Compare And Contrast Spain And France During The Age Of Exploration

The age of exploration changed the world in many different ways. During this time, many countries participated in exploring vast parts of the world. Ranging from the islands of southeast Asia to the jungles of South America. The age of exploration started in the 15th century and ended in the 17th century. The greatest countries during this time were Portugal, Spain, Britain and France. Out of all these countries, Spain had contributed the most towards the age of exploration. While Spain had the greatest influence on the world, by any means it wasn’t good. During the age of exploration, Spain had caused many deaths through disease and conflict. Spain had also changed the ways their colonized countries had practiced religion. The most important thing they had ruined was the native culture.

Mexico death and disease In 1519 Spainish conquistadors had arrived in Veracruz, Mexico. Once they arrived, they had traveled to the Aztec capital. The Spanish were welcomed into their society from the belief that Cortés was

In Mexico, due to the slaughter of natives, much of their original culture was gone. Before, The major language that was spoken was Nahuatl. This language was spoken by the Aztecs. Because of the Spanish occupation of the area, the remaining natives had now spoken Spanish. It wasn’t the same for the Philippines though. Since the Philippines has so many dialects, there wasn’t one spoken throughout all of the Philippines . The common languages were Bisayan,Tagalog, and Ilocanan. Language wasn’t the only part of culture that had gotten destroyed due to the Spanish. Since many native tribes in each country had gotten destroyed, with them goes all of their history. There may be art, clothing, food, and other things that will be gone forever. An example is the Mayan calendar. The Mayan calendar is still used to this day in some parts of the southwestern