500 billion dollars worth
When Spanish explorers discovered the vast wealth of the Incas, they plundered it, taking gold, silver, and other valuable resources back to Spain. This led to the downfall of the Inca Empire and the eventual colonization of the region by the Spanish.
The Incas primarily used copper and bronze in their metallurgy. Gold and silver were also valued metals used for ceremonial and decorative purposes. The Incas were skilled metalworkers who incorporated these materials into jewelry, tools, and weapons.
The Incas were primarily agriculturalists, cultivating crops like maize, potatoes, and quinoa. They also engaged in mining for precious metals such as gold and silver. Additionally, they were skilled weavers and traded goods within their empire.
to conquer Mexico and Aztecs
The Spanish attacked the Incas primarily for their wealth and resources, such as gold and silver. They also sought to expand their empire and convert the indigenous population to Christianity. Additionally, the Spanish were driven by a desire for power and control in the region.
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When having the control over the Aztecs and the incas, they were already abundant of gold and silver
Yes, but you could also argue that they were looking for slaves too once they found gold.
Pizzaro of Spain
Mainly for wealth, but also for power and land. When the Spanish explorers in the New World discovered that the two main advanced American Native civilizations, the Incas and the Aztecs, coveted gold and silver as did European nations, Spanish conquistadors did their best to steal and mine for these precious metals. The Aztecs were conquered and the same thing for the Incas. Spain also established colonies to add more territory under their control as they sought to be the major power in Europe and the New World.
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.
They had gotten the gold by killing all the Incas and Aztecs.
yes, it was
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.
To steal their gold.
To have sex with the aztecs
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.