How Did Spain Influence Spanish Colonization
In the late XV and early XVI centuries as the Italian Renaissance shaped the Western world, two well established powers, Spain and England, embarked in cross - Atlantic expeditions to Asia and the New World. These expeditions disembogued in what is known today as the Colonization of the New World. During these expeditions, the two nations were able to navigate the newly discovered continent for a prolonged period of time conquer several unbeknownst lands in the Pacific Ocean. However, there were obvious discrepancies in the manner in which Spain and England dealt with their respective colonies. Some of the differences that contributed to the departure from a similar society in Spanish and English colonies are the ideology of conquest
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England affirmed its desire for land and resources while maintaining peaceful relations with the native population in order to benefit from the interaction, while Spain adopted a more aggressive explorative ideology. Spain, contrary to English exploratory thought, associated colonization with the subjugation of the indigenous tribes already inhabiting the territory. This mentality is clearly observed in the conquest of Cuba when Velázquez became first governor and exploited the Guahanatabeyes. Opposing to the Spanish explorative ideology, England sought to colonize using more benign and peaceful …show more content…
Then, the manner in which exploration and colonization were carried out is a summation that disembogues in very practical applications. The practicality of their methods could only be proved by the type of society, governmental organization, and religious traditions assimilated by the colonies. Some of the methods used for colonization were: previous exploration that provided mariners with charts and logs for further inquiry, subjugation of the indigenous tribes, imposition of a monotheistic ideology, establishment of settlements in some colonies, Christianization of the native population, plunder, massacre of the inhabitants, enactment of tributary laws, and slave trade by the Parliament and the Council of Indies in order to increase and expand trade and bolster economic
England affirmed its desire for land and resources while maintaining peaceful relations with the native population in order to benefit from the interaction, while Spain adopted a more aggressive explorative ideology. Spain, contrary to English exploratory thought, associated colonization with the subjugation of the indigenous tribes already inhabiting the territory. This mentality is clearly observed in the conquest of Cuba when Velázquez became first governor and exploited the Guahanatabeyes. Opposing to the Spanish explorative ideology, England sought to colonize using more benign and peaceful …show more content…
Then, the manner in which exploration and colonization were carried out is a summation that disembogues in very practical applications. The practicality of their methods could only be proved by the type of society, governmental organization, and religious traditions assimilated by the colonies. Some of the methods used for colonization were: previous exploration that provided mariners with charts and logs for further inquiry, subjugation of the indigenous tribes, imposition of a monotheistic ideology, establishment of settlements in some colonies, Christianization of the native population, plunder, massacre of the inhabitants, enactment of tributary laws, and slave trade by the Parliament and the Council of Indies in order to increase and expand trade and bolster economic