That was a driving force to their take over of the Americas. Spain became rather rich with the gold and silver that was brought back from the are.
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Spain took approximately 15,000 pounds of gold and 1,000,000 pounds of silver from the Aztecs and Incas. This vast amount of precious metals played a significant role in Spain's economy during the colonial period.
When having the control over the Aztecs and the incas, they were already abundant of gold and silver
1. They were more advanced. 2. They were better armored. 3. Had better weapons. 4. They brought over diseases from Spain that the Aztecs and Incas did not have a cure for.
Franzisco Pizzaro was the spanish conquistador who secured Peru for spain by conquering the Incas.
Yes, but you could also argue that they were looking for slaves too once they found gold.
Yes, Spain wanted gold and silver, they also had heard that the Inca and the Aztec owned many of these desired riche, so they set off to establish a trade with them, only to discover the many inhumane practices both the Aztec and Incas had (cannibalism, human sacrifices, and other cruelties). After this discovery, the Spanish decided, the only way to eliminate these gory practices was to conquer those responsible, the Aztec's and Incas.
Spain destroyed the Native American Empires of the Incas and Aztecsthe incas and aztecs
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If this question means "Who exported gold and silver from the New World to Spain"? Then the answer is the Spanish conquistadors and Spanish explorers. Vast amounts of these precious metals were also precious to the advanced Native American peoples in Mexico and further south. The Aztecs, Mayans and Incas all valued gold & silver. What Spain did not steal from these civilizations were later mined, as the New World under Spain's dominion had vast mines of gold and silver.
The Aztecs & Incas lost there land & the Spanish took over.