HIST 276 History of Latin America: Colonial Period Concordia University‚ Winter 2014 Mid-Term Study Sheet (You must come up with a very short definition; two or three manuscript lines maximum) Alcaldía mayor: Altepetl Audiencia Ayllu Brazilwood Cabildo Cacique Calpolli Capitania (Captaincy) Corporation Corregimiento Donatorios (Donatories) Encomienda Forastero Governación Huaca Inquisition Kuraka Ladino (indio ladino) Limpieza de sangre Mameluco Mestizo Mita Mulato
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Spanish; the way the Filipinos think of standards‚ the way Filipinos design‚ and the way Filipinos appreciate things. It can always be reflected on the buildings and houses that Spanish Colonization really made a mark in the Philippines. Typical Filipino houses evolved for the better because of their colonization. Our towns‚ streets‚ and governance were merely patterned on theirs. The formation of our streets‚ houses‚ and groupings of each citizen were simply adopted from the Spaniards. Religion
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fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortes was a part of the generation of Spanish conquistadores that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. 1. When Hernan Cortes and his men first arrived in Mexico‚ they brought many advanced European weapons with them – muskets‚ cross-bows‚ cannons‚ and swords. They also used horses and attack dogs to conquer the indigenous people
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The black legend was the name given to the concept of cruelty and brutality spread by the Spanish during the 14th and 15th century. It can be said to be an anti-Spanish movement‚ which was started due to political and religious torment done by the Spanish on the people. It was the dominance and control of the Spanish over Europe that lead to the black legend of the Spanish. It was through this particular propaganda that the people were able to understand how various European countries had fallen
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JOSE RIZAL The movie tells the life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of the Philippines. It covers his life from his childhood to his execution at the hands of the Spanish forces occupying the Philippines in the late 19th century. We are also thrown into the world of Rizal’s novels. So we get a glimpse of how he viewed Filipino society under the Spanish heal. One note‚ this movie is not for the faint of heart. There are graphic depictions of violence and even torture. The opening few
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1. What were the major patterns of Native American life in North America before the Europeans arrived? Before the Europeans arrived‚ the hemisphere contained cities‚ roads‚ irrigation systems‚ extensive trade networks‚ and large structures. They had not developed the scale‚ grandeur or centralized organization of the Aztec and Inca societies. They lacked the technologies that Europe had such as metal tools‚ machines and gun powder. Societies north of Mexico were illiterate. They became a central
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Spanish colonization The invasion of the Filipinos by Spain did not begin in earnest until 1564‚ when another expedition from New Spain‚ commanded by Miguel López de Legaspi‚ arrived. Permanent Spanish settlement was not established until 1565 when an expedition led by Miguel López de Legazpi‚ the first Governor-General of the Philippines‚ arrived in Cebu from New Spain. Spanish leadership was soon established over many small independent communities that previously had known no central rule. Six
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Conquistadors are ones who conquer. During the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries‚ conquistadors conquered many areas of the world such as Europe‚ Asia‚ and the Americas. They were primarily set out to conquer from Spain‚ there were many from Portugal as well. The conquistadors were men who were soldiers‚ explorers and adventurers. They were well trained and well equipped with fire arms and weaponry. In order to conquer an area these conquistadors must be prepared to battle with the people of the
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Prospero and therefore the indigenous people of the Americas were below that of the European colonists. This can also be seen as a reflection of William Shakespeare’s view of colonizing North America and what was imagined the American indigenous people were like. Caliban being both the son of Sycorax and the devil‚ also seen as the product of nature‚ is very representative of how European people at the time viewed the natives in the Americas and his treatment foreshadows the brutal interactions
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The Columbian Explosion Imagine everything you know about America today. Think of the foods‚ the animals‚ the annoying sickness we all get come wintertime - and then imagine knowing that most of those things were not supposed to be on this land. Because of The Columbian Exchange‚ America and Europe were able to transfer good‚ and bad‚ commonalities amongst each other‚ and the end result was both unifying‚ and catastrophic. Most people would be surprised to learn that the “classic American hamburger”
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