Category: Age of Exploration

• The Encomienda

  

  A New System for the New World The Encomienda system was established during the second voyage of Columbus to help facilitate mining and other needs. The term comes from the spanish word for “to entrust” and was essentially slavery with extra steps. Although they would never call it slavery because again the queen did not…

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  July 6, 2022

  Age of Exploration, Christopher Columbus, Colonization, Encomienda, Indigenous People, Pre-American History

• The Age of Exploration

  

  Europe is ready to get out there In the 15th and 16th centuries there was a massive amount of interest around European countries to start exploring more of the world. Whether motivated by money, fear of Ottomans, desire for religious conquest, or genuine curiosity about the world, many countries began sponsoring sailors and explorers to…

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  June 30, 2022

  Age of Exploration, Pre-American History