Spanish Rule & Economy Spain got rich off colonies Slaves
Native Americans & Africans
Work in mines in Peru and Mexico looking for G/S
Farms

14. Spanish Rule & Economy Encomienda-Spanish plantation
Mestizo-Spanish word for mixed descent. Spanish father Native mother

15. Spanish Explorers Who’s Who Part 2
Fast Facts
De Vaca & Estevanico
1528-shipwreck near Galveston Tx.
Spend yrs exploring Texas in search of 7 cities of gold
Coronado
Searches SW US for the fabled golden cities.
Texas up to Kansas
De Soto
1539The Conquest of America by Hernando de Soto, Coronado and Cabeza de Vaca