How did the spanish influence they conquered?

Answer 1

The Spanish, brought typical things of a colonial empire. The religion, the food and their architecture. Which is why American people of Hispanic descent are Roman Catholics. Some speak Spanish, some don't.

LANGUAGE

Spain conquered, most of South America, a good portion of North America, few African countries and the Philippines in Southeast Asia. Mostly the southern and central North American countries in case of North America. Prior to this, the Natives spoke their own Indian dialects. When conquistadors, like Cortez and Pizarro conquered these lands for Spain, the Spanish language was brought with them. Today, the Spanish language is spoken by most of the South American countries today and half of the North American and Carribbean countries. In the southern United States, especially Texas, California, Arizona and Florda, Spanish is nearly the official language. Spanish remained the official language of the Philippines, until 1970. Spanish should become an official language in the United States. That and English. Due to racism and resistance, that's not going to happen. In Mexico and Guatemala and South American countries, indegenous people still speak their own dialects.

FOOD

The Spanish, brought over their tasty dishes to their new territories. Each unique country, such as Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and Philippines (although no longer a Spanish speaker country, but a former territory of Spain) have twisted their own versions of Spanish cuisine. In Mexico, we have a fusion of native Indian and Spanish cuisine. Tortillas, are a native Indian cuisine and is found not only Mexico but surrounding countries as well like Guetemala. In Peru, the cuisine differs from region to region. It literally is, I can't list Peruvian cuisine here. Too much names and varities. In Venezuela, there's a mix of Spanish, Portuguese and Italian influence. Beef and game are common in Venezuelan cuisine. In Texas, most of the food that is concocted is Tex-Mex. Such as flour tortillas and nachos. Mexicans don't use flour, they use corn tortillas. In the Philippines, lechon and lecheflan are even more common than they are with Mexicans. Lechon, is the national dish of the country. Yet, only popular with Puerto Ricans and Cubans.

RELIGION

One of the defining aspects of Hispanic culture, is the adopting of the Roman Catholic religion. In North and South America, prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the native Indians were pagans, Animists and snake-devil like worshippers. When the Spanish came, the natives were forcabily converted to the Roman Catholic faith. In Philippines, the pre-colonial Filipinos were mostly Muslims. The Spanish converted most to the Roman Catholic religion. But they didn't struggle as much as the Indians from Mexico or South America did.

ARCHITECTURE

Spanish architecture, is also found throughout all of Spain's former territories which have been twisted. In Mexico, southern United States and Philippines the churches look same. But the churches coming from those countries, look much different to European Spanish churches. European Spanish churches reflect on, Roman and even some Gothic architecture to a very small extent. Mexican and Filipino architecture tend to be somewhat simple. This is why the churches in Mexico and Philippines look much more similar, than they do with large cathedrals in Spain.

Answer 2

The Spanish influenced the regions they conquered by imposing their language, religion (Catholicism), government structure, and culture onto the native populations. They also introduced new crops, animals, and technologies to these regions, leading to significant changes in the local economies and ways of life.