Foreign Policy (New World) Flashcards
Who led the 1519 expedition? Where did they go?
Hernan Cortes led expedition to Mexico with 600 men, 16 horses and 6 pieces of artillery.
By 1550 how many Spaniards were in America?
150 000
What took place in 1532?
Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incas in Peru with 160 men. They were able to succeed with so few men due to the superiority of their guns and steel. Aztecs and Incas had both created discontented subjects and enemies willing to join the Conquistadores too
What was the main motivation for expansion for the individual conquistadores?
The hope of wealth and prosperity
Who undermined Velazquez’s authority?
Hernan Cortes - he sought to establish his own kingdom.
What did Cortes do in 1521?
Competed a siege on Tenochtitlan with the help of Tlaxcalans and Totonacs
What disease heavily reduced the Aztec population?
Smallpox
When did Pizarro become governor of Peru?
1528
When was Cusco sacked? What became the new capital?
1533 - Lima became the new capital
Who did Pizarro have killed in 1538? What was the consequence of this?
Diego de Almagro - his son then went on to murder Pizarro in 1541.
Revenue from gold and silver imports between 1536 and 1540? What about 1551 and 1555?
324 000 ducats and then rose to 871 000 ducats
Total revenue from gold and silver during Charles’s reign?
In the region of 11 million ducats.
Revenue from seizures of contraband bullion?
3.5 million ducats
What may be to attribute for the wealth?
the fertile lands in the new world
Reduction in native population? What could be to blame for this?
25.2 million in 1518 to 2.65 in 1568. Settlers not only treated Indians poorly but also brought over diseases to which they had not developed an immunity.
