by conquering people and stealing gold
The Philippines is located in Mainland Asia.It was once conquered by some countries like Spain and America because the country is rich in natural resources and to become powerful...
spain
one of the most richest and powerful countries of Europe.(Spain)
Depends on where you are. If you live in Spain I guess it is pretty powerful. Outside of that it isn't very powerful.
France and Spain ARE countries.
for resourses,land and to have a dominate empire
There were multiple most powerful countries in Europe during the Golden Age of Exploration. They included Spain, France, and England.
It motivated the latin Americans to rebel against Spain. It showed them that independence is possible to get from a powerful country. (Spain and Britain were much more powerful than u.s. and any other countries.)
They wanted to have more colonies to become the most wealthy and powerful country in the world.
I will say Portugal, become of the Montados. But you may cheek Spain also.
spain
The Peninsular was the most powerful social class in New Spain.