AMH-2097 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Encomienda
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Encomienda system- first spanish system in the new world, slave system, economic, protected them from war so the spanish can control them. Diego delanda: moved on to take land for spanish and look for resources and convert people he met to become catholic. Place to mission to the maya, he studied them. Toturer, went back to europe for his crimes but was appointed bishop. Our lady of guadalupe: populated mexico, 1511 indian reported of looking at the virgin mary, she told this person to build a church, this shows the mixing of spanish and indigenous. La florida- spanish explorers traveled around florida 1565, discovered french had a settlement, Spain key operating power for florida timuia appalachee guale: Dutch west india corporation- came to north america two years after english, first permanent settlement was fort orange 1609, where albany new york is. Asia, the netherlands was economic powerhouse, making great strands with the art and sciences.
