HST 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Imperialism, Spice Trade, Netherlands Trading Society
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Fueled by the power of their state. The holy grail find an easy way to asia. Voyage sponsored by king of spain: 5 ships, 277 men. Finally reached the philippines (named at the time for philip, the king of spain) He is regarded as the first person to circumnavigate the world. No one understands the extent of what will happen as a result from. Beginning of a process leading to radical changes in europe, africa, these explorations. Start of the era where europe dominates the world. Europe exports its culture, laws, architecture and customs. Southeast asia establishment of trading posts. Believed there was a strait in south america that once you went though, would reach asia in a day or two. October 1520 finds the strait of magellan and reaches pacific ocean. Sailed across the pacific for weeks: food dwindled and ran out, started eating maggots, sawdust and rat urine cakes, ate all of the rats .
