Spanish Empire

During the years between 1598 and 1665 the Spanish Monarchy under the ruling of Phillip III and later on King Phillip IV faced many different challenges in this emerging country called Spain. However, Spain did not exist at this time it was ruled under the Habsburg Empire. What I shall be discussing in this assignment is the strengths and weaknesses that the Spanish Monarchy faced. During the start of the 17th Century what was known as the Habsburg Spain which was very much on the brink at the…

eighteenth century in Europe. Charles II ruled the Spanish throne from 1665 until his death in 1700—just five days shy of his 39th birthday. Although he took the throne young, Europe anxiously awaited his death because of his declining health. Not only was he ill, he was unable to produce an heir, despite the fact he was married twice. Thomas James Dandalet accentuates the detriment that King Charles II imposed on Spain in his book Spanish Rome: Yet in the middles of the 1690’s, an…

indigenous populations. Upon arrival in the New World, Spanish explorers encountered the native Mexica, who were great in numbers, but considerably weaker in military potential. Consequently, the initially peaceful relations between the Spaniards and Native Americans devolved into oppressive tyranny, in which the Spanish forcefully enslaved the Mexica denizens and diluted their established religions with Christianity. In doing so, the Spanish found a highly obtainable and exploitable source of…

the Spanish took advantage of the high status that was given to them due to the substantial amount of newly-discovered land. The Spanish changed the New World in many ways, which caused Spain to become one of the most powerful countries throughout the sixteenth century. Columbus was highly supported by the Spanish…

Before the sixteenth century the Crusades had presented European people to the goods of the East. Goods, such as spices, became necessities, but they were increasingly costly. These goods had to be transported over long overland routes. Many times middlemen would take profits from these goods before they even reached European merchants. Europeans knew they needed a new, cheaper route to Asia. Because of the need of these costly goods, economic and political rivalry began amongst European powers.…

changes, like the taxes and the introduction of mining, put the natives in a difficult position. Political acts taken upon the country, for example the reforms and the ruling of the viceroyalties, were extensively focused on the well-being of the Spanish and the government. And the social differences, hegemonic control and the racial hierarchy, highlighted the hefty differences made between the upper and lower class.
Thesis (1-2 sentences): The King created economic, political and social…

Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala was a native Peruvian who had Incan ancestry. As a son of a Spanish nobleman, he was exposed to the colonial power of the Spanish but had the knowledge of Incan society and history. Guamán Poma is best known for chronicling the events that partook in Peru as the Spaniards continue to establish themselves as the dominant power. In his illustrated letters to Spain’s King, King Philip III, he detailed the accounts of ill treatment that the Spaniards did towards the…

Queen Elizabeth I of England made a speech to the troops and England’s people in 1588 before the war between Spain and England. Queen Elizabeth’s purpose was to assure her army and people that she is in charge and that yes, she is a women but with the heart of a king that can lead them to victory. The subject of the speech is the war between Spain and England. The tone in this speech is hopeful and empowering. In this speech Queen Elizabeth I uses many rhetorical strategies to persuade her…

the history of Spanish Colonial Missions in Texas in order to gain a better understanding of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz. Spanish Colonial missions in Texas have a rich archaeological and ethnohistorical record that provide insight to daily lives of missions as well as the long-term processes of the Spanish government on the North American continent. The Spanish government funded mission projects in order to spread Catholicism as well as adopt the Native Americans into Spanish,…

first lived in the Netherlands. Later the Roman Enpire conquered the southern part of the land. Years later, As the Roman empire got weaker, barbarians and Germanic tribes started to invade. the Franks invaded the territory in the 5th century and brought the Christianity with them. By 800 the Netherlands was a part of the powerful Frank empire. After the fall of the Charlemagne Empire (he died in 814) theterritory was divided into smaller states with by dukes and counts. At the same time,…