How Did Spain Influence The Discovery Of The New World

The Columbian Exchange has been called the “greatest human intervention in nature since the invention of agriculture” (Grennes 2007). The exchange of diseases, plants, and animals lead to a global cultural and economic shift throughout the Old and New Worlds following Christopher Columbus' 'discovery' of the Americas in 1492. The Eastern Hemisphere saw an influx of raw materials, new staple crops, and the income from and production of growing crops that were too resource intensive for Europe and Asia. The Western Hemisphere saw large scale population shifts, massive devastation accompanying colonization, and a significant change in the ecosystem with the introduction of new, sometimes invasive, plants and animals. This 'exchange' had one

One of the most interesting questions to ponder: is can a link be drawn directly to show the causation of why and when countries adopted customs or habits that are now fundamental in the present day. With secondary sources, these correlations can be shown and provide statistics as proof, based upon analysis of important primary sources. The journal article The Columbian Exchange: A History of Disease, Food and Ideas is a secondary source detailing what occurred in the years after the voyage of Columbus and how both the New World and the Old World were affected during this period of colonization. An interesting perspective was given in this paper, unlike many others that describe the same topic, in which the authors chose to focus on how the Old World was affected more so than what transpired in the areas being colonized. There was an extravagant biological exchange of both crops and disease, which provided serious lifestyle changes for both Europeans and the native people of the Americas, and there were also consequences elsewhere in the world associated with the Columbus exchange in the years after its commencement. Secondary sources are also very important to historians and this is a source that is very well written, backed up by diagrams and detailed evidence found in primary sources.

European crave for spices was immense. It would drive merchants to seek out trade routes. The Colombian Exchange which commenced after Colombus landing in America, was the exchange of goods, resources, and ideas between the New World and the Old World. From Europe, Asia, and Africa many different species of animals were brought into the lives of Native Americans in the New World. Cattle, pigs, and horses being some of the most influential. Sugar and Coffee would also tremendously impact the lives of Native Americans as the remaining amount that survived small pox disease would be to work in the fields cultivating these popular crops. A few crucial plants that came from the New World were the cacao bean, as Europeans would begin to develop a liking for chocolate and other consumer goods later on, the highly addictive Tobacco would be dispersed though out the nation as well. This exchange system would prove to be a huge turning point as Spain, Portugal and later England, France, and the Dutch would come out to take their piece of this new land. Compared to 1517 these discoveries would change the lives of just about every European for the better, as it was the nobles who funded the expeditions for the search of new goods by intellectual men, rather than the blind following that happened with the Protestant leaders that would

As early as the fifteenth century, Europeans began to become eager to discover the New World that was unknown to them. With the concerns of rapid population growth, commerce, new learning, and the rise of competing for nation states, they set out for new adventures and discovery. For a long time, Spain and Portugal were the only European powers with New World colonies.

After Columbus' 'discovery' of America in 1492, an began exchange between the 'Old World', the continents of Europe, Asia and Africa, and the 'New World', the continents of what today is North America and South America. Historian Alfred Crosby called this exchange the 'Columbian Exchange'. The spread of new foods and animals benefited both the Old and New worlds, although the exchange of disease devastated the New World. Historians estimate that as many as 100 million people died as a result of the spread of diseases such as Small Pox and Influenza. This exchange changed world history and created the world that we live in today.

In 1492, when the first of many Europeans arrived to the Americas, a new era had begun. The great leaders and trades between the old and new worlds have changed humanity for the better and worse. To understand how we should view the Columbian Exchange, it must be understood by its impact on the history of trade, change in civilization, and diseases.

The Columbian Exchange was a major milestone in the diffusion of the New and Old World. Ever since Christopher Columbus arrived in the Bahamas in 1492, his interactions with the Native Americans has changed the development of the new world. During his first trip to the Bahamas, he exchanged their cultures such as crops, animals, and diseases. The Columbian Exchange has resulted in many positive and negative effects between the New World and Europe.

Starting with Columbus in 1492, European countries (Spain, England, France, and Netherlands) began colonizing the New World in search of greater economic opportunity. As a result of the Columbian Exchange, a wide variety of animals, plants, and culture were traded between the New and Old Worlds, but causing widespread sickness among the Native American population.

After Columbus discovery of New World in 1492 and discover of gold and silver in the 1500s by Cortez and Pizarro, many Europeans countries began to build an empire or settlement in the New World. Since the Spanish has the most powerful and advanced sea power, they are the first one to do so . England was the only country that can compete with the Spanish on sea power. When England see the Spanish start to built empire in the New World and gained a lot wealth from the Indians, they began to colonize the New World land too. After the Spanish and English entered the New World land, they destroyed Indians religion and community; however, the relationships the Spanish had with the Indians is slightly different from the English.

The Spanish expansion into the New World was mainly encouraged for their strong desire to gain wealth. The first discovery of the New World was from the Spanish by Christopher Columbus, Columbus first plan was to find a shortcut to the Indies, but he actually landed near the Bahamas. The Spanish made the native people find gold for them, or to give them their gold. In 1518, Cortes, and his conquistadors arrived in Mexico to brutality turn the Southern America into a Spanish empire. While the Spanish was there, they also carried over smallpox to help wipe the native people out. When the English came to the New World they decided to build their own society instead of ruling a foreign one. What the English and the Spanish had in common was their

In, the age of exploration, the Old World’s and the New World’s ideologies clashed. The Old World introduced their many advancements in technology with the indigenous nations. However, the explorers and settlers also introduced new weapons of mass destruction and many new diseases to the Natives. The Spanish and Portuguese were the first European powers to come to the New World. The Spanish came to modern day Central America and interacted with many of the indigenous tribes, including a tribe called the Aztecs. The Spanish went to war with the Aztecs and prevailed because of their advanced weaponry, the help of the other tribes who were enemies of the Aztecs, and diseases that wiped out many of the Native population.

There were many different outcomes that came about from the first interactions between the Native Americans and the early explorers of the New World. The first Spanish expedition to the New World, supported by King Ferdinand, began circa June 1527. Panfilo de Narvaez, the captain of this search, left Spain with around three to four hundred men; however, when they arrived at Galveston Island there were only a handful of men that survived the treacherous journey. When the four men had first come into contact with the aborigines, they were kept as slaves. As their time in the New World neared its end, Cabeza de Vaca had become their shaman or doctor. Cabeza de Vaca, one of the four remnants of the first endeavor, writes about his encounters regarding

Christopher Columbus didn’t even mean to find the New World, but instead wanted to find India. The accident of him finding the New World led to a not - so - peaceful exchange. It only took a few other explorores to follow in Christopher Columbus’s steps and soon entire civilizations and cultures were destroyed. The Incas, the Taino, and the Aztecs were all effected and impacted by the exchange. I also found it interesting of how different the Old and New World were to each other. The New World had learned to genetically modify food by turning teosinte to corn. They were also healthier, due to the lack of meat and animas. The Old World was advanced in religion and in music. They also had more dangerous weapons and were more immune to disease.

The English became aware of all the natural resources that were in the new world. The wood in the new world was used for construction and strengthening the British navy ships, permitting the British to conquer the Spanish at the Spanish Armada. Native Americans would trade Fur and sold throughout the world. The silver and gold in the New World could also advance the wealth of the English people. England was very crowed, bringing lack of land. Once the wealthier classes began to make their land private the lower classes had nowhere to farm, leaving their families with no food. The New World was the best farm land and also had the cheapest prices.

The group most affected by European exploration of the "New World" were the indigenous natives. After Columbus landed in America, Spain lost no time sending Conquistadors to the "New World". When they arrived and saw all of the gold being used by some of the native civilizations, such as the Aztecs, Mayans, and Inca, Spain knew they had hit the jackpot. Treated in the beginning as Gods, the European power took advantage of the situation and bled the natives dry. When the indigenous natives had enough, Spain simply started conquering them for it. On top of European powers taking the indigenous natives' natural resources, they brought new diseases from Europe that decimated the local populations. As time went on other European nations,