Colonization of the New World
Choose 1 European Country that colonized between 1500-1600’s in the New World and detail their colonization. Include What, When, Where, Why, How, Was.
One major country that colonized the New World was Spain. In the 15th century in Spain, women were 2nd class citizens who had no authority or power in general. However, the new king and queen of Spain-Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castille come into power equally. At this time Christopher Columbus seeks out the king and queen of Spain to grant him permission to sail out and prove that one can travel West and find a route to the West Indies. In 1492, Columbus charters 3 ships: The Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and Cuba, and is very convinced that he had reached the Indies. He makes 3 subsequent voyages in the years 1493, 1498, and 1502. When Columbus reaches the land of Hispaniola he is greeted by Indians. He called them this because he firmly believed he was in India. Columbus and the Spaniards main purpose in colonizing the Americas was the search for Gold, to push the message of God, and for Glory. Instead of finding Gold, Columbus meets the Indians and finds gold jewelry and tobacco. Isabella and Ferdinand told Columbus to treat the Indians kindly regardless of the hostility they showed him. However Columbus disregards this order. When Columbus arrives back in 1493 he finds his camps in total chaos and his soldiers committing many crimes that turn the Indians against them. Columbus ends up dying believing he had reached Asia. In 1499, Amerigo Vespuci sails the Atlantic Coast toward south America, therefore European mapmakers label the “New World” after him. In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan proves Columbus right, however he is killed in the Phillipines. The Spanish America, immediately develops an encomienda system, where officers became landowners who controlled Indian villages. They had to care and protect the villages while the conquistadores could use the
One major country that colonized the New World was Spain. In the 15th century in Spain, women were 2nd class citizens who had no authority or power in general. However, the new king and queen of Spain-Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella Castille come into power equally. At this time Christopher Columbus seeks out the king and queen of Spain to grant him permission to sail out and prove that one can travel West and find a route to the West Indies. In 1492, Columbus charters 3 ships: The Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina. Columbus lands on the island of Hispaniola and Cuba, and is very convinced that he had reached the Indies. He makes 3 subsequent voyages in the years 1493, 1498, and 1502. When Columbus reaches the land of Hispaniola he is greeted by Indians. He called them this because he firmly believed he was in India. Columbus and the Spaniards main purpose in colonizing the Americas was the search for Gold, to push the message of God, and for Glory. Instead of finding Gold, Columbus meets the Indians and finds gold jewelry and tobacco. Isabella and Ferdinand told Columbus to treat the Indians kindly regardless of the hostility they showed him. However Columbus disregards this order. When Columbus arrives back in 1493 he finds his camps in total chaos and his soldiers committing many crimes that turn the Indians against them. Columbus ends up dying believing he had reached Asia. In 1499, Amerigo Vespuci sails the Atlantic Coast toward south America, therefore European mapmakers label the “New World” after him. In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan proves Columbus right, however he is killed in the Phillipines. The Spanish America, immediately develops an encomienda system, where officers became landowners who controlled Indian villages. They had to care and protect the villages while the conquistadores could use the