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What do you call a large piece of land granted by Spain to certain Spanish colonists?
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It was called a Grant.
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Spanish colonists were what?
Spanish colonists were from Spain.
What were the agreements after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded by Spain to the US. The Philippines were sold to the US by Spain for $20 million.
How did the Spanish gain land?
As the Spanish explorers and conquistadors conquered and subdued Native American civilizations, more Spanish holdings in the New World gained Spain more territory. Spain dominated what is now Mexico and subdued many of the Native civilizations in South America.
Who were the spanish-speaking people who lived in the west before white settlers arrived?
The Spanish speaking people in what is now the American southwest were white colonists from Spain and later some mixed Spanish and native Mexican people (mestizos). It was a province of New Spain, what is now Mexico. Even today they speak a Spanish that is more like older version of Spanish from the 1600s and called themselves "Spanish". The first settlements were in 1598. Santa Fe dates from 1610.
What country did Juan ponce de leon sail for?
he was Spanish sailed for Spain
Spanish colonists were what?
Spanish colonists were from Spain.
What did the spanish government give to certain colonists as a way of settling and controlling New Spain?
Cash crops and stock
In the Spanish colonial caste system peninsulares were?
latin american colonists born in spain
How did the spanish colonists find workers for new Spain?
they made indian people there slaves
When did Puerto Rico revolt in the Spanish-American war?
It did not, Spain had granted an autonomous status to the island local government and its people were Spanish citizens.
Why the Spanish monopoly system was needed?
Spanish Monopoly System is all goods produced in the New World had to be exported to Spain and to no other country but Spanish countries and only in Spanish ships. Everything the colonists bought had to be imported from Spain itself and carried in Spanish ships
Did the Spanish colonized the Americas in order to escape from the dictates of the Catholic church?
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.
What were the agreements after the Spanish-American War?
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded by Spain to the US. The Philippines were sold to the US by Spain for $20 million.
How does Spanish that is spoken in Spain differ from Spanish that is spoken in Bolivia?
Spanish that is spoken in Spain differs from Spanish that is spoken in Bolivia in a number of ways such as: pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Also there may be slang from certain countries in Latin America that will not make sense to individuals from Spain.
When did Spain obtain its independence from its colonists?
Spain obtained its independence from its colonists in 15th Century.
Why were the spanish explorers sent on missions to find certain items for Spain?
to own more land
Queen Isabella's monopoly system in the Caribbean?
the Spanish government believed that the wealth of its empire in the Americas existed to solely increase the power of Spain. this meant that a monopoly of trade with her colonies and close control over buying and selling by colonists. all goods produced in the new world had to be exported to Spain and to no other country. everything the colonists bought had to be imported from Spain itself and be carried by Spanish ships....
