Start of the Age of Exploraiton
What were European Explorers looking to find at the start of the Age of Exploration?
New trade routes to India
What was the "Inter Caetera"
It made it so all lands in the new world could only be explored by Spain and no other European nation.
Who discovered that the land "discovered" by Columbus was not in Asia but new land yet explored by Europeans
Amerigo Vespucci
Which ethnicity had the highest rank in Spanish colonial society?
Peninsulares
What European power invaded and conquered Spain during the Age of Exploration?
France
Who funded Christopher Columbus' voyage?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
How did the Pope threaten anyone who disobeyed the "inter caetera"
Excommunication
He crossed Panama be the first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez De Balboa
Patrons were the only people eligible to receive Hacienda land grants from the Spanish government. What were the two requirements to receive a land grant?
Male and Spanish born.
Who was the leader of the European nation that invaded and conquered Spain?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Where did Christopher Columbus think he landed?
Islands in Asia/Indian Ocean
What were all conquistadors responsible for doing for all peoples the encountered in the new world
convert to christianity
Defeated the Incans
Francisco Pizzaro
Native and Spanish
How did the Haitian Revolution impact Spanish colonies?
It made them fearful that their slaves may revolt
How did the Pope reward Spain for Christopher Columbus' for his discovery of new lands.
He issued the "Inter Caetera"
Who did all conquistadors have with them on their ships?
Priests
Defeated the Aztecs
Hernando Cortes
What mixture of races were Mulattoes?
African and Spanish
How did the American Revolution impact the Creole population in the Spanish colonies?
Inspired them to gain their independence from Spain.
How did Christopher Columbus' letter back to Spain detailing what he found change the purpose of the Age of Exploration?
Why did other European nations disagree with Pope's "Inter Caetera"?
It gave the Spanish an unfair advantage
Is credited for "discovering" the current location of AZ and NM which is now known as the American Southwest
Francisco Vasquez De Coronado
What is the difference between Creoles and Peninsulares?
Creoles are born in Spanish territories and Peninsulares were born in Spain
Who was the leader of the Haitian Revolution?
Toussaint Louverture