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Espanol 223
Examen 2
33
Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
11/15/2010

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Renacimiento
Definition
Renaissance
Marked by a period of change in thought. Led to more liberal ideas. More ideas of discovery, want people to think people in the new world
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Decurbrimeinto
Definition
Discovery was it really a disvoery
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Tratado de Todesillas
Definition
Papacy divided the newly discoved lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Carpe Verde islands (off the west coast of africa). This line of demarcation was about halfway between the Carpe Verde Islands (already Portugeuse) and the islands discovered by CHristopher Columbus on his first voyage (claimd for spain), named in the treaty as Cinpangu and Antilia (cuba and hispaniola). The lands to the east would belong to portugal and the lands to the west to spain. The treaty was ratified by spain (at the time, the crowns of casittle and aragon), 2 July 1494 and by portugal, 5 september 1494.
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Capitulaciones de Santa Fe
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○the agreement signed between the Catholic monarchs and Cristobal Colon, saying Colon was entitled to 1/10 of all the findings, the title of "Admiral of the Sea"
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Reforma Protestante
Definition
○After Martin Luter nailed his 95 thesis to the Church in Wittenburg in 1517 and began the Reformation (starting the Lutheran Church, and the more militant and mobile Protestant Church (ccomes from the word 'protest")) this attracted many people away from the Catholic church through means of education, and a gospel of "personal faith," which emphasized that the individual could have a direct relationship with God which did not involve the heirarchy of the Catholic Church and the Pope. This spurred the Counter-Reformation in Spain, as well as many religious orders, such as the Jesuits...
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Quetzalcoatl
Definition
○"Feathered Serpant," a Mayan/Aztec God who was not only the creator of the human race, but the founder of agriculture
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Huitzilpochtli
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○"was a god of war, a sun god, and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was also the national god of the Mexicas of Tenochtitlan.
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Moctezuma
Definition
leader of the aztecs, likened to a god
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Gonzalo Guerro
Definition
sailor who was shipwrecekd and captured by maya and then lived among them as valued member of their tribe
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Jeronimo de Aguilar
Definition
Franciscan Friar, involved in conquests, translated with la malinche and adapted the mayan language to the roman system of writing. Was shipwrecked
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La Malinche
Definition
○ Mayan slave, given to Cortez as an offering, she was his lover, translator, and also helped Cortez conquer the Aztecs by giving him vital information. Gave birth to the first Mestizo, Martin.
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Ecomienda
Definition
○a system of forced labor by the hacienda owners, in which they "exchanged" labor for education in the Spanish language and the Catholic religion
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Casa de contratacion
Definition
government agency that attempted to control all spanish exploration and colonization
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Leyes nuevas
Definition
Carlos V to prevent the exploitation of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. Ended encomienda was advocated by Bartolome de las casas
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Diego de Velazquez
Definition
gobernador de cuba de le dio barcos y hombres a cortes
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Leyenda Negra
Definition
una critica de los abusos contra los indigenas por parte de los conquistadores
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Coatlicue
Definition
La diosa madre de los aztecas. Gave birth to the moon stars and Huizilpchitli
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Mita
Definition
Law that forced indians to work in shifts in the mines of Potosi. Enacted por Felipe II. Sent them to build roads and bridges.
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Quipus
Definition
Recording device used in the inca empire- consisted of colored spun and plied threads - cords contained numberic and other values encoded by knots in base 10 positional system
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Atahualpa
Definition
Incan emperor that Pizzaro captured and killed after his half brother was killed
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Huascar
Definition
Rightful heir of the inca empire. Half brother of atahualpa. Killed by his half brother
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Converso
Definition
Constantly under attack from the inquistion. Mainly christian jews but also christian muslims
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Tawantinsuyo
Definition
inca empire - larges pre-colombian american empire
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Bartolome de las casa
Definition
Denounced the destruction of the Indians. Had slaves then got rid of them because he thought they were human beings. We should not be owning them. Wrote la leyenda negra as a criticism of the ecomienda. Fue el obispo de Chirapas
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Luis Juan Gines de Sepulveda
Definition
Indigenous people are stupid. Are only fit for work, do not have a soul. Had a debate with las casas. Lost the debate and prompted Charles V to write los leyes neuvas
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La Virgen de Guadalupe
Definition
Appeared to juan diego on tepyac, today the basillica of gudalupe. Important because she appears to an indigenous man, fusion of indigenous godess with catholic virgin. La pacha mamma - tonazin
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Pizarro
Definition
Conquistador de peru/incas. Founder of Lima. From extremadura
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Santeria
Definition
African slaves brought it over where they practiced Yuroba - basically a form of vodoo and catholic infused
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Barroco de Indias
Definition
A period of change in latin america marked by art ideas. Multiple points of view. Aleijadinho who made the statues in the new world that is an example of barroq
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Hernan Cortes
Definition
Conquistador de Extremadura. overtook aztecs and mayans.
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Velazquez
Definition
Court paintor. Ironic because he painted multiple points of view - more modern views. Rejected any payment from the monarchy. Almost making a commentary of the kings en las meninas - lady in waiting. Was in the golden age
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Cervantes
Definition
Don Quijote. Sailor. Criticized the church and monarchy, society. End of the golden age. Realidad, Heroismo, posibilidad de cambiar el mundo, posibilidad de encotrar el amor ideal, posibilidad de encontrar el ideal politico y de justicia. Multiple points of views, uncertainty. Disillusionment, can't identify who is writing the story.
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Tenochtitlán
Definition
○present day Mexico city, was the capital city/center of the Aztecs
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