About the impact of Latin america on Europe

Jes · Feb 24, 2012

You know, there are bunch of influences that europe gave to Latin America, but it is hard to find its vice versa(except for economic, micro-historical factors)

So I wanna ask you about the impacts that Latin America gave to Europe, especially scholastic and political factors as well as that of philosophical.

I especially prefer to be provided specific web pages or books about this theme. Expecting your answers.

CT9 · Feb 24, 2012

Well to be honest, based off rather basic knowledge or pre-colonial Americas I think I hear they place those civilizations at about the bronze age? I could be wrong, that is of course excluding the rarities that did occur in astronomy and what not.

So scientifically they were behind for the most part. Another factor I believe is organized religion. Most crusaders or explorers at least pretended to be staunch men of god, Protestant or Catholic, especially with the Spanish. They probably observed some local customs some maybe including human sacrifice and at that point judgement was cast. In that time, all people tended to view their civilizations as more civilized and seeing this stuff probably confirmed judgments.

betgo · Feb 25, 2012

Very little impact on Europe, but more impact of North America. One impact was gold and silver the Spanish looted. The other was that American Indians had few domisticated animals but were the most advanced in plant breeding in the world. I lot of foods were native to the Americas and had been developed by the Indians.

HammockHank · Feb 26, 2012

The Tango:

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Tercio · Feb 26, 2012

Much of economic modern theorem co0mes from the bullion trade, specifically with Potosi in Bolivia. The portuguese gold notably saved Europe in many instances during the 18th century.

As a result, this gave the Europeans resources to trade with in hte first place with Asia. Paving the way for both old and new imperialism...

This is what I just came up with in a couple of secs though, so I can't provide you with any books. If you read about Spanish History as a whole, then that is probably the best way to find your answers, assuming you are able to make connections

Fantasus · Feb 26, 2012

"Ancient" Latin America makes no sense to me, since the ancient cultures (more than 500 years) had nothing to do with the "Latin" part of the world at that time - Parts of Northern and Central Europe on the other hand had in some sense part in "Latin" culture.

Qymaen · Feb 27, 2012

Jes said:
You know, there are bunch of influences that europe gave to Latin America, but it is hard to find its vice versa(except for economic, micro-historical factors)

So I wanna ask you about the impacts that Latin America gave to Europe, especially scholastic and political factors as well as that of philosophical.

I especially prefer to be provided specific web pages or books about this theme. Expecting your answers.

The contributions of the New World to Europe within the Triangular Trade revolved around four products, furs, food, gold, and silver. I feel that the biggest impact that the New World had on Europe was within the food trade. Foods such as corn and potatoes gave Europeans a healthier change of food from the usual 'gruel' the common peasant ate. With this new, healthier person people began to live longer, which I feel is a very important effect that the New World had on Europe.

Other food products include cocoa beans, coffee, rum, sugar, and molasses.

Various maps of the Triangular Trade

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weppler1978 · May 12, 2012

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maTiasddsm · Sep 27, 2017

Hey Jes...
If you're still there....
influences that Latin America gave to Europe?? I think it is really hard to mention something important.... besides soccer. Gold and silver mentioned above: Latin America didn't give that to Europe. The most important part was stolen by Europe much before there was really a Latin America. The same with potatoes, cacao, cofee, tomatoes and others. Not to mention the seeds of the latex tree (seringueira).
Soccer as a phenomenon that shapes society: definetly that's a latin-american product making great impact in Europe. Not just the great players individually. Would the Fifa world cup be what it is if there were no Latin American teams? What about the champions league and the most important national leagues? Would they move such amounts of money and people if there had never been Latin American (mostly from Brasil and Argentina) players?? I think the answer is no.

Did you know that the great novel "El quijote" was inspired in a real story from South America.

HistoriasMapas · Sep 27, 2017

maTiasddsm said:
Hey Jes...
If you're still there....
influences that Latin America gave to Europe?? I think it is really hard to mention something important.... besides soccer. Gold and silver mentioned above: Latin America didn't give that to Europe. The most important part was stolen by Europe much before there was really a Latin America. The same with potatoes, cacao, cofee, tomatoes and others. Not to mention the seeds of the latex tree (seringueira).
Soccer as a phenomenon that shapes society: definetly that's a latin-american product making great impact in Europe. Not just the great players individually. Would the Fifa world cup be what it is if there were no Latin American teams? What about the champions league and the most important national leagues? Would they move such amounts of money and people if there had never been Latin American (mostly from Brasil and Argentina) players?? I think the answer is no.

Did you know that the great novel "El quijote" was inspired in a real story from South America.

Well, soccer was actually invented by the British, so it doesn't count either.

I'd say music. Tango was mentioned earlier (although Carlos Gardel was French some say that Tango as it is known now was born in Paris), Cumbia, Salsa, Samba, etc.

I did also read that public transportation was invented in Argentina, but I have my doubts on the veracity of that claim.

maTiasddsm · Sep 28, 2017

Futbol is an european invention. Obviously!!!!
Still, there is a south american futbol and it has been causeing certain impact in european society for some decades.
The bus is an argentinian invention. You could roughly say the same about the rolling pen. Has it caused any impact in europe?

callippo · Sep 29, 2017

I'm British and I can tell you that out of all the world's continents, Latin America is the one in which they've traditionally had the very least interest. The Foreign Office probably usually had about one person on it at most, and they were probably out to lunch.

Culturally very little effect from Latin America on the general population either. Tango, and Bossa Nova never took off. Brazil's soccer team was noticed by most people, but that's about it.

sailorsam · Sep 29, 2017

the Llama

callippo · Sep 29, 2017

Same hemisphere, but different culture the non-Latin West Indian/Afro Caribbean culture, WAS quite influential in Britain. Reggae, marijuana, cricket, and black news presenters that became household names like Walter Cronkite. Goat curry even made inroads.

mark87 · Sep 29, 2017

The Columbian exchange comes to mind, Tomatoes, Corn, Potatoes, Tobacco all had a huge impact in Europe. Those all came from Latin America Not to mention the economic implications of all the gold and silver Spain ''distributed'' around the old world (the Spanish ended up giving up most of the gold and silver to England and the Netherlands as they produced manufactured goods and sold them to Spain, most of the wealth thus was ''lost'' by the Spanish crown to it's competitors).

callippo · Sep 29, 2017

And don't forget the jolly old 16th-17th century Great Inflation. Not exactly the Wiemar Republic, but it did mess a lot of people up.

maTiasddsm · Sep 29, 2017

Hey Callippo...
Did you know there was a guy born in london who claimed being responsible for the theft of the seeds of the Hevea Brasiliensis in 1876??
That must have been of some importance for the british society since he got that title (sir).
Something similar happened william Carr Beresford (who got several of those titles), and Home Riggs Popham (also sir), condecorated after stealing the government of Buenos Aires money.
Hey Mark. I think that when the spanish stole that metal and those vegetables, América had nothinf of Latin. It wasn't even América.

LatinoEuropa · Sep 29, 2017

Portuguese and Spanish iliminaram the canabalismo that existed in the new world we taught to speak our liguas Portuguese and Castilian Spanish we gave the Catholic relegion they made igreijas was the impact that those native towns that they had, the French gave name Latin Americans that does not exist only in Europe is that there are Latinos if the French say they exist in the americas forgot Canada quebec as Latinos who are not, I am surprised by a native Indian of the americas, so the countries that speak Latin languages have the right to be Latin Africans if I say wrong say your opinion.

In portuguese

Portuguêses e Espanhois iliminaram o canabalismo que existia no novo mundo ensinamos a falar as nossa liguas português e castelhano espanhol demos a relegião católica fizeram igreijas foi o impacto que esses povos nativos que tiveram,os franceses deram nome latinos americanos que não existe só na europa é que há latinos se os franceses dizem que existe nas americas se esqueceu do canadá quebeque como latinos que não são,me supreende um nativo indio das américas, então os paises quefalam linguas latinos tem o direito de serem africanos latinos se eu falo errado digam a vossa opinião.

Lucius · Sep 29, 2017

Don't forget Sweet Potato Pie.

LatinoEuropa · Sep 29, 2017

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