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The Spanish colonization of the Americas was initiated by Spanish conquistadors and developed by the Monarchy of Spain. It lasted over four hundred years from 1492 to 1898. Aims of the Spanish colonization were trade and spreading Christianity by gaining political rule.

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1. Before the Spanish arrived in the American, there were already many established societies. The civilisations were highly organised, they create magnifications architecture and had their own complex social structures and beliefs.

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