Colonization In 1492

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The video answered the driving question in multiple ways. Some of those ways included the topic of expanding on the actions of competing for European nations for colonies. An example would be in 1492 religious debates were really at a climax and the king and queen Ferdinand and Isabella were wanting to bring Indigenous people to Christ and turn Natives to Catholicism. In addition, the Native culture was so strong that it was powerful enough to transform the Europeans brought with them wave after wave of Catholic missionaries flooded the New World. This shows the actions of how Europeans wanted to turn indigenous people over to Catholicism but also how the Native culture was so powerful it was able to transform some Europeans to Catholicism. …show more content…
Maize was made possible by the indigenous Americans who transformed it from a tiny seed pod of the toes lily plant. It was known as the most important type genetic history. When corn was first introduced as a crop in the Americas it made enormous population growth possible from the Mayan, Canada, and what is today the United States. The mochas treasured their fertility God “Tonansi” and the Americans treasured the Virgin Mary, they were neither willing to give up their religion so they combined into what is known as “The Lady of Guadalupe”. Also, another cultural impact was after African slaves came to work in the new world there was a mixing of genes(known as mestizos), music, and religion. An example would be the Donsol had African roots which blossomed in the Caribbean then was transformed into a Mexican genre. In addition, another example of cultural impact and mixing of religions was that down the same streets of Cusco that once paraded with the mummies of Inca Emperors now parade and the lute (Spanish guitar) but the indigenous people modify it by adding materials such as armadillo skin. In 1555 silver was discovered and it had the potential to take the Spanish empire out of

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