FRE482H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lackluster, Saint Lawrence River, Hernando De Soto
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Perhaps no other event in european history had a greater impact on u. s history than. Searching for a short, westerly route to the spices and wealth of asia, columbus had sailed across the atlantic only to reach new lands that would become known as north, central, and south america. The genoan sea captain and mapmaker died in 1506, but his dream of reaching china and the spice islands had opened up whole continents regardless of whether the indigenous populations would welcome further european exploration and settlement. Columbus had sailed under the sponsorship of the spanish monarchy. During the decades that followed, spain became the first european power to establish an extensive system of colonies. Through representatives of the spanish king including priests, merchants, landowners, and soldiers or conquistadores spain staked its claims to the lands, wealth, and even the native peoples of the americas.
