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Spain builds an American empire
On October 12th, 1942, columbus landed in america thinking it was the west indies.
In 1500, Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral reached the shores of modern day brazil and claimed it as his country
In 1501 Amerigo Vespucci land in south america and claimed it was not asia but the new world
In the next two decades, a string of Christian missions arose among the Pueblo, the native inhabitants of the region. Scattered missions, forts, and small ranches dotted the lands of New Mexico. These became the headquarters for advancing the Catholic religion.
Las Casas suggested Africans. “The labor of one . . . [African] . . . [is] more valuable than that of four Indians,” he said.
in 1519, Ferdinand Magellan and around 250 men went around south america and went into the pacific ocean
in 1519, hernando cortes landed in mexico, after colonizing several caribbean islands spain turned towards american mainland
n 1680, Pope, a Pueblo ruler, led a well-organized rebellion against the Spanish. The rebellion involved more than 8,000 warriors from villages all over New Mexico.
Lured by rumors of vast lands filled with gold, and silvers, conquistadors carved out land that would become mexico, south america, and america
As late as the end of the 17th century, natives in New Mexico fought Spanish rule
After some aztecs were killed they fought back but the spaniards struuck back.
by the 16th century spain had created an american empire it included new spain(mexico and parts of guatemala), and other lands in central and south america and the caribbean
relationships between Spanish settlers and native women were common. These relationships created a large mestizo — or mixed Spanish and Native American — population.
Spanish forced Native Americans to work within a system known as encomienda . Under this system, natives farmed, ranched, or mined for Spanish landlords
In November of 1493, Columbus encountered resistance in his attempt to conquer the present-day island of St. Croix.
Cortes and his force of 600 men reached the aztecs and demanded gold
One area of South America that remained outside of Spanish control was Brazil. In 1500, Cabral claimed the land for Portugal. During the 1530s, colonists began settling Brazil’s coastal region.
The Spanish also forced natives to work for them and sometimes abused them physically.
Spain’s American colonies helped make it the richest, most powerful nation in the world during much of the 16th century.
Ships filled with treasures from the Americas continually sailed into Spanish harbors. This newfound wealth helped usher in a golden age of art and culture in Spain.
In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of modern-day Florida and claimed it for Spain.
n 1540-1541, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led an expedition throughout much of present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Coronado found little gold amidst the dry deserts of the Southwest. As a result, the Spanish monarchy assigned mostly priests to explore and colonize the future United States.
Catholic priests had accompanied conquistadors from the very beginning of American colonization.
n the winter of 1609-1610, Pedro de Peralta, governor of Spain’s northern holdings, called New Mexico, led settlers to a tributary on the upper Rio Grande. They built a capital called Santa Fe, or “Holy Faith.
Spanish priests and soldiers burned their sacred objects and prohibited native rituals.
For the next 12 years, until the Spanish regained control of the area, the southwest region of the future United States once again belonged to its original inhabitants
By this time, however, the rulers of Spain had far greater concerns. The other nations of Europe had begun to establish their own colonies in the Americas.
