HIST 2055 Chapter : Lect 2 Columbus And Spain
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Conquistadores have been fighting all their lives the muslims: 1492 being spanish meant being catholic, developed all sorts of methods to rule out any lingering muslim ideas, or to get rid of jews. Catholic church and spain began the inquisition: king and queen of spain needed something announce to the rest of, perfected several forms of torture to make people confess, heresy, witch craft, effort to make catholicism safe in spain. Atlantic: in order to announce themselves they send an italian sailor across the, columbus was born in 1451 and was connected to prince henry the. In 1500 they created the largest transfer of wealth in human history: made spain ridiculously powerful, about to surpass this transfer of wealth america send to. Jumbles them all up: as a result of conquest spain becomes wealthy all new money and great power.
