This document discusses the impacts of contact between the Old World and New World. It describes Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain who funded Christopher Columbus' voyage and their religious authority. It also mentions King Philip II of Spain and Queen Isabella's struggles over whether to allow slavery. The document notes that contact brought European religion to the Americas and that Spaniards adopted Native religious icons like La Virgen de Guadalupe to help convert people. It concludes that Spain created a caste system to maintain power in the New World.

1. When Worlds Collide
Assignment 5
History 33
Shaw Kobayashi

2. Ferdinand and Isabella
• They were both from the House of
Trastamara and were second cousins, being
both descended from John I of Castile.
• They were given a papal dispensation to
deal with consanguinity by Sixtus IV.
• The title of “Catholic King and Queen” was
bestowed on them by the Pope Alexander
VI in 1496.

3. Philip II of Spain
• Phillip II was born 21 may of 1527 and past
on September 13 1598.
• He was the king of Spain.
• He was the lord of the seventeen Provinces
from 1556 until 1581.

4. Contact changes to the
Old World
• Queen Isabella struggled with the decision
on either to let the conquistadors bring
over slaves and sell them off.
• Spain was bringing over new things over to
Americas.
• Queen Isabella didnt believe in Slaves, but
had them in her own home.

5. How Contact Changed
the New World
• The main thing that was brought over from
Europe was their religion.
• Spaniards adopted La Virgen de Guadalupe
to their religion since it was an important
icon in the culture of the Natives and
would allow them to continue to worship
her.
• To maintain the Spaniard’s wealth, power,
and identity in the New World, the Spanish
created a caste-like system