Spanish and Portuguese conquest and trade

Spanish and Portuguese conquest and trade

1. European Colonisation/exploration

   • Spanish
     • Spanish territories
       • Panama (Cueva)
       • Cuba (Taino, or Arawak, Indians)
       • Mexico (Aztec Empire)
       • Peru (Inca Empire)
   • Portuguese
     • Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1460)
       • "Commerce and Conversion"
         • Revived interest in the Gold trade
       • Expansion into Africa- capture of Ceuta
     • Rapid Commercial Expansion (West coast of Africa)
       • Portuguese sailors reach Guinea
       • Set up sugar plantations in Sao Tome
         • Slave trade continues: exceeds importance of the even the gold trade in 1530
       • Spice Trade Booms
         • Largest European share in spice trade from 1520
           • "Spice Race" with Spain over the spice trade and economic benefits
     • Portuguese Territories
       • Brazil
       • West coast of Africa
       • Much of East Coast Africa
       • Parts of Arabian Peninsula
       • Goa and much of India's West Coast
       • Malacca