# the colonizatio # the colonizatio
Central and South America
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The Portuguese colonized Brazil, the only part of South America east of the Line of Demarcation drawn by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Colonies in the remainder of South America, west of the Line, were granted by the treaty to the Spanish.
The Portuguese colonized Brazil, the only part of South America east of the Line of Demarcation drawn by the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. Colonies in the remainder of South America, west of the Line, were granted by the treaty to the Spanish.
unite the Spanish colonies of South America into a single
Columbus began forming colonies for Spain in 1492 and 1493. They colonized for about another century.
South America was controlled by the Spanish, the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British.
encomienda system was used throughout the colonial era
Spain had colonies all over the Americas, and in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Indian slavery was made illegal during the colonial era.
The Spanish started colonies in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central/South America in the early sixteenth century.
The spanish controlled most of Central American and most of South America