The Spanish Colonize the Americas
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The Spanish Colonize the Americas
Western Civ.Mr. Lawrence
The Discovery of Wind!
Prince Henry, Columbus and the Winds
What Columbus Found
• Columbus found a Dream World
• He found Thousands of Pounds of Gold and new exotic goods– New Foods, animals, spices, fruits
etc…..
• Then to top it all off Columbus found a perfect labor force right there as well.
Colonization
• Once Columbus landed what did he do?– Clamed the land for Spain and the Catholic Church
• However once it is clamed Columbus could not leave it unprotected in fear of the Portuguese so Colonies started to spring up on ever island Columbus discovered.– Colony: A Body of people living in a new territory
but retaining ties with the parent state
The Conquest of the Americas
• Spain will begin to Explore and Conquer both North and South America
• The Men who would sail across the Atlantic and claim this land were called Conquistadors
The Conquest of Mexico
• Hernando Cortez lead a small group of Conquistadors that conquered the Mighty Aztec Empire
The Spanish Affect
• The Destruction of Native American Civilization:– Encomenda System– New European Diseases– Conversion to Catholicism
• Mestizo Culture and the Influence of Roman Catholicism
The Aztecs and Atlantis