LA ST210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iberian Peninsula, Metalworking, Encomienda

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Latin American Studies
• Course: LA ST210
• Professor: Russel Cobb

Document Summary

Lecture 1: latin america is divided into three sections: 1. Catholic church (french were also catholic: the encounter was the meeting between the europeans and the natives in south america, 1492- 3 things happened. Isabel married fernando and catholics kicked out muslims and jews. Battle of grenada won by catholics against muslims. Columbus landed in the caribbean: many diverse kingdoms came together and helped isabel fight, encomienda system- conquistadors were (cid:498)entrusted(cid:499) with land and people, purity of bloodline is important. Jews were also there: religious drive by the christians- santiago the moor-slayer- lead to the. Some died by force but most from diseases.