Ecological Consequences During The Spanish Conquests Of Americas

The definition of ecological impact is the effect on living organisms and their non-living environment due to human activity or natural phenomenon (Bd 2014). In the world that we live in today, we do not think about the impact that a living organism may have on our environment. However, from what history has taught us, during the Spanish conquest, the impact was definitely a consequence that many faced. This battle between the new world and the old world, is the battle between the Spaniards attacking the Incas in Peru (GGS 2014). This battle is how we learned what many say as a separation of winners and losers. Through this battle of superiority, there was a variety of ecological consequences during the Spanish conquests of Americas that made the meaning of power crucial in a different way. The importance of these major consequences, as we were taught in history, really had nothing to do with who was stronger. There were three elements that contributed to the success of the European conquest. The first element was the sword, the second was the gun and the third element was animals, including the importance of the germ epidemic which …show more content…
As discussed in the beginning with the first two elements, the sword and the gun, animals were a huge part of this war. The Indians had the Llamas and the Spanish had horses and attack dogs. Not only did the Spanish have these animals to help them in battle physically, they also had access to other types of animals who brought a different kind of fight to the battle. Because the Spanish army had more access to more advanced resources, domestic animals were definitely one of the many things. Horses to ride and fight with, pigs to eat, and as mentioned, dogs to attack the enemy were on the top of the list. The Indians did not have access to these types of animals, but were larger in numbers of bodies, fighting the battle