The Spanish Crown needed gained a lot of riches from the many resources the new territories of what later will be known as America, from raw materials to precious minerals like gold and silver. Conquering and ruling these territories meant immense wealth for the Europeans conquerors.
The Incas and Aztecs
they were both conquested by the spainards.
Peru: Francisco Pizarro. In Mexico: Hernan Cortes
Conquest.
Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
Only Brazil; Mexico, Cuba and Peru were influenced by Spanish culture.
One of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th Century
Spain Mexico Colombia Argentina Peru Venezuela Chile
Brazil does not belong; it is a country where Portuguese is spoken (contrary to Peru, Cuba and Mexico, where Spanish is spoken).
Peru and Mexico
In Mexico, the Aztec; in Peru, the Inca
By conquest , pillage and burn. Both Mexico and Peru were conquered by Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro, respectively. Then, both countries remained as overseas colonies of the Spanish empire for more than 300 years.
The three largest Spanish-speaking countries by population are Mexico, Colombia, and Spain.