{"id":2716,"date":"2020-03-24T01:12:58","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T01:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=2716"},"modified":"2024-05-21T08:29:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:29:19","slug":"2-spanish-empire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/big\/civilization\/session-6\/2-spanish-empire\/","title":{"rendered":"2) The Spanish Empire"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic 2 – Session 6 – Big Civilization<\/p>\n

Starting in Europe itself, this empire planted colonies in the Caribbean. Then Cortez conquered Mexico and Pizzaro conquered the Incas, establishing a base in South America. Later, the Philippines were conquered. For a long time the Spanish ruled over an empire that was the most lucrative and the largest empire in the world.<\/p>\n

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First Expedition to Chile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Outline<\/h4>\n

Course<\/a> Big Civilization
\nSession 6<\/a> Colonization<\/p>\n

Other Topics for This Session<\/strong>
\nOne<\/a>| |Two| |Three|<\/a> |Four<\/a>| |Five<\/a>| |Six<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Further Information<\/h1>\n

From History Moments Library<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1521<\/td>\nCortes Captures the Aztec Capital<\/a><\/td>\nWilliam H. Prescott<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1532<\/td>\nPizarro Conquers the Incan Empire<\/a><\/td>\nHernando Pizarro<\/a>|
\n|William H. Prescott<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1535<\/td>\nMendoza Settles Buenos Aires<\/a><\/td>\nRobert Southey<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1541<\/td>\nDe Soto Discovers the Mississippi<\/a><\/td>\nJohn S. C. Abbott<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n
YEAR<\/th>\nTITLE<\/th>\nAUTHOR(s)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n

From Elsewhere<\/h2>\n

Reads<\/h3>\n

Spanish Empire<\/a> Conquistadors<\/a> Spanish East Indies<\/a><\/p>\n

Videos<\/h3>\n