... sent over seas to find new land to expand upon since other countries in Europe began doing the same. The conquest was justified in religion, expansion, and wealth, along with many other reasons. The Spaniards and other Europeans traveling to the new world first sought to spread the word of God. Some, upon arrival to the new world, found most of the inhabitants to be pagan. Some of the natives worshiped ... many gods, while some worshiped none at all. Lery writes, "Not only are they utterly ignorant of the sole and true God; what is more, in contrast to the custom of all the ancient paga...

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... held personal property , for it seemed to me that whatever one had, they all took share of, especially that of eatable things. They are men of subtle wit, who navigate all those seas, and who give a marvelously good account of everything... As I already said they are the most timorous creatures in the world so that the men who remain there are alone sufficient to destroy all that land , and ... the island is without personal danger for them if they know how to behave themselves. Columbus emphasized and repeated that the Natives were timid people, that ... they were not fighters. This w...

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... , which heavily impacted European exploration. Through exploration, the monarchs in Europe hoped to increase their fortune by trade and in building profitable empires. The people who undertook these explorations from Spain were called conquestidors. The conquestidors searched for riches and even journeyed across the seas to seek land. As a result of their overseas explorations, they found new trading products, ... such as barely, rye, sugar and coffee from Africa. The discovery of these new products led to the creation of early trading networks. Soon Europe began to successfully ... fo...

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... moved to Spain. Like everyone else in his time, Columbus knew the world was round. He theorized that since the earth was a sphere, you could eventually reach the Far East from the opposite direction, he thought to establish trade routes to Asia in this manner. The fifteenth century Europeans were not aware of the South and North American continents during this time frame. Map makers ... 1492. Columbus promised to bring back gold, spices, and silks form the Far East, to spread Christianity, and to lead an expedition to China. In return, Christopher Columbus wanted to have three things th...

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... discovery that he thought was a short cut to the Indies turned out to be the beginning of the biggest pilgrimage over the sea at its time, and began what we know today as America. The Indians, which were actually Native Americans, shared precious information with the settlers about agriculture and hunting on the land, which was crucial for survival. The modern world today may not be so advanced if Columbus ... and tried to help grow food, and participated in trading of goods which benefited the settlers more than the Natives most of the time. They did all of this only to have the peace ...

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... held personal property , for it seemed to me that whatever one had, they all took share of, especially that of eatable things. They are men of subtle wit, who navigate all those seas, and who give a marvelously good account of everything... As I already said they are the most timorous creatures in the world so that the men who remain there are alone sufficient to destroy all that land , and ... the island is without personal danger for them if they know how to behave themselves. Columbus emphasized and repeated that the Natives were timid people, that ... they were not fighters. This w...

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Spanish Conquistadors In one of his speeches to his men, Cortez spoke of the great rewards that will come to them for their services. Without disguising it at all Cortez tells his men that they will be "the richest of all men who have crossed the seas," "engaging in a war which will bring [them] fame," and "Almighty God, in whose name and faith [war] will be waged." All ... in the same speech, Cortez has ... made the best of the situation and used the virgin New World to catapult their wealth, create a name for themselves and spread the word of the Catholic Church. The way in which they carr...

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