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1. www.americanpilgrims.org › historyHistory of the Camino de Santiago - American Pilgrims on the ...

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   Apr 7, 2023 · What is the Camino de Santiago? In English, “el Camino de Santiago” means “the Way of Saint James” and it represents the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain. Legend has it that the remains of Jesus’s apostle Saint James the Greater lie in Santiago.

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   In 1577, King Philip II of Spain wanted to know whom exactly he was ruling and where in his vast kingdom they were. His viceroy in what was then called New Spain had little idea, so he...

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   What did King Philip II want to know about Mexico?

   • In 1577, King Philip II of Spain wanted to know whom exactly he was ruling and where in his vast kingdom they were. His viceroy in what was then called New Spain had little idea, so he asked the indigenous groups in what is now Mexico, to draw the maps — which are now on view.

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   How old was Philip II of Spain when he died?

   • At five in the morning on September 13, 1598, as the sun rose and the seminarians of the Escorial sang the mass, Philip II of Spain died at the age of seventy-one. The 400th anniversary of that event, next year, is the impetus for many commemorative volumes, of which Henry Kamen's Philip of Spain is one. There is plenty to commemorate.

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   Why did Philip II ask indigenous people to draw maps?

   • The statement was made by Simone Wicha, director of the Blanton Museum of Art. In 1577, King Philip II of Spain wanted to know whom he was ruling and where in his vast kingdom they were. So his viceroy asked the indigenous groups in what is now Mexico to draw some maps for him.

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   Is the Camino de Santiago a Christian pilgrimage?

   • Legend has it that the remains of Jesus’s apostle Saint James the Greater lie in Santiago. The Camino has existed as a Christian pilgrimage for well over 1,000 years, and there is even evidence of a pre-Christian route as well. Throughout the medieval period, it was one of the three most important Christian pilgrimages undertaken.

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4. smarthistory.org › introduction-to-the-spanishIntroduction to the Spanish Viceroyalties in the Americas

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   Dec 6, 2023 · The Viceroyalty of New Spain. Less than a decade after the Spanish conquistador (conqueror) Hernan Cortés and his men and Indigenous allies defeated the Mexica (Aztecs) at their capital city of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the first viceroyalty, New Spain, was officially created. Tenochtitlan was razed and then rebuilt as Mexico City, the capital of ...

5. courses.lumenlearning.com › spanish-conquestSpanish Conquest | United States History I - Lumen Learning

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   Hoping to salvage Portugal’s Atlantic holdings, King João II began negotiations with Spain. The resulting Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 drew a north-to-south line through South America; Spain gained territory west of the line, while Portugal retained the lands east of the line, including the east coast of Brazil.

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7. www.theatlantic.com › magazine › archiveThe King Who Sent the Armada - The Atlantic

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   Aug 1, 1997 · At five in the morning on September 13, 1598, as the sun rose and the seminarians of the Escorial sang the mass, Philip II of Spain died at the age of seventy-one. The 400th anniversary of that ...

8. www.khanacademy.org › humanities › us-historyThe Spanish conquistadores and colonial empire - Khan Academy

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   Hoping to salvage Portugal’s holdings, King João II negotiated a treaty with Spain. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 drew a north-to-south line through South America. Spain gained territory west of the line, while Portugal retained the lands east of the line, including the east coast of Brazil.

9. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › Philip_II_of_SpainPhilip II of Spain - New World Encyclopedia

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   Philip II (Spanish: Felipe II de España; Portuguese: Filipe I) (May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598, King of Naples from 1554 until 1598, king consort of England (as husband of Mary I) from 1554 to 1558, Lord of the Seventeen Provinces (holding various titles for the individual territories, such as Duke or Count) from 1556 until 1581, King of Portugal ...