Most of them were built around Natural Resources such as gold, copper or iron mines, close to rich farming or grazing lands or as ports of entry into such territories.
Some examples include Zacatecas, Mexico (silver mines), Buenos Aires, Argentina (port of entry) or Porto Alegre, Brazil (rice plantations).
The first settlement was the city of Veracruz, founded in 1519 by Hernan Cortes. They however, settled all over Mexico during the following 3 centuries, even reaching the present-day US Southwest.
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Most of them were built around Natural Resources such as gold, copper or iron mines, close to rich farming or grazing lands or as ports of entry into such territories. Some examples include Zacatecas, Mexico (silver mines), Buenos Aires, Argentina (port of entry) or Porto Alegre, Brazil (rice plantations).
Mexico and America
Many of the early Spanish settlement attempts were failed. St. Augustine in present day Florida was the first established Spanish fort. Mexico, which extended further north into present day Texas and Las Californias which is now California were also established early Spanish settlements.
mexico (Central America)
They were from present-day Peru, in South America.
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Central America and present day Mexico
Spain's conquest and settlements in Mexico and South America beginning in the 16th century has had a major impact on the world of today. Here are some examples: * Spain's religion of Catholicism has resulted in this religion dominating Mexico, Central America and South America; and * The Spanish language is the main language of South America and Mexico.
incas : peru {andes} mayas : middle of america aztecs : mexico
There were two easternmost Spanish settlements on the northern frontier of Spanish Mexico. The first settlement was Mexico City, and the second was the Yucatan.
Latin America is the cultural region which includes Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America. Ancient Aztecs inhabited present-day Mexico, which in turn would belong to this cultural region.
The Spanish Empire controlled much of present-day Mexico and Central America from 1521 until 1821.