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Present-day Mexico, most of Central America with the exception of Belize an Panama, the whole area encompassing the US states of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, as well as parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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Who claimed Mexico Texas and lands west of California?
Many Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century explored Mexico and the Western US and claimed those lands for Spain. The most important of those conquistadors are Hernan Cortez and Fransisco Coranado.
What did Spain name their claimed lands in Mexico and the southern parts of the US?
Viceroyalty of the New Spain
When the spanish claimed all of Mexico in 1535 what did they call it?
new spain
Spanish explorer claimed Arizona and Mexico?
Hernando de Soto
What lands did Spain claim in the new world?
mexico, central america, south america, and parts of the southern usa
What lands the spanish control in the early 1600s?
Most of Mexico, Central and South America
Leader of the spanish invasion of inca lands?
Francisco Pizarro lead the occupation of the Inca lands. He was the great conqueror of the Incas, including Peru and Mexico.
When did the Spanish first enter New Mexico in history?
When Francisco Vazquez de Coronado first explored these lands, on 1542. The first Spanish settlements on New Mexico was the San Juan de los Caballeros colony, founded by Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate in 1598.
What European nations claimed lands on the coast of the gulf of Mexico?
Several European nations claimed lands along the Gulf of Mexico, most notably Spain and France. Spain established significant territories in present-day Mexico, Texas, and Florida, while France claimed parts of the Gulf coast, particularly in Louisiana. Both nations sought to expand their influence and resources in the region during the Age of Exploration and colonization. Additionally, Britain also had interests in the area, particularly in the later colonial period.
Did the survivors of Narvaez's expedition sail along the Pacific coast until they reached Spanish lands in Mexico?
Yes.
Who named the state of New Mexico?
Spanish explorer Francisco de Ibarra (1539?-1575) named these lands as "a new Mexico" (literal translation: un nuevo Mexico) in 1563.
Spanish explorers who claimed new colonies for Spain were called?
Conquistadors were Spanish explorers who claimed new territories in the Americas for Spain in the 16th and 17th centuries. They sought to conquer and colonize these lands, often using force and violence against indigenous peoples.
