Effects of Spanish settlement (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year Spanish settlement began in Americas
Year Spanish settlement began in Americas
1493 onwards
Two main advantages Spain saw in colonising Americas
Two main advantages Spain saw in colonising Americas
Converting Indigenous to Christianity & extracting gold/silver
What was the encomienda system?
What was the encomienda system?
System assigning Indigenous groups to settlers for tribute (labor/goods)
Reality of encomienda system
Reality of encomienda system
Essentially slavery in disguise with exploitation
Forms of tribute Indigenous paid to Spanish
Forms of tribute Indigenous paid to Spanish
Gold, cotton, or other valuable produce
European diseases Spanish brought to Americas
European diseases Spanish brought to Americas
Smallpox and measles
Why Indigenous vulnerable to European diseases
Why Indigenous vulnerable to European diseases
No natural immunity to these diseases
Hispaniola Indigenous population in 1492
Hispaniola Indigenous population in 1492
500,000
Hispaniola Indigenous population by 1507
Hispaniola Indigenous population by 1507
60,000
Hispaniola population decline 1492-1507
Hispaniola population decline 1492-1507
88% decline in 15 years
Spanish brutality tactics against resistance
Spanish brutality tactics against resistance
Mutilation and attacks by hunting dogs
Year of Jaragua massacre
Year of Jaragua massacre
1503
What happened at Jaragua massacre (1503)?
What happened at Jaragua massacre (1503)?
Taino people burned alive in meeting house
Year encomienda system introduced
Year encomienda system introduced
1503
Conditions in Spanish gold mines for Indigenous
Conditions in Spanish gold mines for Indigenous
Extremely hazardous, essentially enslaved labor