Most of them were assimilated into the society; nowadays between 60% and 80% of the population is considered mestizo, or the result of interracial marriages between Native Americans and Spanish conquistadors.
The fraction that was unassimilated, consisted mainly of semi-nomadic groups that received the same treatment of their counterparts in the United States: often sacked from their lands, fleeing to increasingly inhospitable lands, such as the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts to the north, or the Lacandon Jungle to the south.
This isn't the best answer but here we go.They treated the Native people bad.This is because they wanted to take over the Native people's lands,houses,clothes,money,and many other valuable and important things to the Native people.
They treated them very badly. They treated them as if they were enemies.
Badly. They were swindled, mistreated, and exploited. Native culture was suppressed in favor of European standards, and Christianity was imposed.
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
They sought gold and enslaved Native Americans.
The Wampanoags tribe.
encomiendas
The Spanish Conquistadors brought horses. The horses make it easier for the native Americans to get around. They could cover more territory riding horses than they could on foot.
The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
Conquistadors pitted native tribes against each other, favoring their allies, as long as they were useful. Once the conquest was over, the Native Americans were subject to mistreatment and slavery.
They sought gold and enslaved Native Americans.
Conquistadors
The Wampanoags tribe.
was called
encomienda
encomiendas
a hacienda was a grant of labour given to conquistadors. it gave them the power to treat the native americans as they pleased as long as they were spreading religion, collecting recources, or claiming land for their country.
Colonists should treat the Native Americans with respect and pay for their land.
Colonists should treat the Native Americans with respect and pay for their land.
The Spanish Conquistadors brought horses. The horses make it easier for the native Americans to get around. They could cover more territory riding horses than they could on foot.