HIS 315K Lecture 1: Early America
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"history can be divided to everything before and everything after the. Italian explorer who travelled throughout asia to be one of the first travelers of the silk road in china. Exploration: 15th century europe --> spain was known as the ruler of the holy. Roman empire with king ferdinand and queen isabella: spanish inquisition: forcible conversion of muslims, jews, etc. to. Roman catholicism: had the same behavior about exploration as with the inquisition: Others: aggressive, forcible, cruel, taking whatever they wanted, nicknamed the "black legend of spanish cruelty, found america thinking it was india, went on 4 total voyages, brought back gold for the royals who sent him back with. Southeast: ultimately failed and retreated, leaving most of the south. Eastern indian tribes in tact: more went to the south west and conquered the tribes there, adding to the new spain.
