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Spanish conquest of America
The conquest of America was the process of exploration, conquest and settlement in the so-called New World carried out by Spain and Portugal in the 16th century, and in which other European powers later participated, after Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492.
The Conquest of America was an almost permanent process, as some indigenous societies put up constant resistance while others were never fully assimilated. ... Spanish weapons and war techniques were more advanced compared to indigenous ones.
Before the arrival of the Spanish, the inhabitants of America lived simply; they had their own organization and way of making a living. The years that followed the discovery underwent remarkable changes. They grew corn, squash, beans, and manioc with simple techniques.
Consequences of the conques
Disappearance of many native languages and almost extinction of others.
Destruction of
the cultural works of the original peoples (texts, works of art, religions, temples, cities, handicrafts, monuments, roads, memory, etc.).
Contempt for native cultures.
Slavery: Although some Aboriginal peoples practiced slavery, the conquerors established slavery in a generalized way
Many cultures of the New World were preserved and the population increased, although many indigenous cultures also disappeared due to diseases that were carried by the Europeans and were unknown to them, and in others to European conquests.
The Conquest of America opened new ways of communication and transportation, especially maritime between Europe and America.
The colonization of America was substantially carried out by the Crown of Castile and is the continuation of a first expansion and colonization experience of the Kingdom of Castile in the Canary Islands, in which the experience of conquering, populating and administering for the first time on a certain scale a new territory, inhabited by unknown peoples, assimilating and Christianizing them in the process.
The last three large islands of the Canary Islands were completely subdued in the years 1478-1483 (Gran Canaria), 1492-1493 (La Palma) and 1494-1496 (Tenerife), although the colonizing impulse started much earlier, in the other islands of the archipelago.
Starting in the 15th century, indigenous territories and nations were incorporated by the Spanish monarchy through the Conquest of America, forming part of a broader historical process called mercantilism, giving rise to the Spanish Empire in America. Throughout the 19th century, with the fall of absolutism and the transformation of Spain into a liberal state, Spanish-American independence took place.
