CHAPTER 3&4

SECTION 3SPANISH AND

DUTCH EMPIRES

PONCE DE LEPONCE DE LEÓÓNN Spanish

explorer 1513 sailed to

Florida First to set

foot on mainland North America

de Leon set out in order to find the famed “Fountain of Youth”.

Ponce de Leon made most of his money capturing native people to be sold into slavery

His set war dogs (bull mastiffs) on natives which led to his removal by Spanish authorities

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FERNANDO CORTEZFERNANDO CORTEZ MONTEZUMA MONTEZUMA IIII

Mexico City is built on ruins of Tenochtitlan

FRANCISCO PIZARRO Spanish

explorer 1530 – Conquered Incan Empire

Claimed land, Ecuador to Chile

FRANCISCO FRANCISCO PIZARROPIZARRO

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CHARLES V King of Spain –

1516 Member of the

Hapsburgs Holy Roman

Emperor – 1519

Torn between conflicting demands

PHILLIP IIPHILLIP II King of Spain, son of Charles

Dedicated King

GOAL: Strengthen Spanish rule

El Escorial – King Phillip’s palace

DUTCH DUTCH INDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE William of

Orange led revolt

Used guerilla warfare to attack trapped Spanish forces

1579 – Dutch declare independence

THE DUTCH THE DUTCH RESPONDRESPOND

Fort Orange Fort Orange (Albany, NY) (Albany, NY) in New in New NetherlandsNetherlands

NEW AMSTERDAM NEW AMSTERDAM (NYC)(NYC)

NEW AMSTERDAM WAS SETTLED IN 1624

FLAG OF NYC

THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF NY