LAIS 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Juan Bravo, Counter-Reformation, Enlightenment In Spain
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Mountains are the places where most of the native american communities survive today. Mountains held huge native americans communities during the colonial times. Agricultural revolution - produced more food to be able to feed more people. Corn was domesticated in america ~ 7,000 years ago. Brasila became the capital city of brazil in 1960. Was built in less than 5 years. Iberia, spain and portugal were not very unified/stable. The main language in iberia was castillano. Spain was being formed at the same time they were able to conquer other places. Masters of making jewelry out of gold. Mining was the backbone of latin america. Produced mainly in peru, bolivia, and central mexico. Plantations mainly along the cost and caribbean cities. Created a republic up on a mountain. Spent three years resisting attacks from colonial armies. Many stories of pirates praying on spanish people. Bunch of people that escaped from slavery and started praying on people i. e. stealing cattle, etc.