Week 6

Conquest Era

Tell us an influence the Catholic Church had on this era:

The Conquest era is when the territories of New Spain were expanded through most of Central America and much of what is now the south and west parts of the United States. During this time, a large part of the Native American population was abolished while the Spanish population grew.

History of the Catholic Church in Latin America did not simply just come with the Spanish conquest, but the histories of both are intertwined. The Christian era began in the New World in 1492 when the Spanish introduced their religion to the region. Christian concepts covered up Native American art and forced them to become a secondary population in the social structure.

Sources:
http://academic.sun.ac.za/forlang/bergman/real/mission/h_rcc.htm
http://www.mexperience.com/history/colonial.htm


Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

In 1468, Ferdinand was named King of Sicily and in 1469, King Ferdinand married Queen Isabella who was the heir of Castile. In 1474 Isabella succeeded to the throne and in 1479 Ferdinand succeeded his father as King of Aragon. With Ferdinand’s succession, he united his crown with Castile and created Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella spent the next few years attempting to drive the Muslims out of the Iberian Peninsula and finally succeeded by conquering Granada in 1492. Also in 1492 they expelled the Jews and Muslims from Christian Spain and bankrolled Christopher Columbus’s search for a quick passage to Asia.

Sources:
http://monarchs.suite101.com/article.cfm/king_ferdinand_of_spain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IAqOcyAuKc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_I_of_Castile

Tell us why you chose the topic, tell us about the sources you used:

I chose the topic of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand because I did not know anything about them. In the print source that I used, it provided the background knowledge about their heritage, marriage, and creation of Spain. The video source allows one to see their reign from a series of images, informative texts, and artwork.

Tell us 3 interesting facts about your topic in 3 separate paragraphs
1. Queen Isabella’s name in the Castilian version of was Ysabel which is etymologically the same as Elizabeth, but in Germanic countries she is nevertheless usually known by an Italian form of her name, Isabella.

2. Isabella was betrothed to Ferdinand at the age of 3.

3. Ferdinand and Isabella’s grandfathers were brothers so a papal dispensation was needed in order for them to marry.

Classmates

1. Amanda went to the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the art pieces located there done by Banksy.

2. Angelina visited the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York where it occupies more than 2,000,000 square feet.

3. Eric visited the National Civil War Museum where it contains thousands of relics, artifacts, and exhibits telling the story of the American Civil War.

4. Jacob visited the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, Illinois because he’s really interested in photography.

5. Karen visited The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. because she firmly believes that this atrocity is something that we cannot ignore or ever allow to happen again.

6. Karl visited The American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA) in Daphne, Alabama where there are over 1,000 pieces including paintings, sculpture, prints, posters, photography and assemblage.

7. Lena visited the World Mining Museum in Butte, Montana where they have an exhibit called the Hoist House where people can not only view, but they can climb into the box to see how it felt to be a miner.

8. Mary visited the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington D.C. where there are over 3 million artifacts.

9. Nicholas visited the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where there are different anatomical pathological specimens and antique medical equipment, as well as education about medical oddities.

10. Rachelle visited the Smithsonian National Zoological Park where part of it is in Washington D.C. and the other part in Virginia.