How did the Colonization of America Happen (1492 - 1600)
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Date: 2025-01-11
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maxheadrom3088
But if everything to the east belonged to Spain and everything to the west belonged to Portugal and the line is drawn on a rectangular projection. how does that solve anything Some may be surprised to know that no one (or very few) believed the Earth was round and Tordesillas went all the way around the globe and, actually, dividing the East Indies was the goal of the treaty. Check what language people speak in many southeast Asian countries! Also, look into who were the first Europeans to reach Japan.
Portugal was never strong enough to fight other European powers that's why they, very cleverly, would choose their goals - going to Japan instead of Southeast Asia, going to East Africa instead of West Africa, going to Brazil instead of places where silver and gold were easy to find. The Portuguese are really intelligent and clever - the proof is the fact the country still exists. A curiosity: if you ask people from Southeast Asia since when their food got to hot (lots of chilli) most will probably reply (forgive me if I'm wrong) since forever! . except that Chilli comes from the Americas. Who took it into Asia The Portuguese who also brought Mango and Sugar Cane to the West.
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But if everything to the east belonged to Spain and everything to the west belonged to Portugal and the line is drawn on a rectangular projection. how does that solve anything Some may be surprised to know that no one (or very few) believed the Earth was round and Tordesillas went all the way around the globe and, actually, dividing the East Indies was the goal of the treaty. Check what language people speak in many southeast Asian countries! Also, look into who were the first Europeans to reach Japan.
Portugal was never strong enough to fight other European powers that's why they, very cleverly, would choose their goals - going to Japan instead of Southeast Asia, going to East Africa instead of West Africa, going to Brazil instead of places where silver and gold were easy to find. The Portuguese are really intelligent and clever - the proof is the fact the country still exists. A curiosity: if you ask people from Southeast Asia since when their food got to hot (lots of chilli) most will probably reply (forgive me if I'm wrong) since forever! . except that Chilli comes from the Americas. Who took it into Asia The Portuguese who also brought Mango and Sugar Cane to the West.
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rafaelfermin4619
There’s some slight misinformation in the video or rather some omissions. After conquering the Caribbean Islands the FIRST territories that were conquered by the Spanish were actually Venezuela. The documentation is extremely extensive so it’s weird that the vid omitted this. The first city of South America was actually New Cadiz in the Venezuelan island of Cubagua, very important because of the pearls that were produced there. The Venezuelan coasts were explored in 1498 and by 1558 the first attempts in the continental lands were made. Alliances between the Spanish and the natives were extremely common and even the founder of Caracas, Francisco Fajardo, was already mixed being half Spanish and half native. In 1567, Caracas was already founded and several other cities followed through. And Columbus himself was well aware of Venezuela during his trips, even having an expedition by the Orinoco Delta, astonished by the size and power of the river
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There’s some slight misinformation in the video or rather some omissions. After conquering the Caribbean Islands the FIRST territories that were conquered by the Spanish were actually Venezuela. The documentation is extremely extensive so it’s weird that the vid omitted this. The first city of South America was actually New Cadiz in the Venezuelan island of Cubagua, very important because of the pearls that were produced there. The Venezuelan coasts were explored in 1498 and by 1558 the first attempts in the continental lands were made. Alliances between the Spanish and the natives were extremely common and even the founder of Caracas, Francisco Fajardo, was already mixed being half Spanish and half native. In 1567, Caracas was already founded and several other cities followed through. And Columbus himself was well aware of Venezuela during his trips, even having an expedition by the Orinoco Delta, astonished by the size and power of the river
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nico92li
Spain did not invade nor conquered. That is in fact historically inaccurate. Hernan Cortez invaded and conquered a whole empire with 800 soldiers only How did he beat an army of 80. 000 with 800 soldiers only Because the truth is that a force of 800 is not an invasion (otherwise Europe is being invaded right now) and the other indigenous people joined forces with the Spanish to remove their imperial overlords. That is why the daughter of Moctezuma said after the fall of the Aztecs We (her and the Spanish) have created a world more fair and just than the ones of my parents. Also you can find indigenous leaders in the Palace in Madrid.
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Spain did not invade nor conquered. That is in fact historically inaccurate. Hernan Cortez invaded and conquered a whole empire with 800 soldiers only How did he beat an army of 80. 000 with 800 soldiers only Because the truth is that a force of 800 is not an invasion (otherwise Europe is being invaded right now) and the other indigenous people joined forces with the Spanish to remove their imperial overlords. That is why the daughter of Moctezuma said after the fall of the Aztecs We (her and the Spanish) have created a world more fair and just than the ones of my parents. Also you can find indigenous leaders in the Palace in Madrid.
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edcasado6651
Proudly born and partly raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The oldest existing settlement in the Americas. Where the clash of civilizations started in this side of the world. Cortez and Ponce de Leon both sailed from modern-day DR en route to colonizing Mexico and Puerto Rico. It's crazy to think that all these events had to happen for us to find ourselves in this moment in time.
Today the Dominican people are a beautiful mix of races - European, African and Taino.
Long live the Dominican Republic and the entire Hispanic American community of 420 million
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Proudly born and partly raised in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The oldest existing settlement in the Americas. Where the clash of civilizations started in this side of the world. Cortez and Ponce de Leon both sailed from modern-day DR en route to colonizing Mexico and Puerto Rico. It's crazy to think that all these events had to happen for us to find ourselves in this moment in time.
Today the Dominican people are a beautiful mix of races - European, African and Taino.
Long live the Dominican Republic and the entire Hispanic American community of 420 million
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antoniovega665
The mexican conquest wasnt like that, the castillans (not spanish as Spain did not exist with that name, it was the kingdom of castilla) did not defeat the mexicas because of the weapons, it was the alliance with several other tribes that were subjugated by the mexicas. The castillians organized the tribes particulary the tlaxcaltecans to form an army and reveal against their oppresors. And that happend after about 10 years or so, at the begining cortes intention was not to defeat the mexicas, he traded at first with them, even lived in Tenochstitlan for a while.
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The mexican conquest wasnt like that, the castillans (not spanish as Spain did not exist with that name, it was the kingdom of castilla) did not defeat the mexicas because of the weapons, it was the alliance with several other tribes that were subjugated by the mexicas. The castillians organized the tribes particulary the tlaxcaltecans to form an army and reveal against their oppresors. And that happend after about 10 years or so, at the begining cortes intention was not to defeat the mexicas, he traded at first with them, even lived in Tenochstitlan for a while.
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skylercatron5629
There's a number of things off with the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs. For one Cortes had many native allies who were glad to join against the Aztecs, but most importantly you greatly overstated the effect of disease on the conquest itselt. The most major battle that gave the Spanish control of Tenochititlan, the Battle of Otumbo, was fought well before any documented widespread disease. Smallpox decimated native populations AFTER the conquest, allowing the Spanish to permanently assert control, but didn't really effect the conquest itself.
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There's a number of things off with the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs. For one Cortes had many native allies who were glad to join against the Aztecs, but most importantly you greatly overstated the effect of disease on the conquest itselt. The most major battle that gave the Spanish control of Tenochititlan, the Battle of Otumbo, was fought well before any documented widespread disease. Smallpox decimated native populations AFTER the conquest, allowing the Spanish to permanently assert control, but didn't really effect the conquest itself.
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pebenasso
7: 40 you talk about how the Portuguese sealed the deal trading mirrors and axes, but that's a common lie told to children as a way to minimize the crimes committed during the invasion (aka; colonization. The invaders offered those things. It's true, but the natives did not agree to it, a few did and the fewer were made the norm by history books. But in reality the Portuguese killed the man, abducted the woman and rped then, mixing the next generation and therefore forcing subordination through blood connection.
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7: 40 you talk about how the Portuguese sealed the deal trading mirrors and axes, but that's a common lie told to children as a way to minimize the crimes committed during the invasion (aka; colonization. The invaders offered those things. It's true, but the natives did not agree to it, a few did and the fewer were made the norm by history books. But in reality the Portuguese killed the man, abducted the woman and rped then, mixing the next generation and therefore forcing subordination through blood connection.
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omfarell17
The catholic program was actually leaded by Cortes, who didn’t wanted to do what the Moros did with Spain, he wanted the natives to understand and love the Catholicism, he knew very well that if it was imposed, they will ended up hating it and at the end dropping it. It was so effective, that today every colonized territory has a lot of hate toward the Spanish empire, but they all remain catholic
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The catholic program was actually leaded by Cortes, who didn’t wanted to do what the Moros did with Spain, he wanted the natives to understand and love the Catholicism, he knew very well that if it was imposed, they will ended up hating it and at the end dropping it. It was so effective, that today every colonized territory has a lot of hate toward the Spanish empire, but they all remain catholic
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akhenatenAmen
The Abhorrent barbarity of the Europeans, talking about civilizing cultures and people who were civilized long before they came out of their caves. They had writing systems and methods of building and navigating the world centuries before the European knew anything about it, absolutely preposterous. How do you civilize anyone when you're still in your reptilian state
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The Abhorrent barbarity of the Europeans, talking about civilizing cultures and people who were civilized long before they came out of their caves. They had writing systems and methods of building and navigating the world centuries before the European knew anything about it, absolutely preposterous. How do you civilize anyone when you're still in your reptilian state
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Diskeykagithala
Here's a fun fact for you! Did you know that the United States is so diverse that it's like a mini-world in itself From the snowy mountains of Alaska to the sunny beaches of Florida, the U. S. covers almost every type of climate and terrain you can find in world geography! It’s like having a tour of the entire planet without leaving the country!
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Here's a fun fact for you! Did you know that the United States is so diverse that it's like a mini-world in itself From the snowy mountains of Alaska to the sunny beaches of Florida, the U. S. covers almost every type of climate and terrain you can find in world geography! It’s like having a tour of the entire planet without leaving the country!
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hugoagogo9435
Good video but you need to learn the difference between Britain and England. Your refer to England one minute and Britain the next. It was the English who conquered up until 1707. We Scottish had our own failed attempt at the Americas and we merged as the United Kingdom of Great Britain shortly after. 1707 is when it changes from English to British
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Good video but you need to learn the difference between Britain and England. Your refer to England one minute and Britain the next. It was the English who conquered up until 1707. We Scottish had our own failed attempt at the Americas and we merged as the United Kingdom of Great Britain shortly after. 1707 is when it changes from English to British
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sailingnow7479
you should made a video about the portuguese discoveries from the start, from the discovery of canada to japan, about afonso de alboquerque, the battle of diu, the battle of ormuz. the battle with otomans, the history of the largest ships like flor de la mar and nau madre de deus. also about the knits temolar order now called the order of christ
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you should made a video about the portuguese discoveries from the start, from the discovery of canada to japan, about afonso de alboquerque, the battle of diu, the battle of ormuz. the battle with otomans, the history of the largest ships like flor de la mar and nau madre de deus. also about the knits temolar order now called the order of christ
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KGMCKGMC
Another white person explaining Spanish/Latin history. lmfao. They always leave out that 100 years before Columbus the Spanish already found and made contact in the Caribbean and USA, Columbus begged the Spanish for funds and directions to re trace the voyage from 100 years earlier only to exports whites and extort indians.
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Another white person explaining Spanish/Latin history. lmfao. They always leave out that 100 years before Columbus the Spanish already found and made contact in the Caribbean and USA, Columbus begged the Spanish for funds and directions to re trace the voyage from 100 years earlier only to exports whites and extort indians.
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joedirt5669
Spanish conquered by getting tribes to fight each other. Just like all colonizers. The little tribes had been killing each other for 10's of thousands of years. Just show up and help the oppressed weaker ones and they are more then happy to kill. Then when it's done give them a job for food. They were happy happy.
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Spanish conquered by getting tribes to fight each other. Just like all colonizers. The little tribes had been killing each other for 10's of thousands of years. Just show up and help the oppressed weaker ones and they are more then happy to kill. Then when it's done give them a job for food. They were happy happy.
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Ronaldog2207
The video starts with completely incorrect information: Christopher Columbus did not offer the Portuguese Kings to go west to find new lands. The offer was to sail west to reach India, which was denied by the Portuguese because they already knew that the shortest route was down the Atlantic and around Africa.
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The video starts with completely incorrect information: Christopher Columbus did not offer the Portuguese Kings to go west to find new lands. The offer was to sail west to reach India, which was denied by the Portuguese because they already knew that the shortest route was down the Atlantic and around Africa.
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akhenatenAmen
I'm glad you mentioned priest/ religion, without which Europe would have failed. They lost so many battles (even with superior weapons), especially in Afrika that without religion dividing and bewitching the natives, they could have never succeeded. Religion is the handmaiden of colonialism.
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I'm glad you mentioned priest/ religion, without which Europe would have failed. They lost so many battles (even with superior weapons), especially in Afrika that without religion dividing and bewitching the natives, they could have never succeeded. Religion is the handmaiden of colonialism.
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akhenatenAmen
Isn't crazy that the European talks about a discovery of land that was already occupied
This shows you how late European to the civilization party, Afrikans had been navigating the world for millenia by then. It was the Afrikan Moors that gave them education before they weaponized it.
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Isn't crazy that the European talks about a discovery of land that was already occupied
This shows you how late European to the civilization party, Afrikans had been navigating the world for millenia by then. It was the Afrikan Moors that gave them education before they weaponized it.
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Arkturbettel
Columbus didn't want in reality find new lands and riches to the west. His goal was to find a shortcut to India. In fact, up untill his death he thought he didn't discover America, but found this new short way to India. Why are you asking for donations while feeding obvious lies
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Columbus didn't want in reality find new lands and riches to the west. His goal was to find a shortcut to India. In fact, up untill his death he thought he didn't discover America, but found this new short way to India. Why are you asking for donations while feeding obvious lies
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knowledgia
3: 20 those pack of fearless doggs were the black men cynecynophili tribe of dog head men. Marco Polo described them. Greeks described their black skin with dog head. Amazing true amazing real history. Nephiliam were ethiopian blacks as well. Ethiopian not american blacks.
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3: 20 those pack of fearless doggs were the black men cynecynophili tribe of dog head men. Marco Polo described them. Greeks described their black skin with dog head. Amazing true amazing real history. Nephiliam were ethiopian blacks as well. Ethiopian not american blacks.
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kelechiegwim9665
Many other people came and even traded with the native Americans before Columbus, including Northern Europeans, Asians and Africans much much earlier. They just didn't try to dominate, colonize, or exterminate the native populations. That is Columbus's legacy!
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Many other people came and even traded with the native Americans before Columbus, including Northern Europeans, Asians and Africans much much earlier. They just didn't try to dominate, colonize, or exterminate the native populations. That is Columbus's legacy!
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