Discovering Alabama

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Discovering Alabama

• The Spanish in Alabama

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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)

• Both Columbus and Vespucci made several voyages
  to America, but never came to the land we call
  Alabama.

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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)
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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)

• In 1519 Alonso de Pineda entered Mobile Bay with
  4 ships. He reported seeing Indian villages.

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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)

• Panfilo de Narvaez tried to start a colony on the
  Florida Gulf Coast, but he was not successful a
  hurricane had destroyed some of his ships off the
  coast of Cuba.

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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)

• Narvaez sent his remaining ships and men to
  explore the coast, but he never saw them again. ?
• Narvaez encountered hostile Indians and one of
  his men, Juan Ortiz, was captured and lived with
  the Indians for many years.

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Early Spanish Explorers (Pages 36-37)

• Narvaez and his remaining men built several ships
  and set sail for the Gulf coast. When they
  reached Mobile Bay they encountered more Indians
  and Narvaez lost more men.

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Early Spanish Explorers (Page 38)

• The Spanish came seeking wealth, especially gold
  and silver.

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How did the Spanish treat the Indians? (Page 38)

• The Spanish were not kind
• to the Indians.
• They stole their corn.
• They made the Indians carry their supplies and
  forced the women to be their servants.

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How did the Spanish treat the Indians? (Page 38)

• The Indians had never seen horses and were
  frightened by the Spanish. Their swords, armor,
  and metal weapons also frightened the Indians.

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Three Cultures in Alabama(Page 39)

• In America the appearance of Europeans and
  Africans introduced two new cultures to the
  native Alabama Indian culture.
• This was the beginning of the melding of Indian,
  European, and African cultures. It can be found
  in stories, superstitions, medical remedies,
  words, and foods that live on.