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This disrupted the trade routes to Asia, forcing Europeans to search for new ways to get there
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The church wanted to expand the religion
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Cristobal Colon arrived to America thinking it was India, thanks to the invention of the Caravel ship, that could sail against the wind
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Cortes landed on America with 600 men, using advanced military techiniques, weapons and alliances
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Francisco Pizarro executed a campaign against the Inca empire, trying to capture the emperor Atahualpa
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