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Spanish Conquests in the Americas
The voyages of Columbus prompted the Spanish the carve out the 1st European colonies in the Americas.
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History
10th Grade
01/28/2010

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Christopher Columbus

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Set sail in 1492

Goal was Asia but hit Bahamas

Created colonies

Looking for gold

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Pedro Alvares Cabral

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1500 conquered Brazil

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Italian but served Portugal

1507 "New World" named America in his honor

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Ferdinand Magellan

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1519 sailed around S. end of S. America

1522 212 men died 18 and 1 ship of 5 survived

Explored Guam

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Hernando Cortes

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Colonized on Caribbean Islands

Landed on Mexico's shores

Conquered Aztecs

Searched cities of gold

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Francisco Pizarro

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1532 conquered Inca

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Peninsulares

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Spanish settlers in America

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Mestizo

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Mixed Spanish and Native American

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Encomienda

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American land owned by Spain

Used Natives as laborers

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Portuguese in Brazil

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Little gold and silver

Grew sugar

Protugal becamed enriched

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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1513 conquered Florida for Spain

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