Hispaniola

The Americas were sparsely inhabited and unused. Much of the land had been used once but was soon deserted since the inhabitants were mostly hunter-gathers, wandering across the land. The land was basically wasted and it was lucky that the Europeans finally found a use for it. The Europeans used the empty lands for their benefit while the Indians had not. For a thousand years, the Americas had not changed with a few exceptions of the Iroquois, the Aztecs, and the Incas, which were continually…

Christopher Columbus in 1492, he named it “La Espanola” or in English “La Hispaniola”. The island was resided by the Taino indigenous group. This group was forced into slavery by the Spaniards and after all the abuse and illnesses the Spaniards brought, the majority of them died. Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic it was founded in 1496 and is the oldest city the European settled on. The island of La Hispaniola stayed under Spanish reign until 1697. Spain let go of the…

Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. His guardians were poor members of the lower nobility class. Hernan set sail to the new world at the age of 19.[1]. Cortes conquered the land of Cuba in 1511. In the year of 1518, Velázquez, an advisor of the Governor of Hispaniola, put Cortés in control of an expedition to discover and maintain the interior of Mexico for establishment. In 1519, Cortes traveled to Mexico with approximately 500 men and 11 ships, going with the intention of dethroning…

Crewmen could be whipped by a cruel captain for the least offense. In 1630 a treaty was signed with Spain that allowed the English and French to colonize some of the lands along the Spanish Main. Many of the European settlers wound up on the island of Hispaniola. One of the main sources of food on the island was wild pigs originally introduced by the Spanish. The pirates of the golden age wore short and buttoned jackets trousers and breeches of different styles and large boots. The small cocked…

Ayllon Lucas Vazquez De In this report I will be telling you about an explorer named Ayllon Lucas Vazquez De. I have never read or even heard about him before so we will be learning together about this explorer. I will be writing about this explorer and where he went. What he did on his journey and about his life. So here we go. Ayllon was born in 1475 in Toledo, Spain. He was the son of a judge, Judge Juan Ayllon. Ayllon’s father was the head of a noble and wealthy family of Toledo. Which…

From the time period of 1450 to 1800, both Russia and the Spanish had been striving to expand their empires to gain a better role in the global economy. For Russia, this expansion was limited to the Eurasian landmass while the Spanish looked to the Atlantic and set up colonies in the New World. Both of these empires broke free from their foreign rulers. Despite different branches of Christianity, within both of these empires' religions played key roles in terms of expansion. The Russians wanted…

an American holiday celebrated on October 12 (may be observed at different times), the day which Christopher Columbus set sail to discover the Americas, in 1492. He set forth the future of what would become known as the Caribbeans, South America, Hispaniola and others. However, he never reached North America, which is a know fact that Americans today continue to mistake it for. Either way, it is still honored for his discoveries and essentially marking history. Today, people seem to argue…

Christopher Columbus was not the man many tell him to be. As a society, we tend to look at all the great and glorious things he did, most notably discovering the Americas. Almost all of the time, however, we do not look at all the negatives, which there are arguably many more of. These include his harsh treatment of natives, thirst for wealth and the terrible acts he committed as governor of the Indies. Upon first reaching the natives, Columbus describes them as very friendly, extremely willing…

European countries began exploring and seeking to dominate the rest of the world during the 15th and 16th centuries. They had an enormous advantage with their ability to control sea routes which led to the discovery of the American continent. By the early 17th century, Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands were all fighting for colonies and trades around the world. Explorers, conquerors, missionaries, merchants, and adventurers looked to claim new lands to colonize. Competition for land…

The People Who Changed the World By. Daniel Martin Throughout time billions upon billions of people have lived on this planet. Most live their lives and stay a part of the crowd. But some rise above the crowd and completely change how people live forever. So, I chose to write about the lives and actions of a few of these people. Although many of these are people who chose to try and change the world for the better, there are a few who’s actions were not beneficial but instead caused world wide…