cargo space and extremely long travel times the prices were very high. The advantages of ships were that they had much larger cargo capacities and were faster than caravans. The obvious solution to get cheaper spices was to carry them by ships. Portugal under Henry the navigator was the first country to find a water trade route to Asia. In 1488 Portuguese ships‚ led by Bartholomew Dias‚ sailed south down the coastline of Africa‚ then east around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and finally north into the
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ZARA: Fast Fashion Zara’s performance in the EU. Zara is the largest and most internationalized of Inditex (Industria de Diseno Textil) chain based on Spain. Zara had built up their business in the Spanish market by 1990‚ and started to expand their business into global market. At the same time‚ according to the case‚ they started to make major investments in manufacturing logistics and IT‚ including establishment of a just-in-time manufacturing system‚ a 130‚000-square-meter warehouse close
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18) The Order of Christ and the cruzado represented the motives and efforts of the Portuguese during the 15th century. The Order of Christ had the properties and crusading traditions of the Order of Knights Templar‚ and the cruzado was a reminder of the Portuguese secular and religious motives. 19) Fernão Gomes was a merchant from Lisbon‚ and he found a new way for expeditions to be funded and caused dramatic changes on the Atlantic world. He bought a contract from the Crown the privilege of exploring
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It was located in upper Peru/modern Bolivia. It was one of the largest silver mines in the new world. Treaty of Tordesillas: was a treaty. It set spheres of influence and rights of possession in the New World. It was signed in 1494 by Castile and Portugal. *Peninsulares: were a group of people. They lived in the New World Spanish colonies. On the other hand‚ they were born in Spain. *Creoles: were whites who were born in the new world. They tended to dominate the Latin American economy. They were
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sponsored Christopher Columbus’s 1492 exploration? a. Spain 4. How did Ferdinand and Isabella react to Columbus’s first voyage? a. They believed Spain could challenge Portuguese dominance of the seas 5. The Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal in 1494 a. 6. The Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvars Cabral accidentally made land fall in a. Brazil 7. What was the significance of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe? a. Europeans learned that a westward passage to the East was possible‚
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more prevalent Potosi - The location of a major mining organization haciendas - places that the government would tax Treaty of Tordesillas - signed in 1494 between Castile and Portugal; clarified spheres of influence and rights of possession in New World; reserved Brazil and all newly discovered lands east of Brazil to Portugal; granted all lands west of Brazil to Spain. Recopilacion -Body of laws collected in 1681 for Spanish possessions in New World; basis of law in the Indies Council of the Indies
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Kongo by the Portuguese but since the Portuguese were not actually taking over the country‚ the Kongo people were able to adapt the religion to their own lifestyle without being forced or having to leave behind their traditions. Even after Kongo and Portugal were on hostile terms‚ due to attempted invasions of Kongo by
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Madeleine police set to make first arrests: British officers fly to Portugal to quiz ’three burglars who targeted homes near McCann apartment’ Operation Grange officers are believed to be pursuing three burglars‚ identified as prime suspects earlier this month As revealed by the Mail 10 days ago‚ the thieves were operating in the area where Madeleine went missing The CPS has sent a International Letter of Request to the police in Portugal‚ reportedly asking for permission to arrest the burglars
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rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars‚ an age when rifles were a novelty and most of the army was red-coated and carried muskets. Private Matthew Dodd gets separated from his regiment during a retreat and finds himself stranded behind enemy (French) lines in Portugal. With the occasional aid of some natives‚ but mostly on his own‚ he harasses the French with his rifle and tries to prevent them from building a bridge across the Tagus River. It’s a remarkable tale of survival and solitary achievement‚ of a rank-and-file
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through its Custom Program‚ helps them understand our multifaceted corporate culture.” Bernard Meunier Country Head of Spain and Portugal Nestlé IESE has designed a custom leadership program for Nestlé aimed at preparing the company’s future leaders for the challenges of an ever-changing world. Bernard Meunier‚ the country head for Nestlé Spain and Portugal‚ describes how his company is adapting to meet changing consumer needs during this period of uncertainty. Meunier‚ who talks of the
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