LAS200H1 Lecture Notes - Ethnic Conflict, Gran Colombia, Encomienda
4 Dec 2012
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Many events took place in the year 1492. The voyage of christopher columbus takes place in efforts to find asia by going to the atlantic. This voyage sets the discovery of the new world to europe. The spanish recaptured granada from the moore"s under the command of king. In efforts to regain the territory, the two kingdoms combined forces to fight the moors. (aragon and castiles). The forced expulsion of the jews form spain. Title given to queen isabella i of castile and king ferdinand ii of aragon. The marriage of the two brought together the two crowns and has been said to be an important factor to the unification of spain. They were essentially the king and queen on catholicism. They authorized the expedition of columbus, which brought great wealth to spain. Homeland of the inca was based around this town. As the center of the empire, cuzco was the place for spanish conquistador pizzarro to go to.
