MODERN AGE by victoria Borges

victoriaborgesgonzalez5 — 2018-06-14 11:05:28 UTC

TOBACCO

victoriaborgesgonzalez5 — 2018-06-14 11:05:28 UTC

The indigenous populations had already had contacts with tobacco before the arrival of Columbus and used it in a more or less intense relationship. In this sense there are sculptures and pre-Columbian paintings that represent characters in some action related to tobacco

CHOCOLEIT

victoriaborgesgonzalez5 — 2018-06-15 17:21:05 UTC

The first European to taste chocolate, drunk, was Christopher Columbus, after passing through the island of Guanaja (Honduras) and on his fourth trip to America. This drink was cooked with cornmeal, American pepper and other spices, something that was quite unpleasant for the Spanish palate. Even so, Christopher Columbus decided to bring a cargo to their Majesties.

In turn, the Catholic Kings did not pay much attention to this bitter and spicy brew and with a somewhat dirty look.

Subsequently, Hernán Cortés also decided to take a sample with him to Spain, and he was surprised at the value that the Aztecs granted him. Even he himself began to be aware of the benefits of this product, as he claimed that increased the resistance of the body to situations of effort.

CORN

victoriaborgesgonzalez5 — 2018-06-15 17:31:14 UTC

Corn, cereal of American origin, introduced in Europe in the sixteenth century and spread in the next century, which led to profound changes in the agrarian structure of the areas where it was adopted and in the adjoining.