3. Expeditions… There were many expeditions of conquest in Central and South America. The mostimportantexpeditions were led by Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Azteca Empire, and Francisco Pizarro,whoconquered the Inca Empire. There were also expeditions of exploration. The most famous expedition was ledbuy Francisco de Orellana, who discovered the Amazon rainforest and was the first to sail down the Amazon River America was the startingpoint for expeditions to the Pacific. For example, Miguel López de Legazpileft from Mexico to conquer the Philippines
5. Organization of the New World Empire… -The kingstreatedAmerica as anextension of Spain, and applied the samelaws. As in Americasapplied the samelaws Charles V creater the Council of the Indies(whichadvised the king on matters or problems of government). -The conqueredterritory was dividedinto the Viceroyalty of New Spain and the Viceroyalty of Peru. The viceroys (virrey) came from the Spanisharistocrazy and were very powerful.
6. Organization of the New World Empire… America was very useful, because it helped the kings to finance their empire. Between Spain and America had a exchange the products (America and Spain were benefited: Exchange from Spain to America: horses, sheep, cattle, grapes, wheat, lemon, sugar, iron, firearms. Exchange from America to Spain:maize, tomato, potato, pepper, chocolate, snuff, vanilla, cochineal, new technicaltextiles and expeciallysilver because in America there were largeamounts of preciousmetalsof this type. continuous
7. Organization of the New World Empire… Trade with America was carried out through trading house, in Seville. The Spanish also set up large haciendas in America for stockbreeding and agriculture. And also many priests and friars were to America, because they wantedevangelizedAmerica and become the indian people in catholic people.
8. Organization of the New World Empire… CURIOSITIES… -By Fray Bartolomé de las Casas(a Spanish’sfriars)many indian people weren’texclaves. -Spanish’s people occupied the highest positions in society in the Indies. Mestizos were the children of Spanishmen and NativeAmerican women, and occupied the second highest positions in society. Indiansperformed manual work, largely in agriculture. Negroes were in the worstsituation. They were slaves and they had no rights at all and also they do the hardest work.
