because they wanted to rule the people
he conquered land for Spain in the Americas he conquered land for Spain in the Americas
Ooooopps ! Brazil was a colony of Portugal, not Spain.
The Moors conquered Spain in the year 711 AD.
Because all the Spanish people wanted spices and other natural resources. Also because they could conquer that land and claim it for Spain.....
Spain did not conquer Portugal because both countries had strong military forces and alliances with other powerful nations, making it difficult for either to fully conquer the other. Additionally, there were economic and political reasons that prevented a successful conquest.
Greed. Pure greed - he wanted the Aztec gold.
he conquered land for Spain in the Americas he conquered land for Spain in the Americas
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.
Hernan Cortes' goal was to conquer the Aztec Empire in Mexico and claim its riches for Spain. He led an expedition in 1519 that ultimately led to the fall of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521.
Great Britain did not conquer Spain.
Disease played a significant role in Cortes's conquest of Mexico as smallpox, brought by Spanish conquistadors, decimated the Aztec population, weakening their resistance against the Spanish forces. This, combined with other factors such as military tactics and alliances with local tribes, contributed to Cortes's successful campaign to conquer land for Spain.
The primary goal of Hernando Cortez was to conquer the Aztec empire and obtain its wealth for Spain. He also aimed to spread Christianity and expand Spanish influence in the region.
Hernan Cortes was sponsored by the Spanish Crown, specifically King Charles I of Spain. Cortes led the expedition to conquer the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century.
To Conquer Spain.
So they could take all the wealth from Mexico and bring it back to Spain. A reason the invasion happened was because the Spanish, after getting the Moors out of Iberia, had no where else to send it's elite army and all the other countries would have been hard to conquer.
Spain colonized the Philippines.
Mainly because they wanted to spread the Catholic religion around the world.