THE SPANISH FOLLOWED THE PORTUGUESE IN THE AGE OF EXPLORATION

LOOKING FOR A WESTERN ROUTE TO ASIA

SPANISH HAD GREATER RESOURCES -> GREATER OVERSEAS EMPIRE

ITALIAN EXPLORER WHO SAILED FOR SPAIN

SPONSORED BY QUEEN ISABELLA THE NINA, PINTA, AND SANTA MARIA REACHES LAND IN CARIBEAN IN 1492 ->

THOUGHT HE WAS IN INDIA/ASIA -> CALLED NATIVES”INDIANS”

JOHN CABOT -

PEDRO CABRAL -

AMERIGO VESPUCCI -

BALBOA -

FERDINAND MAGELLAN -

THE TREATY OF TORDESILLAS -

SPANISH CONQUISTADORS -> GLORY, GREED, RELIGIOUS ZEAL

PRIVATELY ORGANIZED

SUPERIOR WEAPONS, ORGANIZED, DETERMINED

RIVALRIES AMONG NATIVE PEOPLES

HERNAN CORTES/CORTEZ

MOCTEZUMA/MONTEZUMA

SPANISH ALLIANCES WITH NEIGHBORING

TRIBES

SMALLPOX

CORTES MEETING MONTEZUMA

THE INCA EMPIRE CUZCO FRANCISCO PIZARRO SMALLPOX ATAHUALPA 1535 THE SPANISH HAD CONQUERED

THE INCA -> NEW COLONY ESTABLISHED WITH CAPITAL AT LIMA

ENCOMIENDA PATERNALISM FORCED LABOR, STARVATION, DISEASE 30-40% OF NATIVES DIE BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS VICEROY SPANISH COLONIES = NEW SPAIN + PERU AUDIENCIAS THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE NEW

WORLD