HST 2020 Final: HST 2020
Document Summary
Bartolomue diaz sails around cape to india. mistakes people as christians. relationship between portugal and people of calicut (spices). attack city, take control of spice trade in the east. Portugal 1514 persian gulf city of ormuz-control commerce at both ends of mediterranean. phillip ii the pious lost control of med for portugal in 1606. bad investments with european bankers like fugger made by phillip ii the pious. Dutch ships finesse portogues and take control of spice trade. Spain been fighting since 700s to get muskims out. 1212 portugal and spain defeat large muslim army in south france. gov offered ppl land and wealth to live on war frontier. large cale war allowed for social mobility and nationalistic ideals-for god and country. Marry in 1469 to unite 2 largest spanish provinces. Use the men who rose up the ranks to send after. Spanish crown wants wealth, claims sovereignity over new territory, tries to finess indians to christianity.
