Early Exploration 1492-1600
Dec 22, 2015
Prince Henry
the
Navigator1. Son of King John I of
Portugal
2. Supported Portugal’s Exploration and Trade with Africa and Asia
3. Invented or encouraged the use of the Caravel and Astrolabe
4. Deathly afraid of water
Christopher Columbus
Background 1. Born in Genoa, Italy in
1451
2. An experienced sailor, and cartographer (mapmaker)
3. Searched for faster trade routes to India and China, other than the ones found in Marco Polo’s journals.
4. Originally asked the Portuguese for sponsorship in 1484.
Christopher Columubus
Columbus’s Journey 1. Columbus set sail on
8/3/1492
2. His ships were the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
3. Columbus landed in the “New World” (Hispaniola and Cuba) on 10/12/1492
4. Columbus would make 4 journeys to the “New World” from 1492-1502, always thinking he’d made it to Asia
Reasons to Explore 3. Sought Glory by
bringing some of the natives and samples of the flora back to Spain.
1. Columbus came in search of Gold and riches to ship back to Spain.
2. Spread Christianity, (God) primarily Roman Catholicism with the blessing of Pope Alexander VI.
Spanish ExplorersExplorers
1. De Soto
2. De Leon
3. Cortes
4. Cabrillo
5. Coronado
6. Balboa
7. Pizarro
Area Explored Sails up the Mississippi River
and explores the Gulf of Mexico
Explores Florida and searches for the Fountain of Youth
Conquers the Aztecs in Mexico
Explores the Pacific Coast
Explores Colorado
Discovers the Pacific Ocean
Conquers the Incas in Peru
Portuguese Exploration
Explorers
1. Diaz
2. da Gama
3. Cabral
Area Explored
1. East Coast of Africa and Sails the Cape of Good Hope.
2. Circumnavigates the coast of Africa and explores India
3. Explores Brazil
The Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494
Spain:
1. Controls North and South America except for Brazil.
Portugal:
1. Controls all of Africa and Islands in the Caribbean and Brazil.
St. Augustine,
FL 1565
1. The First Successful European Colony in North America.
2. It is the oldest continuous city in North America
3. Established Spain’s control of the east coast of North America, and acted as a base for Spanish Pirate raids in the Caribbean.
Social
Pyramid in
Spanish
Colonies•The Spanish colonial organization was based on hierarchical structure, which placed the Spanish at the top of the colonial society.
•Mestizos were people made up of Spanish and Native cultures
•Native Americans and Slaves were at the bottom of the Social Structure.