NoBC4U Note: Coming soon to Ukraine too. Hell, it's probably coming soon to a country near you.
December 3, 2014
Santiago, Chile
When Francisco Pizarro returned to Spain from the New World in 1528, he told King Charles I of the vast material riches that were found in abundance on Peru’s shores.
He petitioned for permission to conquer the new lands in the name of the crown, and was granted governorship over a vast amount of territory as long as he succeeded in conquering it.
Hungry to get their hands on Incan gold, some 168 Spaniards joined him on the conquest.
In the first battle, the Incans lost 2,000 men while the Spanish lost only 5.
In subsequent battles against the Spaniards, Incan troops were massacred in horrific numbers due in large part to Spain’s technological superiority.
(It also didn’t hurt that the Incan empire was undergoing a civil war at the time.)
The Spaniards would go on to conquer the rest of Incan lands over the next 40 years, which included parts of modern day Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
And over the next few centuries the Spanish empire would grow to encompass a significant portion of the Americas, some parts of Africa and the East Indies.
Spain was, in fact, the greatest power in Europe during a significant chunk of the renaissance, and she had her overseas dominions to prove it.
How times have changed. Today Spain is in financial straits, and most of her former colonies are in far better economic shape.
And as the gloomy economic landscape in Europe has dried up opportunities for young Spaniards, many have started to look to South America to start new careers.
Complete story at - The new exodus: 700,000 young people have left home looking for work abroad
December 3, 2014
Santiago, Chile
When Francisco Pizarro returned to Spain from the New World in 1528, he told King Charles I of the vast material riches that were found in abundance on Peru’s shores.
He petitioned for permission to conquer the new lands in the name of the crown, and was granted governorship over a vast amount of territory as long as he succeeded in conquering it.
Hungry to get their hands on Incan gold, some 168 Spaniards joined him on the conquest.
In the first battle, the Incans lost 2,000 men while the Spanish lost only 5.
In subsequent battles against the Spaniards, Incan troops were massacred in horrific numbers due in large part to Spain’s technological superiority.
(It also didn’t hurt that the Incan empire was undergoing a civil war at the time.)
The Spaniards would go on to conquer the rest of Incan lands over the next 40 years, which included parts of modern day Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
And over the next few centuries the Spanish empire would grow to encompass a significant portion of the Americas, some parts of Africa and the East Indies.
Spain was, in fact, the greatest power in Europe during a significant chunk of the renaissance, and she had her overseas dominions to prove it.
How times have changed. Today Spain is in financial straits, and most of her former colonies are in far better economic shape.
And as the gloomy economic landscape in Europe has dried up opportunities for young Spaniards, many have started to look to South America to start new careers.
Complete story at - The new exodus: 700,000 young people have left home looking for work abroad
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