Spain Builds an American Empire Chapter 20 Section 1
Today’s Goal You will be able to… Explain the reasons for, and effects of, Spanish and Portuguese exploration in the New World
Voyages of Columbus Goal = sea route to India San Salvador in Caribbean los indios (Indians) Colonies
Discoveries of Other Explorers Amerigo Vespucci - Declared S. America was Mundus Novus or “New World” - Americas named after him Waldseemuller’s Map – labeled S. America after Amerigo
1518 – Vasco Núñez Balboa went through Panama & became first to see the Pacific Ocean 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan his crew was first to sail around the world
Spanish Conquistadors Francisco Pizarro Inca (Atahualpa) Hernando Cortes Aztecs (Montezuma) Why was Cortes able to conquer the Aztecs? Misconceptions Superior weapons (gun) Support from rival tribes (who despised Aztecs) Disease!!!
How did Spain rule the natives in the New World? Similar to Reconquista Encomienda system
How did success in exploration & conquest affect Spain? Golden Age in arts & culture Bigger navy
How was Spanish settlement in North America different from that of South America? Santa Fe (“Holy Faith”), New Mexico Catholicism!
What was the resistance to Spanish rule in the Americas?