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The Conquistadors and the Columbian Exchange

by Captivating History
Colin Fluxman
Audiobook
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Two manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • The Conquistadors: A Captivating Guide to the Spanish Explorers, Conquest of the Americas, Cultural Exchange, and Legacy
  • The Columbian Exchange: A Captivating Guide to the Transatlantic Transfer of People, Plants, Animals, Ideas, Resources, and More Between the Americas and Europe

    • In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover the following:

  • How the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean was used as a jumping-off point for Spanish expeditions;
  • The details of many failed and few successful Spanish expeditions to settle the lands around the Caribbean;
  • How the Portuguese came to dominate Brazil;
  • Why the Portuguese dominated trade in the East;
  • How Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs and defeated his Spanish rival for control of Mexico;
  • Why Pizzaro met an untimely death after conquering the Incas.

    • In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn about the following:

  • Japanese samurai who guarded silver shipments in Mexico in the 1600s;
  • Catarina de San Juan, who began life as a Muslim girl in India and ended as a popular saint in Mexico;
  • The immense amount of silver from Peru and Mexico, which fueled Spain's Golden Century and led to repeated bankruptcy;
  • American chili peppers giving some heat to cuisines from Hungary to Korea;
  • Crops domesticated by indigenous Americans enabling China to double its population;
  • Disease from the Americas making millions of Europeans miserable, including Henry VIII, Casanova, Ivan the Terrible, and Beethoven;
  • The annual Manila Galleons from Acapulco to the Philippines creating the first global economy;

    • Scroll up and click the "add to cart" button to read the exciting history of the conquistadors and the Columbian exchange!

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    Publisher: Captivating History Edition: Unabridged

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    • ISBN: 9798882207099
    • File size: 209320 KB
    • Release date: May 10, 2024
    • Duration: 07:16:04

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    Education History Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    Two manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • The Conquistadors: A Captivating Guide to the Spanish Explorers, Conquest of the Americas, Cultural Exchange, and Legacy
  • The Columbian Exchange: A Captivating Guide to the Transatlantic Transfer of People, Plants, Animals, Ideas, Resources, and More Between the Americas and Europe

    • In the first part of this audiobook, you will discover the following:

  • How the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean was used as a jumping-off point for Spanish expeditions;
  • The details of many failed and few successful Spanish expeditions to settle the lands around the Caribbean;
  • How the Portuguese came to dominate Brazil;
  • Why the Portuguese dominated trade in the East;
  • How Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztecs and defeated his Spanish rival for control of Mexico;
  • Why Pizzaro met an untimely death after conquering the Incas.

    • In the second part of this audiobook, you will learn about the following:

  • Japanese samurai who guarded silver shipments in Mexico in the 1600s;
  • Catarina de San Juan, who began life as a Muslim girl in India and ended as a popular saint in Mexico;
  • The immense amount of silver from Peru and Mexico, which fueled Spain's Golden Century and led to repeated bankruptcy;
  • American chili peppers giving some heat to cuisines from Hungary to Korea;
  • Crops domesticated by indigenous Americans enabling China to double its population;
  • Disease from the Americas making millions of Europeans miserable, including Henry VIII, Casanova, Ivan the Terrible, and Beethoven;
  • The annual Manila Galleons from Acapulco to the Philippines creating the first global economy;

    • Scroll up and click the "add to cart" button to read the exciting history of the conquistadors and the Columbian exchange!

    Expand title description text
    Education History Nonfiction