European Exploration of the New World Gold Glory

European Exploration of the New World Gold, Glory, and God

Motives l Europeans were looking for a way around the ____ Empire to access Silk Road trade. l Exploration was an opportunity for people to climb up the social ladder and pillage Aztec, Inca treasure. l The Catholic Church was interested in making converts

What Columbus knew of the World

Known World of Europeans- 1300’s

Columbus ► An Italian that sailed for the new kingdom of Spain. Why not sail for Italy? ► Landed sea. in New World in 1492 after 2 months at ► Thought he reached E. Asia, hence the term “Indians” ► Returned three more times with large fleetsoldiers, colonists

Pedro Cabral ► In 1500 Cabral sailed for Portugal and claimed Brazil ► Treaty of Tordasillas, written by Pope, divided the new world between Spain and Portugal in 1494. Other countries ignored it ► Colonies- lands that are controlled by another nation

Amerigo Vespucci ► Another Italian that sailed for Portugalexplored E. coast of S. America. First guy to recognize that the New World was not Asia ►A German mapmaker named it “America” after him

Ferdinand Magellan n n First voyage to sail around the world in 1519 -1522 While Balboa marched through Panama and saw it first, Magellan named the new ocean “Pacific” Magellan was killed in the Philippines Out of 5 ships and 250 men, only 1 ship/18 men made it back to Spain

Hernando Cortes ► Sailed from Spanish colony of Cuba to Veracruz in 1519 ► Crossed the Sierra Madre and defeated Montezuma and the Aztec ► Conquistador- Spanish conquorers ► What 4 things helped Cortes?

Francisco Pizarro ► Pizarro marched a small force across Panama and sailed to Peru- the Inca ► Atahualpa gave him one room full of gold and two rooms full of silver to let him go, but he strangled him anyway.

Legacy of Conquest l Mestizo- People of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry l Encomienda-Native Americans forced to work farms, ranches, mines for Spanish landlords. l African slavery will replace this system…