The Spanish Empire Parts 1 to 4

It's 1492. Christopher Columbus lays the foundations of the Spanish Empire. Soon better men than him consolidate Spanish Power in the Caribbean. In 1522 Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the World. Hernan Cortes completes the Conquest of Mexico in 1521, and Francisco Pizarro that of the Inca Empire in 1533. In 1561 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi consolidates Spanish rule in the Philippines. In 1546 silver is discovered in Potosi and Zacatecas, ushering in the golden age of the Spanish Empire. But troubles in Europe spill over to the Americas as more powerful states take chunks of the Spanish Empire. After the Napoleonic Wars independence movements sweep the Spanish from America. By the 21st century Spain looses all former colonies except the Canaries and enclaves in North Africa.

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0:00 The Beginning
3:11 Columbus
10:46 Balboa
13:21 Magellan
15:55 Mexico
18:00 Cortes
26:45 The Tlaxcala
36:25 Noche Triste
39:12 Siege of Tenochtitlan
46:05 Pizarro
50:02 The Inca Empire
51:56 Kidnapping Atahualpa
57:52 Civil War
1:03:16 The Philippines
1:04:20 Trade and Society
1:08:30 Problems in Europe
1:13:08 Bourbons
1:15:14 Independence Movements

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[pikeshotBattles]

All 78 minutes of it. Happy New Year guys!

[skyleonidas]

Hernan Cortes is the man with the biggest balls since genhis kahn, a pitty there is no movie

[NyalBurns]

The conquest of New Spain (Mexico) is absolutely fascinating.

[Nero-oxtw]

What a great video. No rambling, silly jokes, or politics. Just a condensed history with clear and helpful graphics.

[eriktopolsky]

Long live Spain, thank you for all your sacrifices, you have rescued Christianity for Europa and pushed back oppressors, thank you for RECONQUISTA, may god bless Spain forever for she have brought TRUE FAITH to the NEW WORLD, to the AMERICAS, her achievements are legendary and the source of envy to her enemies. May she prosper forever, we have always admired Spain.Greetings from SLOVAKIA

[ab]

Never heard any video explain the siege of Tenochtitlan so well. Most sources do not go into this much detail.

[erika.rivera]

A pesar de que el Imperio Español cayó, dejó un legado muy importante en América: cultura, religión e idioma, pilares que hacen que los países hispanohablantes no entremos en conflictos bélicos, puesto que tenemos una historia en comun que nos hace ser empáticos y tengamos una clase de hermandad, saludos desde Panamá.

Por cierto la ciudad de Panamá (Panamá Viejo) fue invadida por el pirata ingles Henry Morgan en 1671, sin embargo la ciudad fue destruida por los españoles por la llegada de este, por lo que la ciudad fue trasladada a 10 km en 1673 en lo que hoy en día es el Casco Antiguo de Panamá

[Aegiskare]

It lacks the visual beauty of the documentaries done nowadays, but the content is very well narrated. I can say it is the best documentary I saw in years regarding the history of the Spanish Empire. Condensing it in an hour documentary is an art, in which he superbly did it! Thumbs up! Keep up the good work, guys!

[BattleMatt]

Interesting that most of the locals in central America had already had enough of the Aztecs and were more than happy to help Cortez get rid of them.

[briannaysiamodonnell]

Long live Ireland and Spain always united.. 🇮🇪 💚 🇪🇸

[FGPRBrunoCauz]

The Spanish Empire was not a colonial empire such as the English, French or Dutch, but on the contrary, it was the last empire of the ancient type, closer to what Rome or Greece were. 300-400 years of domain based on miscegenation, alphabetization and conversion of different peoples; construction of universities, cathedrals and cities worldwide; a huge cultural and artistic explotion; deliberation of new phylisophic, teologic and juridic debates in human history (like f.e., if all humans were equal); discoverments that changed the conception of the world; opening of new shipping routes; creation of an undefeated infantry for 2 centuries; expansion of the Hispanic culture throughout the Atlantic and Pacific ocean (called "the spanish lake" at that time) as Rome did throughout the Mediterranean... All of this, in a world as big as the one we know today, but using a technology from 5 centuries ago.

From there onward, european empires had a colonial model based on mercantilism, slavery, and large-scale production, creating factories or plantations in overseas possessions, instead of a civilizing reproduction of their society. The former were a global market, the latter a global kingdom. European empires shouldnt be generalized by the fact of having overseas territories, because not all of them were the same.

[ddddd]

Does anyone else find it fascinating that this occurred basically at the tail end of the European medieval period?

Like there were dudes riding around dressed as knights in full plate with lances as the Earth was being circumnavigated. Amazing.

[AMJH]

Just have to say that this channel deserves WAY more subscribers. Deserves to be up there with channels like Kings and Generals and Invicta.

[magnusjmvc]

Amazing accomplishment with the most detailed info on the world wide Spanish legacy without “La leyenda Negra” slant against her. SUBSCRIBED! ¡Mil gracias! ¡VivaLaHispanidad!#PlvsVltra 🇪🇸⚔️✝️🛡🇪🇸

[luissosallopis]

Another big difference between the British "empire" and the Spanish empire; The Spaniard creates an international treaty with Portugal respecting each other, in order to legally sail west; the British created the figure of the privateer, who are basically pirates paid by the British crown, to steal the fruit of Spanish labor. You won't see this in any movie either.

[alexnavarro]

I just discovered this video and this channel. It's very detailed, I like it. Of course, there are even more details that had to be omitted, otherwise the video would be of 2 hours, so this is a great synthesis.

And THANK YOU, at last, someone that tells history about my country as it should be, neutral tone, without propaganda of either side, without the typical jokes about bulls, tomatoes and laid-back people. And without the annoying North American and North European bias that they usually use when they speak about my country and southern Europe in general. They always use this superiority tone, like story telling made for entertainment, exalting their "better" ideals of civilization as they believe, to subtlety humiliate my past and indulge their inflated ego. Really annoying. So thank you.

[carlosr]

I have studied the history of the conquest of Mexico, and I have to say that u have made a great job in depicting it in a simple way, pretty objective and quite fast, I loved it

[Daves_Cave]

This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen

[kevinklimczak]

This is great. I just read a book on the Conquest of the Aztec and now I am reading one on the Conquest of the Inca. You did a great recap and helped solidify the series of events. These are long and detailed videos. I am surprised you do not have more followers with the quality you are producing. Keep it up, you'll get discovered and your channel will be a hit. It may take years but it will happen if you just keep making content! Thanks!

[inessilva-onvd]

Spain: The first giant of history 🇪🇸❤
Força Espanha com muito amor de Portugal