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The New World Empires of Portugal
and Spain
The Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Columbus’s voyage intensified rivalry between Portugal and Spain
Both countries claimed the right to newly-discovered lands
Pope arranged a settlement
Columbus’s voyage intensified rivalry between Portugal and Spain
Both countries claimed the right to newly-discovered lands
Pope arranged a settlement
The PortugueseThe Portuguese
Amerigo Vespucci, 1st to claim what Columbus had found was a “New World”
Mapmakers soon began to label the Western Hemisphere “America”, the Latinized form of Vespucci’s name
Amerigo Vespucci, 1st to claim what Columbus had found was a “New World”
Mapmakers soon began to label the Western Hemisphere “America”, the Latinized form of Vespucci’s name
One of the earliest world maps to show the Americas
Portuguese claims to land in the New World were based on the expedition of Pedro Cabral in 1500 -Set out to follow da Gama’s route around Africa
-Fleet blown off course to e. coast of South America-Portugal claimed this land which
became Brazil
Portuguese claims to land in the New World were based on the expedition of Pedro Cabral in 1500 -Set out to follow da Gama’s route around Africa
-Fleet blown off course to e. coast of South America-Portugal claimed this land which
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The SpanishThe Spanish Balboa was the first Spanish explorer to sight the Pacific by crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513
Balboa was the first Spanish explorer to sight the Pacific by crossing the Isthmus of Panama in 1513
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Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the globe by sailing around the southern tip of S. America into the Pacific Ocean
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Magellan GPS System
Conquistadors claimed thousands of square miles of the Americas for Spain in the early 1500’s
Conquistadors claimed thousands of square miles of the Americas for Spain in the early 1500’s
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Francisco Pizarro Hernan Cortes
By the early 1500’s, Spain had established permanent colonies in the Americas
Spain divided its territory into viceroyalties with governors appointed by the king
Missions were established to spread Christianity
By the early 1500’s, Spain had established permanent colonies in the Americas
Spain divided its territory into viceroyalties with governors appointed by the king
Missions were established to spread Christianity
Spain’s New WorldEmpire by 1800