At one time or another, Spain controlled and settled all the land in North America from southern Mexico north to northern California and all of what is now the southern US from California to Florida.
in the 1700s, the Spanish claimed most of the interior united states (but then they were unclaimed territory), and called it Louisiana.
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Spain was the first country to claim land in North America.
Spain was to control all of the land to the West of the Line of Demarcation.
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Spain also claimed land in North America such as California, Texas, and parts of the American Southwest. They established settlements and missions in these areas during their colonial period.
Spain was to control all of the land to the West of the Line of Demarcation.
9 European nations claimed land: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Great Britain, and Russia all claimed land in North America.
The Spaniard Pope of Spain (Alexander VI) sent him over to voyage for new land.
Spain wanted more resources and land. Also, after America was discovered, there was a big rush to see which European countries could get control of the most land in the Americas, so every country wanted to settle and take control of the land.