time period: early 1400’s – late 1600’s ruler: isabella of castile and ferdinand of aragon...
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Time Period: Time Period: Early 1400’s – late 1600’sEarly 1400’s – late 1600’s
Ruler: Ruler: Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of AragonAragon
Motivation: Motivation: Easier route for trading; Easier route for trading; Wealth; Spread of Christianity “Wealth; Spread of Christianity “For God, For God, King and CountryKing and Country”; Expand Empire”; Expand Empire
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SpainExplorers: Explorers: Vasco Nunez de Balboa- first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean in Vasco Nunez de Balboa- first explorer to see the Pacific Ocean in 1513.1513.
Christopher Columbus- Goal: find a route to Asia. Found Christopher Columbus- Goal: find a route to Asia. Found instead islands in the Caribbean. (1492-1500) 4 voyagesinstead islands in the Caribbean. (1492-1500) 4 voyages
Juan Ponce de Leon- Lead exploration to Florida in 1493Juan Ponce de Leon- Lead exploration to Florida in 1493
Amerigo Vespucci- Discovered South America; determined that Amerigo Vespucci- Discovered South America; determined that Columbus had not discovered East Indies. Credited for discovering Columbus had not discovered East Indies. Credited for discovering N. S. America 1499-1502N. S. America 1499-1502
Francisco Pizarro- Conquistador who defeated Incan Empire in Francisco Pizarro- Conquistador who defeated Incan Empire in South America in 1532 South America in 1532
Discoveries/places: Discoveries/places: North and South North and South America (except Brazil); Cuba and the America (except Brazil); Cuba and the Caribbean Caribbean
Benefits: Benefits: Colonies and trading partners with Colonies and trading partners with “The New World”; Military strengthen “The New World”; Military strengthen through gain in resources; Become a majoe through gain in resources; Become a majoe power in Europepower in Europe
Treaty of Tordesillas
Divided up the world to keep the peace Spain gets area to the West and Portugal gets the East.