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The Atlantic The Atlantic WorldWorld
1492 - 18001492 - 1800
Ch 20.1Ch 20.1
Spanish Conquests in the Spanish Conquests in the AmericasAmericas
Columbus Opens the Columbus Opens the AtlanticAtlantic
1492 - 15031492 - 1503►Began the European Began the European
conquest of the Americas conquest of the Americas beginning of globalizationbeginning of globalization
►By end of his 4 journeys, By end of his 4 journeys, Spain had colonized much of Spain had colonized much of the Caribbean the Caribbean
Other Explorers take to Other Explorers take to the Seasthe Seas
►1500: 1500: Pedro Pedro CabralCabral claims claims Brazil for Brazil for PortugalPortugal
►1501: 1501: Amerigo Amerigo VespucciVespucci discovers that discovers that the land is a the land is a “New World”“New World”
Ferdinand Magellan’s Mission Ferdinand Magellan’s Mission Circumnavigates the World Circumnavigates the World
1519 - 15211519 - 1521
The The ConquistadorsConquistadors►Spanish explorers Spanish explorers
who claimed much who claimed much of the Americas of the Americas for Spainfor Spain
►Destroyed the Destroyed the native civilizations native civilizations of Central & South of Central & South AmericaAmerica
Hernán CortHernán Cortésés Conquers Conquers the Mighty Aztec Empire the Mighty Aztec Empire
(1521)(1521)►Used guns, horses, Used guns, horses,
& local enemies to & local enemies to conquer a larger conquer a larger force.force.
►King King Moctezuma IIMoctezuma II was killed & was killed & Tenochtitlan Tenochtitlan destroyeddestroyed
Francisco PizarroFrancisco Pizarro Conquers the Inca of Conquers the Inca of
Peru (1532)Peru (1532) ►Captured Captured their king their king Atahualpa Atahualpa & then & then the the capital of capital of Cuzco.Cuzco.
European Diseases European Diseases Eradicate the Native Eradicate the Native
PopulationsPopulations►Without natural immunities, Without natural immunities,
Native Americans died from Native Americans died from SmallpoxSmallpox, Measles, & Typhus by , Measles, & Typhus by the millions.the millions.
►Native population may have Native population may have declined by 90% between 1500 & declined by 90% between 1500 & 1800.1800.
Spanish kill millions through Spanish kill millions through War & SlaveryWar & Slavery
►EncomiendaEncomienda: System of : System of forced laborforced labor
►Conditions led to many Conditions led to many deathsdeaths
►Revolts were common, but Revolts were common, but unsuccessfulunsuccessful
BartolomBartolomé de las é de las CasasCasas
►Jesuit Jesuit priest who priest who wrote of wrote of the the destruction destruction of the West of the West IndiesIndies
Effect of Spanish ConquestEffect of Spanish Conquest►Native population declinedNative population declined
►Large Large MestizoMestizo population population mixed Spanish & Native American mixed Spanish & Native American
►Spain became too wealthySpain became too wealthy
►Other Europeans became Other Europeans became interested in American interested in American colonizationcolonization