RHETOR 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Christopher Columbus, Henry Kamen, Muhammad Xii Of Granada
22 Jan 2017
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With conquest comes a need for them (barbarous people and nations of varied tongues) to accept the laws that the conqueror imposes on the conquered, and among them will be out language . Imposition of culture, customs, and above all religion. Conquest not easily followed by changes in laws or language. Castile leaned heavily on foreign influences and expertise. Printing press from germany - political role > texts of royal decree, queen financed and protected. Technological inexperience: first drawing from life of american indian and first books published by german, printing by foreigners. Spain: periphery of europe, edge of the world. Peninsula with rich and complex heritage of politics, languages and creeds > difficult to unite. Hope to bring peace and unity > cooperation came about only with dedication to common enterprises. Spain consisted of aragon and crown of castile. Princess isabella of castile and son of aragon ferdinand married.
