• After the Spanish victory in the War of the Portuguese Succession, Philip II of Spain obtained the Portuguese crown in 1581, and Portugal and its overseas territories came under his rule with the so-called Iberian Union, considered by some historians as a Spanish conquest. (wikipedia.org)
  • Did the Conquest of the New World Save the Spanish Empire? (ancient-origins.net)
  • The Spanish Empire conquest of the Canary Islands. (ancient-origins.net)
  • At the time of the Spanish conquest , it was the second-largest state in Mesoamerica . (wikipedia.org)
  • Hernán Cortés was the Spaniard who led the conquest of the Mexica Empire and his role was crucial, since he persuaded and forced several indigenous peoples to join in their armed struggle against the Aztec Empire. (crgsoft.com)
  • The death of the Aztec governor Moctezuma ended up consecrating the Spanish conquest. (crgsoft.com)
  • But, when the Spanish Conquistadors arrived, the islands played a major role in their conquest. (myessaylab.com)
  • Prominent in the conquest of the Inca Empire , in present day Peru. (wikimedia.org)
  • Before the Spanish Conquest, nuclear America was a geopolitical area where the main indigenous populations and cultures were located and where cultural development took place more rapidly than anywhere else in the Americas. (cdc.gov)
  • The map shows the Ottoman Empire in 1801, which then extended from Turkey (Anatolia) to Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, as well as northern Africa and parts of Middle East. (cdc.gov)
  • Variolation (cutaneous technique) is a widespread method for preventing smallpox in the Ottoman Empire (former Asia Minor, present-day Turkey) and North Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus and continuing for over three centuries, the Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, most of Central America and much of North America. (wikipedia.org)
  • Much of South America (with the exception of Brazil), for instance, came under Spanish rule. (ancient-origins.net)
  • She had sunk in 1804 following a battle between English ships and a Spanish treasure fleet of four ships loaded with gold and silver from America. (visit-andalucia.com)
  • Spanish explorer and Conquistador , active in South America . (wikimedia.org)
  • Although they were first documented by Spanish chroniclers after the arrival of Columbus, little is known about their presence in pre-Hispanic America. (cdc.gov)
  • Although tungiasis was recognized and documented by Spanish chroniclers shortly after the arrival of Columbus in Central America in 1492 ( 11 ), the South American ancestors of the Incas distinguished this affliction from others and depicted it on clay jars, pottery, and ceramics, called huacos in Peru ( 12 - 14 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Thus, there are a number of documents included in Empire Online which relate the story of Empire from the American, French, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese and German points of view, and that from indigenous peoples from Africa, India and North America. (lu.se)
  • In the 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered and incorporated the Aztec and Inca empires, retaining indigenous elites loyal to the Spanish crown and converts to Christianity as intermediaries between their communities and royal government. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Purépecha Empire was contemporary with and an enemy of the Aztec Empire , against which it fought many wars. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Purépecha Empire blocked Aztec expansion to the northwest, fortifying and patrolling their frontiers with the Aztecs, possibly developing the first truly territorial state of Mesoamerica. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hernán Cortés was the Spaniard who led the expedition, on behalf of the Crown of Castile, and who persuaded several indigenous populations to conquer together, by blood and fire, the capital Tenochtitlán of the Aztec Empire (also called the Mexica Empire). (crgsoft.com)
  • The Aztec empire had thrived for over a hundred years before it was conquered by Hernan Corona in 1521. (myessaylab.com)
  • The Aztec Empire's geography, which had helped it flourish before the Spanish invasion, would be instrumental in its fall. (myessaylab.com)
  • Moctezuma II welcomed the Spanish Conquistadors headed by HernanCortes to the Aztec capital. (myessaylab.com)
  • Introduction of smallpox into Mexico by the Spanish around 1520 was one of the factors that led to the demise of Aztec Empire. (cdc.gov)
  • When the Roman Empire expanded to include the Etruscans, their influence in casting gold was acquired. (medscape.com)
  • It was in such high demand, the Roman Empire began massive lead mining operations. (cdc.gov)
  • In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it was the first empire to usher the European Age of Discovery and achieve a global scale, controlling vast portions of the Americas, Africa, various islands in Asia and Oceania, as well as territory in other parts of Europe. (wikipedia.org)
  • Portuguese and Spanish are two language so close related two persons can talk each other one in Portuguese and the other in Spanish without loosing so much of the meaning. (allempires.com)
  • If a spanish speaker wants to SPEAK portuguese requires training, but for listening or reading Portuguese no trainning is requiered. (allempires.com)
  • Spanish Flamenco is rude and violent, Portuguese Fado is all sweetness. (allempires.com)
  • The Spanish countered the claims of the Portuguese by seeking new Papal bulls. (ancient-origins.net)
  • The lands to the east would belong to the Portuguese, whereas the lands to the west would go to the Spanish. (ancient-origins.net)
  • This was one of the major events during the Spanish reign as it marked the end of Castilian dominance over the Portuguese for the past 88 years. (essaysexperts.net)
  • This led to the decline of the empire as it forced the unity between Spanish and the Portuguese. (essaysexperts.net)
  • regulating religion in the British Empire in India, colonial Medicine in Africa, and settler colonialism in Australia. (lse.ac.uk)
  • Emire Online has not focused on the development of the British Empire in isolation. (lu.se)
  • The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire governed by Spain between 1492 and 1976. (wikipedia.org)
  • The monarchy's obligation to fulfill these duties shaped the perimeters of what the monarchy could and could not do, shaped the standing of subjects in the empire, and subjects' obligations to the monarchy. (ku.edu)
  • Looking at how the ideal of communication affected the monarchy and its people provides a new point of departure from which to consider moments of discord and harmony in the trajectory of the Spanish empire. (ku.edu)
  • Empires and Entrepots - the Dutch, the Spanish Monarchy and the Jews (1585-1713), Jonathan I. Israel (The Hambledon Press, 1990). (jhse.org)
  • In the beginning, Portugal was the only serious threat to Spanish hegemony in the New World. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, the 17th century marked the decline of the Spanish empire and Spanish hegemony. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Although the Spanish Empire was able to recover from the setbacks experienced during the early 18th century, the 19th century brought new challenges and marked the beginning of the empire's demise. (ancient-origins.net)
  • Bringing to life ten great empires, this series visits 100 historic sites, discovering how they were built, for what purpose, and what they reveal about the empire's rise and fall. (films.com)
  • The Spanish Empire was one of the earliest (and longest-lasting) European colonial empires. (ancient-origins.net)
  • Spain s colonial adventures began inauspiciously: Columbus s meagerly funded expedition cost less than a Spanish princess s recent wedding. (google.ae)
  • The attractive town of Cuzco (or Cusco) nestles in a valley at 11,000 feet, and offers impressive Inca history, Spanish colonial architecture, high-quality handicrafts, comfortable lodging, and a pleasant year-round climate. (photoseek.com)
  • Here, we compile and semi-quantitatively analyse pollen records from the regions claimed by the Spanish in the Atlantic and Pacific to provide pan-tropical insights into European colonial impacts on forest dynamics. (bvsalud.org)
  • The second volume, Mapping, Connectivity, and the Making of European Empires is scheduled for 2021. (rug.nl)
  • The structure of governance of its overseas empire was significantly reformed in the late 18th century by the Bourbon monarchs. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Spanish Empire reached its height during the 16th and 17th centuries. (ancient-origins.net)
  • Spanish Empire Decline was considered a growth of political power and a sign of prestige especially in the 16th century. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Most of this pottery was initially discarded by the Spanish invaders, who looted sacred places, temples, and tombs in their search for gold in the mid-16th century. (cdc.gov)
  • From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain s early conquests in the Americas. (google.ae)
  • Among the women captured after the war, Malinche stood out, baptized as Dona Marina by the Europeans, who was fluent in several indigenous languages and soon learned Spanish, for which she served as a translator for Cortés. (crgsoft.com)
  • This is a volume of essays on the three themes in which Professor Israel has specialized as a historian: Dutch, Spanish and Jewish history in the 17th century, and the interaction between them. (jhse.org)
  • Three of the chapters concerning the Spanish-Dutch conflict have not been published before. (jhse.org)
  • Signing of a twelve year truce with the Dutch by Spain in 1609- This was a humiliating agreement for the Spanish as it acknowledged Dutch independence. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Spanish treasure fleets were constantly harassed by the Dutch and Spanish territories faced constant threats. (essaysexperts.net)
  • In 1628, the Dutch captured an entire Spanish fleet as it prepared to cross the transatlantic. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Castile (formed in 1230 from the Kingdoms of Leon and Asturias) became the dominant kingdom in Iberia because of its jurisdiction over the overseas empire in the Americas. (wikipedia.org)
  • While Spain did not fare so well in Europe, its overseas empire was prospering. (ancient-origins.net)
  • US citizen Jose Padilla has been found guilty of plotting to kill people overseas and supporting terrorism. (blogspot.com)
  • Similarly, things overseas got worse and did not favor the Spanish empire. (essaysexperts.net)
  • The other reason that contributed to the decline of the Spanish empire is that Spain lost its precious land overseas. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Although the power of the Spanish sovereign as monarch varied from one territory to another, the monarch acted as such in a unitary manner over all the ruler's territories through a system of councils: the unity did not mean uniformity. (wikipedia.org)
  • This colloquium examined the causes, conduct, and aftermath of the Spanish-American War. (libertyfund.org)
  • The empire disintegrated and by the end of the 17th century, Spain shifted powers to France. (essaysexperts.net)
  • A war against Spanish rule erupted in the Netherlands, with the Spanish unable to pacify the northern provinces. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, under the leadership of Alessandro Farnese, the Spanish managed to subdue the southern provinces, which became the Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium and Luxembourg). (wikipedia.org)
  • Philip respected a certain degree of autonomy in its Iberian territories and, together with the other peninsular councils, established the Council of Portugal, which oversaw Portugal and its empire and "preserv[ed] its own laws, institutions, and monetary system, and united only in sharing a common sovereign. (wikipedia.org)
  • These territories remained under Spanish rule until the War of the Spanish Succession. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moctezuma ended up offering Cortés gold as a negotiating strategy, but that further fueled the greed of the Spanish who, in addition to invading the Mexican territories, wanted to keep their treasures. (crgsoft.com)
  • At its peak in 1810, the Spanish Empire covered over 13 million square kilometres (5 million square miles), making it one of the largest empires in history. (wikipedia.org)
  • Notice: This is the official website of the All Empires History Community (Reg. (allempires.com)
  • This course covers the comparative history of empires from the fifteenth century to the present day. (lse.ac.uk)
  • In May 2007 the American salvage and treasure hunting company, Odyssey Marine, found the Spanish treasure ship the Nuestra Señora de la Mercedes off the coast of Portugal and took from it 17 tons of silver bullion. (visit-andalucia.com)
  • Due to its relative isolation within Mesoamerica, the Purépecha Empire had many cultural traits completely distinct from those of the Mesoamerican cultural group. (wikipedia.org)
  • As a consequence of the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Spanish were free to establish colonies in the New World and eventually came to dominate that region. (ancient-origins.net)
  • It was a consequence of the repeated attacks by the Spanish that the people of Tenochtitlán were enraged by a speech by the governor in which he tried to calm their anger. (crgsoft.com)
  • The Habsburg Netherlands came under Spanish rule following the abdication of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, in 1555. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although the Crown of Castile attempted to keep its empire a closed economic system under Habsburg rule, Castile was unable to supply the Indies with sufficient consumer goods to meet demand. (wikipedia.org)
  • During this regional conflict, American settlers living in Florida organized an uprising against Spanish rule and coaxed US forces to intervene on their behalf. (nps.gov)
  • In the early 1500s, Spanish forces captured several Muslim cities in North Africa, forcing them to pay tribute to Spain. (wikipedia.org)
  • The withdrawal of Spain from Spanish Sahara (today the disputed territory of Western Sahara) in 1975 marks the end of the empire. (ancient-origins.net)
  • This is an event that damaged the reputation of Spain and contributed to the decline of the empire. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Columbus and other Spanish explorers Cort s, Ponce de León, and Magellan among them created an empire for Spain of unsurpassed size and scope. (google.ae)
  • On the 3rd August 1492, Christopher Columbus, or Cristobal Colon as he is known in Spanish, sailed from Palos de la Frontera near Huelva with two small caravels, the Pinta and the Niña and a carrack, Santa Maria. (visit-andalucia.com)
  • The Aztecs were able to feed their growing empire thanks to the chinampas they built in the lake. (myessaylab.com)
  • President Bush then classified Jose Padilla as an enemy combatant, stripping him of all his rights. (blogspot.com)
  • In search of gold, the Spanish conquistadors under Hernan Cortes invaded the Americas. (myessaylab.com)
  • This dissertation prompts us to revisit our ideas about the politics of the Spanish empire by providing a picture of a world in which women influenced politics through their petitions, and a world in which affection, nurturing, and feminine ideals were part of the monarchy's political power. (ku.edu)
  • Empire Online is a collection of original documents relating to Empire Studies, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. (lu.se)
  • Although the Spanish were still engaged in the Reconquista at that time, most of the Iberian Peninsula was already in Christian hands. (ancient-origins.net)
  • Since the pope at that time, Alexander VI, was a native of Valencia, and a friend of Ferdinand, the Spanish easily obtained bulls that were highly favorable to them. (ancient-origins.net)
  • forensic psychiatrist Dr. Angela Hegarty speaks for the first time about her experience interviewing Jose Padilla for 22 hours to determine the state of his mental health. (blogspot.com)
  • A) Geopolitical map of the Incan Empire at the time of its greatest expansion (dark gray shading). (cdc.gov)
  • In 1640, a major event that played a crucial role in the decline of the empire occurred. (essaysexperts.net)
  • Liberty Fund, Inc. "A Collection of Historical Documents on the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War [compiled from public domain sources on the internet]. (libertyfund.org)
  • This is a study of early modern government finance in the kingdom of Naples, one of the most important European dominions of the Spanish Empire. (cambridge.org)
  • The empire was founded in the early 14th century and lost its independence to the Spanish in 1530. (wikipedia.org)
  • By its very nature, Empire Studies is a global subject, and from the early days of maritime exploration there were many countries competing for territory, influence and new sources of trade. (lu.se)
  • The Spanish name "Cuzco" comes from qosqo, or "the earth's navel," in the Quechua language ( Kichwa shimi , Runashimi , or Spanish Quichua ) Runakuna , Kichwas , and Ingas ). (photoseek.com)
  • Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) has published a new Spanish-language educational "comic" book that addresses pesticide exposure and pregnant women. (cdc.gov)
  • Spanish infantry also affected in 1643 leading to a major defeat for the Spanish as they were decimated at the battle of Rocroi, in Northern France by the French forces. (essaysexperts.net)
  • The territory that would eventually form the setting of the Purepecha Empire is the high volcanic region constituting the western extension of the Mexican Mesa Central , in between two large rivers: the Lerma and Balsas Rivers . (wikipedia.org)
  • Additionally, there has been no assessment of similar depopulation -afforestation dynamics in other parts of the global tropics that were incorporated into the Spanish Empire. (bvsalud.org)
  • Exploraciones en Monte Negro, Oaxaca: 1937-1938, 1938-1939 y 1939-1940 , Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico. (springer.com)
  • Vocabulario en lengua mixteca , Instituto Nacional Indigenista, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, and Secretaría de Educación Pública, Mexico. (springer.com)