New Worlds Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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European Expansion
A
- an age of exploration and discovery
- unprecedented period of European exploration
- linkages between Europe and America, but also Asia and Africa
- Atlantic went from a barrier to a nexus
2
Q
What happened in 1492 and 1493?
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1492 - Columbus sailed from Spain to discover the new world, but this was really much earlier in the 80s with Iberian discoveries of Madeira and Canary Islands
1493 - Columbus returns, so is successful
3
Q
Focus on the Caribbean
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1521 - Mexico
1541 - Chile
1580 - Paraguay
4
Q
How was European expansion possible?
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5
Q
Primary Source - who?
A
D. De Torres
6
Q
Primary Source - what?
A
- there are no Indian towns more persecuted, humiliated, disturbed, or more poor than those placed under your royal crown, particularly those towns in the province of Tunja of which I am Caciqu
- each wife of an encomendero has an Indian in their home, would receive education in Christian teachings
- his letter was personally presented to the king
