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The most important Spanish settlement in the Caribbean during the 16th century was?
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The Spanish Empire consisted of the territories and colonies administrated directly by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania. Since the fall of Rome, there has been no empire based in Europe which extends outside the continent. This situation changes abruptly in the 16th century, when Spain and Portugal become the pioneers in a new era of colonization.
By 1506 the entire continental shore of the Caribbean Sea has been explored from Honduras to the mouth of the Orinoco. During the first decade of the century the only secure Spanish settlement in the new world is Santo Domingo, on the island of Hispaniola, established in 1496 by Diego Columbus, brother of the explorer. An equivalently stable settlement is not achieved in continental America until 1510, when Balboa founds Santa María la Antigua del Darién the site from which, in 1513, he makes his expedition to the Pacific.
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What were main reasons for rivalry among the European nations in the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Centary?
The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean and claimed the region for Spain. The following year, the first Spanish settlements were established in the Caribbean. Although the Spanish conquests of the Aztec empire and the Inca empire in the early sixteenth century made Mexico and Peru more desirable places for Spanish exploration and settlement, the Caribbean remained strategically important. From the 1620s and 1630s onwards, non-Hispanic privateers, traders, and settlers established permanent colonies and trading posts on the Caribbean islands neglected by Spain. Such colonies spread throughout the Caribbean, from the Bahamas in the North West to Tobago in the South East. Furthermore, during this period, French and English buccaneers settled on the island of Tortuga, the northern and western coasts of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic), and later in Jamaica. After the Spanish American war in the late 19th century, the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico were no longer part of the Spanish Empire in the New World. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonisation wave after the war, and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States. Genocide, slavery, immigration, and rivalry between world powers have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to its size.
How did geography influence the European settlement in the Caribbean and the ownership of islands of Caribbean by the English French and Spanish by the end of the 17th century?
The Spanish were the first to come to the new world after the Columbus discovery in1492. They occupied most islands but deserted them after attacks from the English, French and Dutch. They were not reluctant to leave the since they were low in resources but instead clinged to the south and central American mainlands which contained high reserves of gold and other minerals
Why was Nassau a good base for pirates?
Nearly all Spanish trade ships of the 16th century passed through the Caribbean.
Where the Spanish empire not able to go to Cuba because of it being too small or poor for settlement by Spanish?
Why do you think Spanish empire did not go to cuba? Cuba was the first island to be a settlement for Spanish people going to the Americas and it was called La Española. Spain had Cuba as a colony until late 19th century.
In terms of who settle there how is the Caribbean different from Mexico and cetral America?
Mexico and Central America were settled by Spanish conquistadors; most of the Caribbean was unclaimed until the later half of the 16th century, and included colonies from the Spanish, British, French and Dutch Empires.
When did the europeans start colonies in the Americas?
The Spanish started colonies in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central/South America in the early sixteenth century.
In which century did the Spaniards came to the Caribbean?
the 15th century
What two countries were most responsible for the exploration and settlement of the plains region?
France and Spain
Why were treaties implemented in the Caribbean?
Territories in the Caribbean were so important in the eighteenth century that treaties had to be implemented to prevent Europeans from using the islands as pawns to bargain for possessions in other parts of the world.
What year did the spanish settle in bolivia?
The years 1525-1560 saw the settlement of the lowlands, but the highlands resisted into the 18th-century. So no single 'year'.
Is Spain in Cuba?
No, Spain is one country and Cuba is another country. Cuba is an island in the Caribbean Ocean and Spain is a country in Europe. During the 19th century Cuba was a Spanish Territory.
Which century the africans arrived in the Caribbean?
they came in the 14 century
