Mainly because, of the western European naval powers, two of the three largest ones, France and England were so busy bashing each other up that Spain had free reign to do what it liked. Don't forget, though, that the Hundred Years' War finished nearly thirty years before colonization of the Americas began, which then took a further three centuries to complete. However, the exhaustion of France and England meant that Spain had a "head start".
Vikings reached as far as what is now Newfoundland sometime around the year 1000, long before Columbus.
1.They founded Russia 2. They discovered Greenland, Iceland, and the Americas before ant other country in Europe at the time.
Polo didn't explore for any country. He was 17 when he left for China with his father a Venice merchant and stayed for 25 years before returning home.
Some people refer to the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas as Pre-Colonial days. The Europeans went through a period of Renaissance before the Colonists first came to the Americas.
yes there were
Vikings reached as far as what is now Newfoundland sometime around the year 1000, long before Columbus.
Before the European's began to explore the Americas, people were already living in them. Groups such as the Mayas, Olmecs, and Incas lived in these lands.
1.They founded Russia 2. They discovered Greenland, Iceland, and the Americas before ant other country in Europe at the time.
The certain Brazil was the last country in the Americas to abolish slavery. It would appear that documentation is required to establish a fact that the United States was the first nation in the Americas to adopt slavery. With that said, it's clear that before the United States was an independent country, slavery existed in the Americas where the British, French and Spanish ruled colonies and territories.
Five hundred years before Columbus they landed and settled in Greenland and Newfound land. So, they were in North America well before 1492.
Polo didn't explore for any country. He was 17 when he left for China with his father a Venice merchant and stayed for 25 years before returning home.
The time in the Americas BEFORE the arrival of Columbus.
Yes of course! it is a lot cheaper and you should always explore your own country before exploring another
It is not a developing country in any normal sense of the word. It was civilised a hundred years before Columbus was born, and has retained that lead.
Some people refer to the time before Europeans arrived in the Americas as Pre-Colonial days. The Europeans went through a period of Renaissance before the Colonists first came to the Americas.
Amerigo Vespucci
Cabeza de vaca wrote about the great riches in the America because he wanted the future explorers to discover the riches. Also he he might wanted to let the country he travel for know about it before he die, so the country can sent explorer to discover it before other country do.