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5 Cards in this Set
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Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
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divided world between Spain & Portugal (main sea faring nations of Europe at time)
-vying for preeminence in new world of exploration/colonization |
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Bartolomeo de las Casas
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defender of the indians, but proposed importing Africans to do hard labor that indians couldn't do
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Father Antonio Vieria
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analogous figure to las Casas in Brazilian society, but denounced all slavery
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Napoleon in Portugal
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invades and conquers (like Spain)
-Portuguese monarchy escapes to Brazil, becomes new Portuguese capital to avoid collapse of authority in LA |
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Brazilian independence
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taken from king’s son (first emperor of Brazilian empire) thru bloodless coup by army officers in 1889
-becomes Brazilian republic |
