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The Exploration and Conquest of the America’s by
Spain
Expansion by the Portuguese
Could not expand inland due to Castile and Aragon
Developed into major sea power of Europe
Began expanding into Africa in the early 15th Century Henry the Navigator Bartholomeu Dias rounds
Cape of Good Hope in 1487
Dominates southern Routes to India
Spain’s consolidation
Spain was always focused on fighting the Moors during most of the medieval period
Christian Spain dominated by Portugal, Aragon, Castile
Ferdinand and Isabella marry in 1469 AD Ferdinand takes Power in
Aragon in 1479 AD Isabella takes power in
Castile in 1474 AD The newly united Spain
finally conquers Granada in 1492 AD
Christopher Columbus
Born in 1451 AD in Genoa From early on was obsessed
with social respectability Chose to focus on finding a
new route to India Went to every major power
attempting to gain funding for his idea Portugal in 1485, 1488 Genoa and Venice in 1488-9 England in 1490
Finally in 1492 Spain agreed to fund his expedition
Leaves Palos Spain in August of 1492 with
three ships Pinta, Nina, and Santa Maria Went directly west across the Atlantic into
completely unknown territory After 33 days at sea the ship lands in the
Bahamas naming the island San Salvador Met the Arawak people who were peaceful and
friendly Moves onto modern day Cuba and Hispaniola
before heading back to Spain
His voyage to the New World
Spain funds 2 more further expeditions by
Columbus (1493 and 1498) Portugal begins to expand into the new world
shortly after Spain Two sides sign the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494
AD Split the new world between the two powers Was suppose to split the territory evenly but
heavily favored Spain in the end Spain took advantage of treaty
Continued Expansion
Columbus dies in 1506 AD one of the richest men
in Europe The explorers who take up the banner are
Spanish knights called Conquistadors They were young nobles who often were unable to
inherit land from their family Spain was the perfect state to begin colonization The prospects of the new world were better than
those at home Spain expands quickly thanks to these
Conquistadors
Spanish Conquest
Hernan Cortes
Born in 1485 AD in Spain Was originally going to be a
lawyer but rejects the path Goes to the new world
early in life under the guidance of a family friend
Goes on to a successful early career in Cuba
Sent by Velazquez to Mexico but soon he changes his mind
Cortes goes anyways
Aztec’s Dominate Central Mexico from their capital
in Tenochtitlan Cortes reaches the city in 1519 and is received
peacefully Cortes and Montezuma II have an
misunderstanding He takes Montezuma hostage Noche Triste takes place and the Spanish flee the
city they besieges the city and thanks to their
technological advantage they defeat the city
Conquest of the Aztecs