What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?
What did the first Spanish settlers in the West build there?
They built colonies that became prosperous modern countries.
They built colonies that became modern countries.
Yes in the Southwest and California.
They built colonies and missions.
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They wanted wealth
Missions
Spanish colonists were from Spain.
In some specific instances, it is possible certain immigrants from Spain chose to resettle in the Americas to escape the Catholic church. However, Catholic missionaries were among the first Spanish colonists to arrive in the Americas and they worked hard to spread their faith among the native peoples. The broad generalization from history is that Spanish colonists were primarily interested in the economic benefits of settling in a new land - gold, agriculture, trade and exports with Spain, etc.
Spanish colonization of the Americas was created in 1525.
Spanish colonization of the Americas ended in 1821.
Both Britain and France challenged Spanish power in the Americas.
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Spain was the first European country to explore the Americas. Spanish conquistadors were sent to the New World with much better military technology than that which was available to the local inhabitants. Colonists were drawn to the Americas by the promise of vast riches and the prospect of winning new souls for God. The Spanish Monarchy was able to control the Spanish settlers through a system of viceroyalties and audencias (royal courts of appeals).