Did you know Hernando De Soto was the first to see the Mississippi river? De Soto was born in Spain. He might was born in the year 1496 or 1501. His real name is Fernando. In 1539 De Soto and his men went ashore at Tampa Bay Florida. He grew wealthy as a trader as a trader of Indian slaves. Hernando sailed for Spain. He started from Spain. He went to Tampa Bay. He discovers the Mississippi river. It ended when he was going back to the Mississippi river. His death is on May 21‚ 1542. De
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new type of breed shaping its vast new world empire. “Spain secured Columbus’s discoveries through the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) dividing the land with Portugal” (Spain’s main competition at the time.) (Kennedy‚ Cohen & Piehl Pg.14.) With the land secured‚ Spain gained more power through many of the lands resources such as gold and silver from Mexico and Peru. These resources helped the Spanish increase monetary gains. It also linked Spain with many other countries through trade making its way
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Portugal- History of Exploration from 1480 AD - 1700 AD 1. Spain and Portugal--Unified but Declining: Spain was slowly being strangled to death by its own colonial empire abroad. Although Spain had amassed great wealth which resulted in a "golden age" for Spanish culture and the arts under Philip II (r. 1556-98)‚ much of that fortune was squandered on luxuries‚ the ill-conceived Armada‚ and the purchase of prestige to the point that the Spanish economy began to deteriorate by 1600. The Portuguese
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the superpowers of Spain‚ Portugal‚ England‚ France‚ and the Netherlands‚ the world as we know it would not exist. Leading the way in the exploration of the world was the nation of Spain with a man named Christopher Columbus. Originally intending to find an eastwardly trade route to Asia‚ Columbus accidentally discovered the Americas instead. When word of this "New World" reached Europe‚ it virtually started race between the Nations there to claim there own piece of it. Spain continued their exploration
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thinking which may have‚ in turn‚ precipitated much of Northern Europe into its growth and formation into more unified Nation States. The centralization of the papacy‚ the limitation of power of the nobility and the unification between the 2 kingdoms of Spain propelled Northern Europe into a new era of prosperity and unification. The centralization of power in the state and the collapse of the feudal system in France helped the rest of Northern Europe make strides
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During the time period of 1478-1834‚ Spain held an inquisition through the Christian government. The purpose of the Spanish Inquisition still remains a debate of whether it was enacted for political‚ government advances‚ or a religious cleansing. Spain wanted to purify the blood of the Christian race by banning interreligious marriage. The Jewish population was strongly encouraged to convert to Christianity with the threat of death. Although many Jews converted‚ their faith and belief was questioned
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returned home to Spain with some gold‚ spices‚ and complaints about Columbus’ harsh methods of governing. By the third voyage‚ Spain was at war with France ‚so the King and Queen made a cautious investment to support yet another voyage. By Columbus’ fourth and final voyage on May 9‚ 1502 Columbus began to call himself christbearer because he genuinely thought his life was divinely guided. This showed how highly Columbus thought about himself by his many accomplishments for Spain. During this fourth
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Spain is the bearer of magnificent ruins that contain the reminiscence of the ancient Roman times. Roman ruins are plentiful in Spain‚ as they are scattered all throughout the country for many to see‚ this is due to the Romans ruling over Spain at one point in their history for over 700 years. These ruins allow visitors to become the beholders of the history and cultures that are present in the beauty of the ruins. Visitors have taken the time to visit these ruins every yer to experience the presence
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I. Introduction The Aljafería Palace is a medieval Islamic palace built during the 11th century and located in the heart of present day Zaragoza‚ Spain. The palace reflects the splendor attained by the kingdom of the taifa of Zaragoza at the height of its grandeur. Today‚ the Aljaferia Palace contains the Cortes or regional parliament of the autonomous community of Aragon. The structure holds unique importance in that it is the only conserved testimony of a large building of Spanish Islamic architecture
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During the middle of the 15th century‚ Europe was in a time of war and feudalism. Many European states had a weak central government and needed strong rulers to reestablish the order. Several leaders emerged during this time period who did some great works to bring the power back into the monarch’s hand‚ and thus they earned the name “new monarchs”. There were several factors that helped these leaders rise. Most of the “new monarchs” that arose during 1450 to 1550. In England‚ King Henry VII taking
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