HILD 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Columbian Exchange, Spanish Requirement Of 1513
Document Summary
Significance of the columbian exchange: key features of spain"s empire in the americas. [primary sources]: key differences between ideas/outlooks of las casas and sepulveda. Rise of the ottoman empire: age of exploration : portugal, reconquista: 8-15th centuries, christian reconquista of the iberian peninsula, land expansion ends in 14th century, oceanic expansion begins in 15th century. Voyage of vasco de gama: 1497-1499, kept crusader ideology, his travel lead to the portuguese taking over the indian trade. Spain and & the discovery of america: unification of castile and aragon (1469, ferdinand& isabella, reconquista completed in 1492. It is already well-known that the earth is not flat: paolo toscanelli, 1-month voyage in 3 vessels. Landfall in the bahamas (oct. 1492: other voyages: 1493, 1498, & 1503. Rivals to spain join in: treaty of tordesillas (1494, pope settles dispute between. Spain and portugal: other explorers ignored this treaty. Italians & exploration: pedro cabral (portuguese) lands in brazil 1500.
