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Did the spanish conquistadores come to America for gold and silver?
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∙ 15y ago
Yes. It seems there where silver mines found in southern Oklahoma dating back to the spanish. This makes no sense since we here nothing else of them mining for gold and silver. There are legends of lost spanish gold from Oklahoma to Wyoming. We here they went all across South America and Mexico killing and looking for gold. We know from ship wrecks that there was a huge amount of gold and silver coming from the New World. The question that will make you wonder is this. Where did all this gold come from? Billions in shipwrecks, which means even more made it, so where did this massive treasure come from?
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Where did Mexican Americans originally come from?
Mexican Americans are a mixture of the Spanish Conquistadores (Conquerors) and the Indigenous tribes that first roamed the Americas such as the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas, etc.Mexican Americans are individuals whose families originate in Mexico. Mexican Americans can either be people who immigrated from Mexico themselves or whose ancestors immigrated.
Where does the name Garcia come from?
The name Garcia is Spanish in its origin. Garcia is a common last name used in America, Spain, France, and the Philippines.
Why did Spanish explorers first come to New Mexico?
They were seeking the seven cities of gold.
When did the Spanish first come to Latin America?
Since 1492, when Christopher Columbus discovered some islands in the Caribbean. and started the process of European colonization of the Americas.
What impression of the Americas does Columbus seem to be trying to convey?
Columbus tried to convey the Americas as an exotic, interesting place. He wanted to report back favorably to the Spanish who funded his journey, and entice the Spanish to come to America and colonize or explore.
When and what year did bullfighting come to Mexico?
Since 1521, when Spanish conquistadores conquered Mexico and began to colonize it, bringing with them most of their traditions, including bullfighting.
Why did the spainiards come to America to colonize?
gold & silver
The first europeans to come to north America were?
Spanish
Where did the surname Aceves come from?
The Aceves surname came from Spain. It originated in the region of Galicia, and it means "From Holly", an area that grew holly bushes, and where the early inhabitants were living at that certain location. The last name later spread to Mexico when the early Spanish settlers and conquistadores immigrated to Mexico and North America.
What impact did the Spanish have on the people in the Americas?
The impact they had was that the spanish's wanted to come and discover America
What does entren mean in spanish?
Come in (plural you, polite or familiar in Spanish America; only polite in Spain) Present subjuctive (presente de subjuntivo): May they come in May you come in (polite or familiar in Spanish-America; only polite in Spain)
How might history have changed if Columbus had worked for the English rather that the Spanish?
It's pure speculation, of course. England at the time of Columbus still was a 'small' nation and Spanish conquistadores might have gone to middle and south America and claimed gold and colonies even if England had discovered the Caribean islands first. Just as the Portuguese claimed Brazil while Spain had discovered America. But if there had been English conquistadores, behaving in exactly the same ways as the Spanish (another big 'if') the fleets carrying silver and gold might have come to Britain instead.The consequences? Spain might not have had the money to fight off the Turks, and the Ottoman Empire might have become the dominant force in all of the Mediterranean, establishing themselves as overlords in parts of Italy, France and Spain. England - instead of establishing themselves over time as a strong trading nation as they did - might have lived off the easy money from the Americas instead and - just as happened to Spain - found themselves an economic backwater as the gold and silver dried up.
Where does the name Argentina come from?
"Argentina" is Spanish and means "land of silver" or "silvery one".
Which spanish speaking country in south America does Shakira come from?
Colombia
What year did the first spanish explorers come to America?
1200 a.D
Who sent cabeza de vaca to come to America?
the Spanish king
When does heart gold and soul silver come out in America?
Somewhere in Fall 2010
