Spain Builds an Empire
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Spain Builds an Empire
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Happenings in Spain
• 1492: Final Moor rulers (Muslims) driven out
Extent of Muslim Empire in Spain
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1492Columbus
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Treaty of Tordesillas• Split earth in two hemispheres between
Portugal and Spain• Spain got New World, north and south, except
Brazil
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Early Colonization
• Hispaniola (where Columbus landed), Caribbean, and central America colonized by 1515
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Conquistadors
• Cortes-conquered Aztecs ~1520-Mexico
• Pizarro-conquered Incas ~1530-Peru
• By 1550, much of South America conquered
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North America
• Late 1500s and early 1600s: Expanded into Florida and W of Missipppi
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Precious Metals!
• Immense silver and gold stores in Americas radically increased Spain’s global standing, transformed Europe’s place in world
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Twilight of Spain
• By 19th C, Britain and other N. Euro countries were more powerful
• Spain had internal and external problems, began to lose or sell colonies
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And…
• New Imperialism would soon replace the old empires like Spain’s!