Manila soon became a bustling port city (mostly silk) and quickly became the hub of spanish commercial activity.ĭutch imposed ruling on the islands of Indonesia and concentrated on trade, particularly spices like clover, nutmeg, and mace. Part of the spanish policy consisted in evolving the trade in the Philippines. The spanish mainly revolved trade in the Philippines and spread Christianity The conquest was practically bloodless since the Philippines had no central government and there was no organized resistance to the spainish. In 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, who was sent by king Philip II of Spain, conquered the Philippines. The companies had power to buy, sell, build trading post and even declare war in the company's interest. In addition bigger ships were able to sail which gave them an economical and military edge over their competitors.Įnglish East India Company and (Dutch) the United East India Company ( aka VOC) allowed for people to make an investment in their company and gain money if they were successful( which they were). This gave them an advantage by making it faster and cheaper. Portuguese built trading post in other empires to control trade routes, then forced merchant's vessels to come to their trading sites and pay duties there.Įnglish and Dutch merchants built trading posts and unlike the Portuguesse they did not attempt to control shipping sites. His voyages allowed geographers to understand the world's ocean basins, their land and their people. Led three expeditions to the Pacific and was killed while in Hawai'i. Magellan sailed the whole world, this is called the Circumnavigation. Was from portugal ( they didnt support his journey), however he sailed for Spain. However Columbus idea was actually wrong and he accidently found the Caribeans, without any knowledge that it wasnt India. However the Royals of Portugues didnt believe that was possible, so he went to Fernando and Isabel of Spain, who gave him three ships to sail. Was a portuguese who believed that it was possible to reach Indiaby going westward. However the cargo he brought back was extremely profitable. In 1497 da Gama left porteguess with four ships bound to India, making him the first to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and actually reaching India.His voyage was not pleasent and in all he lost about half his men. (aka Louis XIV) king of France from 1643 to 1715 his long reign was marked by the expansion of French influence in Europe and by the magnificence of his court and the Palace of Versailles The route he foun offered the Europeans to buy items themselves, rather than buying it from a middle man ( muslim merchants). However he did not continue his journey to india after passing the cape becuase there was a storm. Was a portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around the Cape of Good hope( aka the tip of Africa) and enter the indian ocean (in 1488). Despite the trouble, it allowed them to move much faster, safer, and more reliable. By the fifteenth century Portuguese mariners had developed a strategy called Volta do mar ("return to the sea")which forced them to get out of their way. Prevailing winds and currents often forced mariners to take indirect routes to their destinations. Was a republic in Europe existing from 1581, when part of the Netherlands separated from Spanish rule, to 1795 One of the goals of expanding was to spread the Christian religion, similar to Buddhism and Islam (which are missionary religions)