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Spanish Explorations

Spanish Explorations. Unification of Spain. Initially several states Mostly Muslim Ferdinand and Isabel’s marriage Defeated Muslim leader, Abu-al- Hasan Unite various states into Spain. Catholic Spain. Spanish Inquisition Converso (conversions) or expellsiun. Ambitions to Go Abroad.

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Spanish Explorations

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  1. Spanish Explorations

  2. Unification of Spain • Initially several states • Mostly Muslim • Ferdinand and Isabel’s marriage • Defeated Muslim leader, Abu-al-Hasan • Unite various states into Spain

  3. Catholic Spain • Spanish Inquisition • Converso (conversions) or expellsiun

  4. Ambitions to Go Abroad • Severed relations with Ottoman Empire • Portugal found route around Africa • Decided not to go northward • Only other option: Westward across the Atlantic Ocean

  5. Christopher Columbus • Conflicting reports • Based research off of Marco Polo • Miscalculated circumference of the Earth • Quest for a donor

  6. Columbus’ Voyages • 1492 • 1493 • 1498 • 1502

  7. Spain and Portugal • Rivalries • Pope Alexander VI • Treaty of Tordesilla(1449)

  8. Conquest of the Aztecs • Cortes arrives in 1519 • Initially amicable relationship • Kills off huge percentage of Aztec population • Disrupted Aztec tribute system

  9. Conquest of the Incas • 1533, first encounter • Emperor Arahaulpa • Conquistador Francisco Pizarro • Disease decimates Inca civilization

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