The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
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The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
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.
Spanish conquistadors conquered a huge number of Native Americans because the Spanish was armed with guns, hores, swords, etc. But the Native Americans didn't have the weapons the Spanish had.
The Spanish intented to destroy their culture due to christnianisation. The Mayans were enslaved and abused. There were a few rebelions under the Spanish rule. Some Mayans left bigger aglomeration and settled on the countryside. Overall many Mayans live till today.
They sought gold and enslaved Native Americans.
The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
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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.
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Spanish conquistadors conquered a huge number of Native Americans because the Spanish was armed with guns, hores, swords, etc. But the Native Americans didn't have the weapons the Spanish had.
Smallpox is the disease that caused the death of Native Americans. The Spanish conquistadors brought it from Spain, and the Native Americans, not having an immunity to it, died when the Spanish invaded the Aztec capital. This helped the Spanish defeat the Aztec capital and take over what is known today as Mexico.Bubonic Plague
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.
Native Americans became Christians after contact with Spanish conquistadors.
The Spanish intented to destroy their culture due to christnianisation. The Mayans were enslaved and abused. There were a few rebelions under the Spanish rule. Some Mayans left bigger aglomeration and settled on the countryside. Overall many Mayans live till today.
They sought gold and enslaved Native Americans.