were coming from Spain. The government during this period was led by the Governor General. He is the highest officer on the island and is a representative of the king of Spain. The provinces on the islands are called encomiendas and were governed by an encomienderos. The Encomienda system‚ wherein the king has the right the authority of a particular land to a Spanish individual‚ was implemented. This system has created hindrances for the economic development of the common people‚ making the elite
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Chapter 1 Outline I. The Shaping of North America A. About 225 million years ago‚ a single supercontinent contained the entire world’s dry land and later enormous chunks began to drift away. B. Continuous shifting and folding of the earth’s crust formed the Appalachians‚ Rockies‚ and other huge mountain ranges. C. The Great Ice Age hits the world and when it retreated‚ it left the entire landscape of North America changed forever. II. Peopling the Americas A. Land Bridge theory 1. Occurred
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The Legazpi Expedition to the Philippines As defined‚ an expedition commonly refers to a long sojourn for the sake of fulfilling specific purposes within a given time. Oftentimes‚ their characteristics are exploratory‚ scientific‚ geographic‚ military‚ or political in nature and in breadth. In the Philippines‚ there were several voyages that many in and around the world; do not have any inkling or idea about. One of which‚ was the world-famous and historical conquest simply alluded to as the
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Not only were indians missed treated in their own land‚ they also had their own rights stripped away from them from people that didn’t even belong there in the first place. As Christopher Columbus departed from Spain and landed in central america‚ he strongly believed that he had encountered the Indies but as years came‚ conquers captured regions for Spain. Not only were massacres occurring at at the islands‚ but missionaries on the islands were trying to convert the indians to catholicism. But as
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conquest in 1565‚ Filipino had their own indigenous culture‚ government and religion. - The Spanish colonizers forced them to accept foreign culture and Catholicism. - Filipinos lost their ancestral lands to the colonial masters by way of the encomienda system. “Limpieza de Sangre” A doctrine that means Purity of Blood which were brought by the Spaniards into the Philippines‚ thereby creating a social ranking among various groups‚ namely: Spanish peninsulares‚ insulares‚ Spanish mestizos‚ the
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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
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had very negative changes. In America the Native Americans were hurt very badly. When the conquistadors came to the new world they took over their land. They then got rid of the native’s civilizations and created their own civilizations. Also the encomienda system forced them to work as slaves. The hard work of slavery killed many of the Native Americans as well as the European diseases that killed thousands. The Africans also suffered negative changes. The Native Americans were dying off and the Europeans
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He thought the Native Americans were actually Indians. Columbus also called them Indians because of their skin complexion. 5.In the Americas‚ the arrivals of the Europeans brought diseases‚ slavery‚ and war to many indigenous people. 6.The encomienda in the Spanish Americas was a legal system by which the Spanish crown attempted to define the status of the Indian population in its American colonies. It is mostly based upon the existing tribute from the Muslim and Jews. It provided a cheap labor
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Jenna D’Ottavio 31 May 2014 Unit 1 Essay This essay will explain the differences and similarities among the Spanish‚ British‚ and French during the colonization of North America from 1519-1720s. The impacts on North and South America‚ as well as the peoples inhabiting both continents will be explained. The colonial leadership will be interpreted‚ as well as the relationships between other colonies. A major reason for exploration was the “Three G’s”. The first “G” is glory. The British‚ Spanish
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“The Name” Calasiao” is derived from the Native word “Kalasian” meaning a place of lightning frequently occurs” and from the root word “Lasi”‚which means “Lightning”.Another from the Spanish translation of the Word Kalasian is called “Lugar de Rayos”. “Calasiao” is founded by Dominican Missionaries.Next to the town of San Carlos City‚ formerly (Binalatongan)‚ advocated by N.P Domingo de Gabon.The two Missionaries placed a barrier from the barriors of Gabon and Dinalaoan‚ because of the contreversy
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