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spain builds an american empire
Christopher Columbus
Cristopher Colombus was funded for 3 more trips with 17 ships and 1000+ men
Niña, Pinta, and Santa María leave a Spanish port Augast 3rd 1492
Cristopher Colombus arrived in the Americas greeted by who they thought were "Indians". The Natives had thought the explorers were gods.
They arrived on October 12th, 1492
Christopher Colombus had a great amount of competition after his newfound discovery
South America
Many more explorers start to explore the Americas (mostly South America)
Hernando Cortés embarked on his voyage to the mainland of South America after colonizing several carrabean islands.
Spanish explorers like Juan Ponce de León and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado searched the present-day United States for wealth but found little gold. Spain started focusing on spreading religion due to the lack of gold
Native Americans were often forced into hard labor under the encomienda system and suffered abuse and death. Although reformers like Bartolomé de Las Casas spoke out, mistreatment continued.
After the decline of Native populations, the Spanish turned to enslaved Africans for labor. This created a new system of exploitation that continued even after some criticized it.
ALL of the Americas
By the late 1600s, other European nations began establishing colonies in the Americas. This competition weakened Spain’s control and marked the beginning of the end of its dominance.
Natives
