HST 119 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Alhambra Decree, Mercantilism, Salvador Carrasco
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Whereas columbus funded by isabella of castile almost entirely, thereafter funded by investors. 1/5 of wealth to crown & crown to govern (risky) either way the crown would receive the glory and colonies to their name/country. Colonies to provide : raw materials (things of gold & silver, or things to eventually turn into gold & silver, market (long term) (for goods produced by themselves; mother country) Colonization was about improving/enrich the mother country & expand horizons (obv did not care about the ones being colonized) Laws were made to protect markets & raw materials - tariffs, licences etc. Columbus 1492: hispaniola (now haiti) - arawak - disease. He initially thought he found india hence why aboriginals were known as the indian nation . Conquistadors (conquerers): their mission was to convert indigenous people, work for spanish civilization, thought to be appointed by god himself. Las casa vs. sepulveda debated the morality of conquest & indian enslavement (las casas wins debate)
