How did European nations of Spain and Portugal transform themselves from relatively poor nations to wealthy nations between 1400 and 1600? Be sure to give specific historical information to support your thesis. The Europeans nations of Spain and Portugal transformed themselves from relatively poor nations to wealthy nations between 1400 and 1600 was mainly through their various expeditions. The first documented source was the voyages in which Prince Henry would oversee and brought him the
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* Queen Elizabeth daughter of Henry 8 and Anne Berlin * Protestant but partly protestant * Defeated Spanish armada * England on the Eve of Empire England Eve of Empire * England Population growing rapidly 1550 3.5 mil‚ 1600 4 mil * Economic Depression in wool trade. * Enclosure forcing people off land * Unemployment raising * People leaving countryside to go to cities * Primogeniture- oldest son gets everything and chooses
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The country of Spain covers 505‚955 square kilometers‚ making it one of the 50 largest countries worldwide‚ and the third largest country in Europe. The countries most interesting border feature is that is has over double the amount of coastline compared to land borders with 3‚084 mi of the country on the water. The country shares its land borders with France to the Northwest and Portugal to the southwest. The climate of Spain is varied as a result of its position above the equator‚ between 36 and
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Compared to several other countries‚ including the United States‚ Portugal has taken a very liberal approach to addressing the drug problem in their country. In the early 2000’s‚ Portugal moved to decriminalize all possession and use of drugs ranging from marijuana to heroin and cocaine. A lot of good has resulted from Portugal’s progressive drug policy. At first‚ many were skeptical about whether or not this new policy would work‚ or if it would actually exacerbate the drug problem. People also
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of using the usual route to the East he wanted to navigate in the west‚ aiming to discover a new and easy way going to the East. Magellan tried to convince the king of Portugal King Emmanuel I about this plan but the king refused. Disperated with Portugal’s response‚ Magellan went to Spain and laid down his plan to the king of Spain King Carlos I. The king was convinced with what Magellan had planned and funded his expedition. On March 17‚1521‚ Magellan together with his men landed in the Island
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Colonies of New Spain In the decades after 1519‚ the Spaniards created the distinctive colonial society of New Spain. Through this paper I will discuss the features of this new society‚ how it benefitted the Spanish‚ and its toll on the native populations using evidence and facts found in out textbook‚ The American Promise: A Concise History and an article from the Economist Newspaper titled‚ Americas:1519: The Conquest. It started in the sixteenth century when the New World helped Spain become the most
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In the late 15th century‚ there were five kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula‚ Castile‚ Aragón‚ and‚ Navarre‚ the Muslim kingdom/in Granada. Spain’s government was a Monarchy; the people of Spain had to serve the King‚ Queen‚ and any other royalty. The King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile brought Castile and Aragon together. They were seen as strong Catholics during the time‚ those who refused to convert to Catholicism‚ were exiled. Granada was the first target that the King
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Unemployment April 1‚ 2014 Spain has led a legacy as a significant world power in Europe and at some moments in History‚ the world. Spain conquered the oceans with Christopher Columbus’s travels‚ started dynasties that created Charles IV’s Holy Roman Empire. Although‚ like all great dynasties have been fated to do‚ the Empire fell from the leading Empire of the world and eventually in Europe. It wasn’t until after the Dictator Francisco Franco’s death in 1975‚ when Spain was again able to resume its
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voted most favorite sport in portugal and brings a lot of joy to people. Soccer is a sport that Portugal has seen itself obtain a good degree of success on the international stage in recent years. The smaller size of Portugal means that there is less of a talent pool to choose from. At the same time‚ less economic prosperity means that the domestic teams struggle to retain locally developed talent who instead prefer to head to the bigger paychecks that can be found in Spain and England. soccer is the
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Although‚ there is an enormous difference in the scale of their two economies‚ the United States and Portugal share significant similarities. Portugal’s economy is growing at a steady rate‚ but has a long way to go to get out of its recession. In the article‚ The Federation of International Trade Association says‚ “Since 2009‚ Portugal has been suffering from the worst economic crisis since the fall of the dictatorship in 1974. This deep recession was caused by the collapse of foreign demand and
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