because they needed help killing people to make more land
The Native American population they had been using for slave labor died off in large numbers due to European diseases.
The Spanish used captive Africans for forced labor in their colonies, primarily in agriculture, mining, and domestic service. Africans were also used as slaves to generate wealth and resources for the Spanish Empire.
The Spanish used African slaves in the New World primarily for labor in industries like mining, agriculture, and construction, where there was a high demand for cheap, manual labor. The indigenous populations were decimated by diseases brought by Europeans, making Africans a readily available and replaceable workforce. Additionally, the Spanish believed that Africans were more resistant to diseases and better suited for the harsh conditions in the colonies.
European colonizers, particularly Portuguese and Spanish explorers, were among the first to suggest and implement the use of Africans as slaves during the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th century. As demand for labor in the New World grew, European powers authorized the capture and forced labor of Africans to work on plantations and in mines.
Slaves from Africa were brought to Latin America to work on plantations and in mines, as the demand for labor grew due to the expansion of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies. The transatlantic slave trade provided a cheap and abundant workforce to exploit the resources of the New World.
The Native American population they had been using for slave labor died off in large numbers due to European diseases.
since history was first written
Spain was the first European country to import African slaves to the Americas. After Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, the Spanish started bringing Africans as slave labor for their plantations and mines. Juan de Cordoba was the first Spaniard to send African slaves to the New World.
The European slave traders brought slaves to the New World from Africa. So many native Americans had died of smallpox that they couldn't be used for labor.
Spain was the first European country to import African slaves to the Americas. After Christopher Columbus discovered the New World, the Spanish started bringing Africans as slave labor for their plantations and mines. Juan de Cordoba was the first Spaniard to send African slaves to the New World.
King Charles II was the first spanish king to send African slaves to the Americas.
The sixteenth century.
The Spanish used captive Africans for forced labor in their colonies, primarily in agriculture, mining, and domestic service. Africans were also used as slaves to generate wealth and resources for the Spanish Empire.
King Charles II
Of all the Africans brought to the New World, sixty percent were brought to Spanish colonies.
Which queen? If you mean (English) Elizabeth 1, they attacked England because of English piracy of spanish galleons bringing gold etc. from the New World.
Bartolome de las casas