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„X Portuguese and Spanish expeditions were the precedent for the Americas interaction with the globe.
„X Iberian rulers had strong motives: economy, religious, and political. Technology made them able to travel the seas of unfamiliar oceans and to use existing trader routes.
„X Italia was not keen on expedition because of already stable trade with the Muslims that gave their merchants access to trade from the East. Also, their ships were not strong enough for the harsh oceans of the Atlantic.
„X The Iberians and the Muslims have a history of fighting. By 1250, they had pushed out all of the Muslims.
„X The Iberian¡¦s need for riches prompted more adventurous routes to Africa and Asia. The Iberians were also part of the shipbuilding and gunpowder revolution in Atlantic Europe. They also had great ...