In comparison the Nina (Columbus’s biggest ship) was a mere 90 by 30 feet. The size of the Chinese ships at this time was what the Europeans conjured up in the Victorian era over 2 centuries later. Simply in knowing that you could say that the Chinese were equipped well enough to make it across the Pacific. This plus Chinese advanced maritime skills and archeological finds supporting even earlier voyages all the way to Easter Island. Saying that is based on opinion and assumptions, so here’s the proof an amateur historian, found detailed maps, logs and accounts of voyages to the Americas in the early 1400’s.
In identifying the linguistic, political, social, economic, religious, and familial conventions or statuses of four Hispanic groups living in the United States; the following four groups have been chosen, Mexican Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Cuban Americans, and Dominican Americans. Mexican Americans Spanish has remained the principal language of almost all Mexicans in the United States. According to Countries and Their Cultures (2010) "the Spanish spoken by Mexican Americans is "a spoken and informal dialect." Political participation by Mexican Americans historically has been limited by discrimination. Even as Mexican Americans began to adapt to the political and social traditions of the United States they were still
It is a description of great conquistador, Cortez, written by Bernal Diaz in 1516. This document again displays attitudes of indifference toward the Native American population, as Cortez promises gold, silver, and Indian slaves to anyone who accompanies him in conquering the new lands. Only briefly is religion mentioned in the document. This shows that the conquistadors valued wealth more than spreading the word of God. In other words, Spanish motives for monetary gain resulted in cruel and poor attitude towards Indians.
The slave trade was also introduced. Similar events also happened in India as Europeans began invading their region and forced the Indians to do labor. The labor systems were changed mainly because the Europeans believed they were superior to the Native Americans and treated them like slaves (although they were never referred as slaves). One of the few things that remained the same was tribute as taxes were still imposed on people on the lower half of the social hierarchy. In the Incan empire, they also used the Mita system so that the citizens can pay tax through labor.
Especially in the western areas, even those of mostly or all Maya descent who speak Maya at home often identify themselves as "Mestizo", showing a degree of assimilation and identification with the Mexican mainstream culture. Historically, the population in the eastern half of the peninsula was less affected by and less integrated with Hispanic culture than those of the western half. A large 19th century revolt by the Yucatán Maya, known as the Caste War of Yucatán, was one of the most successful modern Native American revolts; results included the temporary existence of the Maya state of Chan Santa Cruz, recognized as an independent nation by the British Empire. The Caste War of Yucatán (1847-1901) It began with the revolt of native Maya of Yucatan against the population of European descent (called Yucatecos) in political and economic control. A lengthy war ensued between
The most recognized tribute was the forced upon tribute for the Aztecs to repay Spain. The others form of tribute was the nobles providing goods to the rulers of their locality. The Aztecs then took the form of a state government. The upper class consisted of the nobles and its main leader became Montezuma. The customs of the great city of Teotihuacán were used by the mexica about a decade after the lost of the Teotihuacan civilization.
Dante Colucci Mrs. McElroy AP US History 2 04/30/12 Colonization The colonial expansion of the Spanish and the French are very different in execution, but similar in their goals. The Spanish were the first to arrive to the Western Hemisphere. After Columbus had arrived back in Spain, many of the other countries desired to go to the New World. The Spanish were ruthless in the colonization of the Americas. The French were not as ruthless.
When did the first Europeans arrive in North America? The first phase of European activity in the Americas began with the Atlantic Ocean crossings of Christopher Columbus in 1492 sponsored by Spain, whose original attempt was to find a new route to India and China. The Spanish wanted to find the shorter route to trade rich spices and other goods. The overall purpose of the settlement of the New World by Spain was to acquire new wealth. Although Spain had claimed the New World as its sole territory, it was not the only European country seeking new land.
Indians move east to Virginia to secure a town in Jamestown. Spanish colonial practice, usually, the distribution of indigenous people for forced labor. In a broader sense it referred to any official distribution of goods, property, and services. Early as 1499, deserving Spaniards were allotted pieces of land, receiving at the same time the native people living on them; these allotments were known as encomiendas. The encomienda system is deeply entrenched in the history and culture of South and Central America, and is one of the most damaging institutions that the Spanish colonists implemented in the New World.
Today, about eight million Filipinos are scattered around the world. There are those who disapprove of Filipinos who choose to leave. I used to. Maybe this is a natural reaction of someone who was left behind, smiling for family pictures that get emptier with each succeeding year. Desertion, I called it.