the drive he had to fulfill his goals. Henry the Navigator was a very important factor to European history and history within itself. Henry the Navigator was born as Infante Henry, the Duke of Viseu. He was born in 1394 in the city of Porto to King John I and Philippa of Lancaster. Philippa was the sister of King Henry IV, so this made Henry the Navigator, Henry IV’s nephew. Henry had 3 brothers and 1 sister, Duarte, Pedro, Joao, and Isabel. Henry’s first real experience of his life was when he was
great support to her during her youth and young adulthood. Her grandmother Violante Sánchez de Castile wrote in a letter that “the three [were] inseparable”. So when Inês was sent to Portugal as a maid to Constance of Castile, it is unsurprising that her brothers followed. It has been suggested that Inês was sent to Portugal with Constance to end a blood feud between her family and the royalty of Castile. Inês grandmother had been in line for the Castilian throne, but had been ousted by the Queen and
done, Emanuel dreamed of uniting Portugal and Spain under his rule and successively married two daughters of King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. Under pressure from his Spanish relations, he followed their example by expelling Jews and Muslims from his domains in 1497, thus depriving Portugal of much of its middle class. His son, John III, promoted the settlement of Brazil and (again influenced by the example of Spain) introduced (1536) the Inquisition into Portugal to enforce religious uniformity
In this paper we will be talking about how Spain and Portugal conquered the Americas, their relationship between the economy, their education system, and their present day relationship. Throughout the paper you will start to realize that Spain and Portugal are very similar countries, maybe due to the fact that they’re both European counties. They have the same educational system, and government system. Spain and Portugal have a long history; they go all the way back to the1492 .Which is when Columbus
is perhaps well-known for his efforts in establishing Portugal as a major colonial empire. He is most famous for being the first person to sail directly from Europe to India (Biography.com, 2015; BBC, 2014; Szalay, 2013). His philosophy is perhaps embodied in the statement “I am not afraid of the darkness”, which signifies the courage with which he undertook his expeditions. According to Szalay (2013), Vasco Da Gama was born in Sines, Portugal in 1460. This is also aformed by History.com (2015), which
Prince Henry, because of his leadership, knowledge, and devotion led Portugal successfully out on its vital exploration of the Atlantic Ocean and the world. Prior to his birth, Portugal and a lot of Europe was in the dark ages dealing with very little money and a poor government. Prince Henry was born on March 4, 1394 in Porto, Portugal. Being the third son of King John I of Portugal, he was looked upon by his family. His two other brothers were into exploration and navigation which created his drive
explored South America. And later named America after himself. And there was Bartholomew Diaz who was also a navigator of the sea, but he was from Portugal, and the first European to round the cay of good hope in 1488. Then there was another Italian explorer, he to commanded the English exploration and alter discovered the North American mainland. He was John Cabot. The House of Burgesses was the lowest legislative house, and it was located in colonial Virginia. Holy land in America is the strange
In Sines, Portugal around 1460, Vasco da Gama was born into a noble family of leaders. As soon as he was of age, da Gama joined the navy, which is where he learned the skills needed to navigate by sea. He got to demonstrate those skills in 1492, when he was sent on a successful trip as revenge against the French to seize their ships (biography.com). Even with his experience, it is unclear why Vasco was chosen to lead the first ever voyage from Portugal to India by sea. Eventually, Vasco da Gama was
exotic fruits and silk fabrics were much in demand, but came at extreme prices. In the beginning of the ‘Age of Exploration’, Portugal was in the forefront with the early explorers Henry the Navigator, Zarco and Tristao Vaz Teixeira, and Diogo Silves discovering the Madeira Islands, the Azores, and the exploration of Africa respectively, but King John the II of Portugal was unconvinced by Christopher Columbus’s pleas to fund his plan to sail West to the East Indies. Columbus made many demands for
allowed them to take care of the matter to prove that. Spain and Portugal had negotiated the treaty of Tordesillias. In this treaty the two countries split the western world into two parts where Spain can have one half and Portugal the other. In the newer version of the treaty, the line that split the land was moved in favor of Portugal. On that land, missionaries had already set up missions. To better the economy for Portugal, the Spanish Church was sent in to get the Jesuits out. The would
came to seek Christians and spices,” when the Portuguese sailor Vasco de Gama and his small expeditionary fleet anchored offshore near Calicut on May 21, 1498. Where spices are concerned, there is little confusion as to its meaning. Both Spain and Portugal were interested in finding new maritime routes to the Orient in response to dealing with hefty taxes implemented by the middle men, the Ottomans and various Italian city states, of the spice trade. This profitable trade for spices called for an alternative
Queen Isabella of Spain, a fifteenth century queen, supported the ideas of humanism through her governance skills of Spain. Isabella was a punitive ruler; she required public order and laws in Castile, better than anyone before her. She began the Spanish Inquisition, the conquest of Granada, and sponsored in the discovery of the New World. Without her ruling procedures and mindset, Spain would not have been as powerful as they were under her ruling. Queen Isabella of Castile was a hard
become familiar to Brazilian students at European universities in the late 18th century. At the time this document was created, Thomas Jefferson was the United States envoy to France. In Marseilles on May 4, 1787, Thomas Jefferson penned a letter to John Jay who was the United States' Secretary of State. Based on information given early in the letter, Jefferson was in the area for the purpose of gathering information on matters pertaining to commerce and to learn more about the agriculture of European
Ferdinand Magellan was born in 1480, in a stone farm house in Portugal. His father's name was Dom Ruy Magellan, and his mother's name was Donha Alda De Mesquite. His father was a Portuguese nobleman and owned a large amount of land. He was also a sheriff, an honorary position awarded for distinguished service to the crown.Ferdinand's brother was named Diago De Sousa, a name he took from his wealthy grandmother, his sister was named Isabel Magellan. His family seemed to care about each other and respected
The Spanish monarchs were very hesitant in funding Columbus on his voyage for numerous reasons, but they came to the conclusion, with the help of a few acquaintances, that there could be much to gain and little to lose by helping him. Ferdinand and Isabella decided to support Columbus, because, if he succeeded, he could bring great wealth to Spain and could spread Christianity to the Eastern infidels; friars and court officials recommended recruiting him; and other countries were becoming more daring
The first english settlers were in Roanoke island left by John White 3 years ago but they were the lost colony and the first in the New World in 1585. The Expansion of Europe Western Europe was an agricultural society with most people being peasants. Europe had a social system called feudalism, where the lords controlled the land and the peasants worked for them and gave them a share of crops. Europe was fragmented but was controlled by the Roman Catholic Church. There was a huge Jewish population
Isabella I and Ferdinand II Isabella I and Ferdinand II were the heirs to two important cities and when they married they brought together the two and created a strong kingdom. While their marriage might not have been approved of, the power couple brought a new dynamic to Spain, had strong views on religion and did their best to make sure everyone had the same beliefs as they did. In their reign they conquered cities that had different religious views and gave many people the ultimatum of converting
Philip achieved. Philip's character itself is a critical as his personality and characteristics convey, not only himself, but also his empire to others. It is believed by some historians that Philip was a far poorer leader than his father, Charles I, who had reigned before him. Philip grew up to be an outsider and carried this flaw with him into leadership. He never fully trusted anyone and so was incapable of calling upon others resources to aid him. He controlled a multi-cultural empire but
Isabella I of Castile, also known as Isabella the Catholic (Spanish-Isabel la Catolica) was a dominating figure in the history of Spain. She was born on April 22, 1451 in Madrigal de las Altas Torres, Castile, and died on November 26, 1504, in Medina del Campo, Spain. She became queen of two kingdoms, Castile(1474), and Aragon (1479), staying the queen of both, in a way, until her unfortunate, yet unavoidable, death. Her husband was Ferdinand II of Aragon, and her parents were John II of Castile
While the Brazilian Revolution emerged largely from the influence of the American Revolution, some variation remains between those two revolutions in exactly how those revolutions were executed and what the reasons for them were. In concern to the American Revolution, there are two sides debating its primary cause. One set of historians believe the cause to be ideals and principles. The other set of historians and scholars credit economic and social interests as the primary cause of the Revolutionary