The Collision of Worlds: Encounters and Transformations, 1492-1590
This chapter delves into the significant encounters and events that transpired from 1492 to 1590, marking a transformative era in history when European explorers and colonizers clashed with indigenous populations in the Americas. Key figures like Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, and John White played pivotal roles in these interactions. The chapter highlights events such as the Bubonic Plague, the Treaty of Tordesillas, and the impact of the Columbian Exchange. It also examines the cultural and social consequences of this era, including the emergence of mestizos and the influence of the Protestant Reformation.
The Collision of Worlds: Encounters and Transformations, 1492-1590
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Chapter 2 WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, 1492-1590
People • John White • Walter Raleigh • Wingina • Manteo • Wanchese • Thomas Harriot • Christopher Columbus • Francis Bacon • Prince Henry the Navigator • Bartolomeu Dias • Ottoman Turks • Vasco de Gama • Isabel and Ferdinand • Tainos • Amerigo Vespucci • Vasco Nunez de Balboa • Aztecs • Hernan Cortes
People • Antonio de Montensinos • Bartolome de las Casas • Francisco Pizarro • Ponce de Leon • Cabeza de Vaca • Hernando de Soto • Vasquez de Coronado • John Cabot • Cartier • Martin Luther • John Calvin • Hugenots • Jean Ribault • Henry VIII • Mary I • Elizabeth I
People • John Hawkins • Francis Drake • Richard Haklyut • Martin Frobisher • King Philip II
Events • Bubonic Plague • Renaissance • reconquista • “virgin soil epidemics” • Treaty of Tordesillas • Prptestant Reformation
Places • Roanoke • Virginia • Sagres Point • Atlantic Islands • Gold Coast of Africa • Hispaniola • Bahamas • Puerto Rico • Jamaica • Cuba • Tenochtitlan • St. Lawrence River • Fort Caroline • St. Augustine
Terms • feudalism • “Black Legend” • Columbian Exchange • mestizos • mulattos • Council of the Indies • predestination • “enclosed” • privateers • “Sea Dogs”