They started missions, villages, ranches, towns. San Diego and most of the cities in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were started and settled by the Spanish and Mexican people groups.
Three types would probably be:
1. Missions/churches, such as those started up by Junipero Serra;
2. Military camps, or presidios; and
3. Trading posts, villages, and other civilian gatherings.
The City of San Francisco came about as a combination of all three. The village of Hierba Buena grewend encompassed the sight of the original presidio and also the mission of Saint Francis (called San Francisco in Spanish).
These were not actually "in the US" at the time, because the United States of America came later.
The three kinds of settlements that Spain establish with Americans to be exact are the Pueblos, Missions and Presidio. The function for this three agreements are Pueblos for the residents, Missions are for Religious sectors and Presidios for Military use.
The 3 types of Spanish settlements are Presidos, Rancho and pueblo good luck with your Spanish missionary works :D
The Spanish settled in the U.S. Southwest, Florida, Mexico, most of Central America, part of the Greater Antilles, and the western half of South America.
Pueblos, Missions, Presidio
Missions, pueblos and presidos.
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Conquistadors.
The area in South America that is now called Colombia was inhabited by the Inca Native American Tribe. Later Spanish explorers made Spanish settlements there and conquered the Inca empire.
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North, South, and Central America
Spanish conquistadors.
South America
Latin America (Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean and most of South America).
Central and South America were conquered by Spain a country which speaks Spanish. However Brazil, was settled by Portugal and so Portuguese is spoken there.
Who was the leader of the Spanish army that conquered the Inca Empire? Francisco Pizarro in 1535 Who conquered the Aztec empire? Herman Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1519.
parts of Africa, south America. the spanish explorers conquered the Aztecs and the incas
To prevent further Spanish settlements in North America.