Unit 2 Flashcards
Who were the Portuguese explorers?
Prince Henry the Navigator, Dias, and de Gama
What new world land did Portugal claim?
Brazil
Who discovered Brazil?
Cabral
Describe Spains status in 1492
-wealthy
-unified under Ferdinand and Isabella’s Reconquista
How many voyages did Columbus make to the West Indies?
4 voyages
What did Columbus want?
GOLD
Who led the first circumnavigation for Spain and when?
Ferdinand Magellan in 1519
What did Cortes do?
Overthrew Aztecs in 1520
What did Pizarro do?
Overthrew Incas in 1531
What edges did Cortes and Pizarro have?
-superior weaponry
-epidemics
-native alliances
-lucky timing
Requerimiento
declaration of Spanish sovereignty over the natives and the land
What New land did the Spanish have?
- West Indies (Columbus)
- Latin America
-South America (except Brazil)
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean for Spain?
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Who discovered the grand Canyon for Spain?
Francisco Coronado
Who discovered Florida for Spain?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Who discovered South East USA for Spain?
Hernando de Soto
viceroyalty
A system where the Spanish King owned all land rights but had representatives to help him. Consisted of viceroy, governors, audiencias, and treasury officials
Viceroy
chief representative for the king
Spanish governors were appointed in each _________.
province
Audiencias
Justice administers
Peninsulares
Spaniards born in Spain
Creoles
Born outside Spain to Spanish parents
Mestizos
1 Spanish parent/1 Indian parent
Mulattoes
1 Spanish parent/1 African parent
By 1640, how many Spanish settlers were there?
160k Spanish Settlers
What mother country built Cathedrals and universities?
Spain
Where were the Spanish originally clustered in?
Mexico and Peru
What was St. Augustine, FL
Spanish Fort that was built in 1565 to protect interests in the Caribbean.
What was Battle of Acoma?
Spanish cruelty to the Pueblos in 1599. It established Santa Fe in 1610.
What did the Spanish do due to little wealth in New Mexico?
They focused on converting the Natives and suppressing Pueblo customs.