The Spanish empire was at its height in the 16th century (before losing much of its naval armada to the British in 1588).
The Spanish had colonies in the Americas (and later in Africa and Asia) and traded on all continents (except for Australia and Antarctica).
'What was the Spanish Empire?' At its greatest extent it had much of South America, quite a large area of Central and North America, many Pacific islands and quite a large area of Europe.
By defeating the Inca Empire and the Aztec Empire and killing their emperors.
The Aztec Empire.
The Spanish Empire
The Aztec Empire was the last empire to rule Mexico before the Spanish came.
The Spanish wanted to control the Aztecs empire but they were driven out of the city
The Spanish Empire. Prior to them it was the Aztec Empire.
Who was the leader of the Spanish army that conquered the Inca Empire? Francisco Pizarro in 1535 Who conquered the Aztec empire? Herman Cortes conquered the Aztecs in 1519.
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major and largest empire in the Americas
Spanish took control of the Inca empire