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Rise and Fall: Spanish and English Colonial Empires in the 16th-17th Century

Explore the dynamic histories of Spain and England in the 1500s and 1600s, from their splits from Rome to forming alliances with Protestant powers, dominating the New World with privateering and slave trade, and the eventual decline marked by wars, loss of colonies, and abolition of slavery. Witness the transition from grand stately homes to state-controlled settlements, the exploits of privateers-turned-pirates, and the riches of the Van de Veldes. Discover the legacy of these seafaring powers through treasures like pesos, escudos, and jewels.

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Rise and Fall: Spanish and English Colonial Empires in the 16th-17th Century

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  1. The Story So Far…

  2. 1500s Spain England Splits from Rome, starts to form alliances with other Protestant powers Uses privateering as means to get access to New World riches Starts to gain prominence Participates in the African slave trade • Monopolist on settling the New World • Expansion • Multiple wars • Overrides Aztecs, Incas, Mayas; subjugates multiple ethnic groups in the Americas • Extracts millions in silver and gold • Defends European and American coasts from pirates and privateers • First country to abolish slavery in 1542

  3. 1600s Spain England First mainland colony in the Americas Caribbean colonies: sugar and slavery Civil War, plague, fire Anglo-Dutch Wars over trade routes 1652-54 1665-67 1672-74 Seafaring power Abolishes torture in 1640 • Absolutist monarchy • End of the Golden Age • Colonial cities; established mainland colonies • Coastal fortresses • Loss of Jamaica and part of Hispaniola • Cedes monopoly of the New World

  4. Visible change From a stately home… … to a home by the state

  5. Privateers and pirates Privateers who were more like pirates, late 1500s – mid 1600s Pirates who were more like privateers, late 1600s-early 1700s knighted executed

  6. Money talks: the Van de veldes The pride of the Dutch The pride of the English

  7. What would a 17th century treasure look like Pesos and escudos Jewels

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