for England 1498 11. Vasco Nunez Balboa – "discovered” the Pacific Ocean across isthmus of Panama claims all lands are touched by the pacific ocean for Spain 1513 12. Ferdinand of Aragon - the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of
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most powerful being the kingdom of Castile. In the year 1474‚ Castile’s King‚ Henry IV passed away leaving the throne unoccupied and open to be seized. While many thought the most obvious and rightful successor to the throne was Henry’s daughter‚ Joanna la Beltraneja‚ others had differing opinions as to who should rule Castile. Joanna’s opponent in the fight for the throne was Henry’s half-sister‚ Isabella‚ who was ultimately successful in taking the throne of Castile. However simple and succinct this
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Ferdinand of Aragon: Changing Spain Ferdinand of Aragon was a leader that changed Spain completely. He faced hardships but battled through them continually growing power. Although‚ he didn’t do it alone. His accompaniment of Isabella‚ Germaine de Foix‚ and later his children allowed Ferdinand to take over. He made a forever lasting impact on what is Spain today. Fernando nació el diez de marzo de 1452 en Sos‚ Aragón. La familia de Fernando consistió en su padre Juan Segundo de Aragon y su madre
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the Roman Catholic Church. This failure contributed the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century. (1417) Portugal’s Prince Henry the navigator established a school of seamanship and navigation in 1419. He was a son of Portugal’s King John I. During his reign the Portuguese explored the Madeira Islands and discovered the Cape Verde islands. (1419) Charles VI ruled France for forty two years. In 1388‚ Charles declared himself sole ruler. Four years later‚ he experienced his first bought
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being considered a luxury in Europe; Cristopher Columbus sailed himself into a journey to find riches for his queen. Columbus desired fame and fortune more than anything‚ and he found sympathizers in The Spanish monarchs Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile. They aimed to obtain the same fate‚ along with the opportunity to expand Catholicism to lands across the globe. After conquering the only area that had resisted the Reconquista‚ the campaign that aimed to expulse the Arabs out of the Peninsula
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and Ferdinand I of Spain. Both the royal families and states they represent are great examples of a new monarch from the time period of 1450 to 1550. Spain exemplifies the key characteristics of a new monarch. It all starts with the centralization of power in Spain towards one royal family. This all starts with the marriage of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile. Before this marriage modern day Spain was fragmented into 4 four separate states‚ Aragon‚ Castile‚ Granada‚ and
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It was after the Reconquista5 between Spain and the Portuguese Moors which ended when Garanada the last Muslim strong hold was captured by Spain and after which the Edit of Expulsion was signed6 that Columbus was granted audience by Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand of Aragon (Spain’s king and queen). In this opportunity Columbus promised the kingdom riches of gold‚ spices and precious stones‚ and also a new and safer trade route to the east. This came at a time when Portugal was making
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leaders rise. Most of the “new monarchs” that arose during 1450 to 1550. In England‚ King Henry VII taking major steps in building the economy‚ causing a downshift in noble’s power‚ Spain’s monarchy came to power through the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella‚ France’s Louis XI earned his power by playing mind games‚ happily snatching the power away from nobles. King Henry VII who supposedly became the “new monarch” of England‚ began his era after the end of civil war‚ also known as the (1)‘Wars of
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Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus is one of the most well known names in the western world because of what he accomplished during his lifetime. He was an explorer‚ a navigator‚ and a colonizer and‚ with his unrelenting determination‚ he would be the man to “discover” the New World. Although he thought that he found India and a better route to Asia rather than sailing around the southern tip of Africa‚ he had really stumbled upon the Americas. While he may have had the actual location
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Colonization of the New World The discovery and colonization of the “New World” was one of the most significant and influential events in the known history of mankind. It has shaped our present by changing the course of our past and is a time of such great significance that it would be all but impossible to understand today without at least some comprehension of the why ’s of yesterday. What was it that drove such a myriad of people to risk so much to tame the wild and vast lands we now know
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