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Viceroyalty of New Spain.

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What is The name for the explorers who claimed the land in the Caribbean and central and South America for Spain?

They were called the conquistadors. The conquerers.They were called 'conquistadors' (conquerors).conquistadors


What is the name of the spanish explorers who claimed land in the Caribbean and central and south America for Spain?

They were called the conquistadors. The conquerers.They were called 'conquistadors' (conquerors).conquistadors


What did the Conquistadors name Mexico?

Viceroyalty of the New Spain.


What did the Spaniards call people who conquered Mexico Peru and so forth?

The Spaniards called people who conquered Mexico and Peru conquistadors. This name was given to a 15th century Spanish conqueror.


Why did the spanish decide to name Tenochtitlan Mexico city?

Because the complete name of such city was Mexico-Tenochtitlan. It was customary for Spanish conquistadors to keep the name of the cities they conquered.


What was the name of the city called mexic city?

the conquistadors


Who called land that is now Mexico by this name?

The Aztecs. They knew themselves as Mexica, and their city-state was known as Mexico-Tenochtitlan.


Where did the conquistadors go to claim land for the country?

The conquistadors traveled to modern day Florida, Cuba, Dominican Republic, almost all of south america, and all of central america to claim land in the name of their mother country, Spain.


How did Spain's colony in Mexico differ from its colonies in New Spain?

They were one in the same. New Spain is the name Spanish conquistadors gave to the lands of present-day Mexico.


New Mexico's nickname?

New Mexico's nick name is the "Land of Enchantment"


How did Spain colony in New Mexico differ from its colonies in new Spain?

They were one in the same. New Spain is the name Spanish conquistadors gave to the lands of present-day Mexico.


Is Mexico City or land?

"Mexico" is the name of a city, a state and a country.