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Published on Jan 04, 2016

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THE SPANISH CONQUEST OF THE AMERICANS

BY SOPHIA ZIELINSKI

The Carta Marina
Carta Marina was created in Rome in the 16th century, 'Carta, means 'map' and 'Marina' means 'Sea'. This map shows us that the Spanish had little knowledge of the world and might have feared the sea's

The Cantina Planisphere
It is accurate but it is missing most of north & South America, some parts of Africa, nearly all of Europe and Asia and they don't have Australia.

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Reasons for Spanish exploration
They believed that Gold, God and Glory equals power and they wanted nothing but power over the land and people.
Expanding of the empire and farming will help them gain power.

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