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    A CASE STUDY OVERVIEW HISTORY Fort Santiago (Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago Tagalog: Moog ng Santiago) is a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador‚ Miguel López de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city of Intramuros‚ in Manila‚ Philippines. José Rizal‚ the Philippines’ national hero‚ was imprisoned in the fort before his execution in 1896. the site features‚ embedded onto the ground in bronze‚ his final footsteps representing the walk from his cell to the location

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    Q 6 Compare and contrast the early colonial empires of Portugal‚ Spain‚ and England in terms of motives‚ economic foundations‚ and relations with Africans and Indians. What factors explain the similarities and differences in the two ventures? The Age of Exploration was a period from the early 1600’s to the 1700’s during which Europeans explored the world‚ searching for trade partners and desirable goods. During this time‚ the three most influential European nations were Portugal‚ Spain‚ and

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    suited for colonial life when gold was never found. On the other hand‚ Spanish colonization of Central and South America began with the Spanish conquistadors‚ who used the saying "God‚ Gold‚ and Glory" to describe their motivations for colonization. The dominant motivational force for the Spanish was the religious aspect‚ where conquistadors sought to spread Christianity throughout Central and South America. The "Glory" prospect was heightened by the yearning for Spain’s dominance over

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    Columbus’ voyages‚ the trans Atlantic slave trade had begun and hundreds of thousands of native Americans died of diseases brought to America by Europeans and Africans. The early Spanish conquistadors brought gunpowder and the horse to America as well as the Catholic Christian Church. Indeed‚ the conquistadors brought priests with them and established missions such as St. Augustine‚ San Diego and San Antonio. The Spanish also brought African slaves to work on sugar plantations. New foods for

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    The parallelisms between Columbus (conquistador) and neocolonial governments and international corporations include monopolization‚ treatment of indigenous people‚ methods of enforcement‚ and suppression. The movie intertwines the parallelisms in Columbus’ treatment of the indigenous natives and the insertion of the water authority and police engaging with the indigenous citizens. Even the Rain begins with a look at the poverty of Bolivia with hundreds of people‚ men‚ women and children who come

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    comprehend (Hagen‚ 1996). Like numerous other civilizations the Inca Empire fell victim to invasion was annihilated by the Spanish conquistadors. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish‚ diseases such as small pox had already become a plague amongst the Inca civilization. The Incas had no resistance to the disease and as a result many of them perished even before the notable conquistador Francisco Pizarro invaded their Empire. In conclusion‚ the Incas developed one of the most memorable societies in world history

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    Francisco Pizarro was not the most pleasant person to be around. He had many accomplishments but not the nicest guy in the world. Pizarro was a Spanish explorer and Conquistador. He did an abundant amount of expeditions and went out to sea with other explorers. Pizarro‚ as an explorer discovered many thing people know today. He founded the city of Lima‚ also the Pacific Ocean just to name a few. Francisco Pizarro is famous for conquering the Incan Empire. Pizarro was born in Trujillo Spain in 1478

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    Americans and Africans. E. Spain was able to create a dominant colonial system by sending conquistadors to the Americas with advanced military technology. They also brought disease over to the Americas that killed many Indians. F. The native tribes were treated badly by the Spanish as the Spanish enslaved them and exploited them to find gold and silver. Their justification for this behavior is that the conquistadors were ordered to come back with gold and silver so they had to return with something to

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    3.02 México interior - Práctica A. Answer the following about the Aztecs and the Conquistadors. 1. Describe the life of the Aztecs. What is Tenochtitlan? How big was that city? The life of the Aztecs was a life of war and hunting. Tenochtitlan was there capital. It was not huge but Present Day Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world. 2. What was sold at the Aztec market? Maize‚ cotton‚ beans‚ Animal Skins‚ Feathers‚ and building material. 3. What was the main staple of

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    Pangasinan Pangasinan is a province of the Republic of the Philippines. The provincial capital is Lingayen. Pangasinan is located on the western area of the island of Luzon along the Lingayen Gulf and South China Sea. It has a total land area of 5‚451.01 square kilometres (2‚104.65 sq mi).[1] According to the 2010 census‚ it has a population of 2‚779‚862 people.[2] The official number of registered voters in Pangasinan is 1‚651‚814.[3] Pangasinan is the name for the province‚ the people‚ and the

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