The priest who suggested Spain bring Africans to work in the Americas was Bartolomé de las Casas. Initially, he advocated for the use of Indigenous labor but later changed his stance and proposed the importation of African slaves as a solution to the declining Indigenous population. His shift in perspective was influenced by the harsh realities faced by Indigenous peoples under Spanish colonization. Despite his intentions to alleviate suffering, this suggestion contributed to the establishment of the transatlantic slave trade.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas was the first attempt to divide the Americas between Spain and Portugal.Treaty of Tordesillas
Spain's two most important colonies in the Americas were Mexico and Peru. Those two colonies had the rich mines.
Conquistadors!
Spain strengthened its colonies in the Americas by offering free land to Spanish aristocrats. Many of the their descendants still in those areas today.
Spain was the first country to import enslaved Africans to the Americas :)
Spain was the first country to import enslaved Africans to the Americas :)
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Portuguese explorers first initiated the transatlantic slave trade in the 15th century, seeking labor for their colonies in the Americas. Subsequently, other European powers including Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands also participated in the slave trade, capturing Africans and forcibly transporting them to work in the colonies.
The Africans who drove their brothers to the shore after defeating them in battle and gave them the choice to get on the boat or die.
India was colonized by Great Britain and the Americas were colonized by various European nations such as Great Britain, France, Portugal, and Spain.
How did exploration of americas benefit spain?
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the spain is the largerst area in the americas.
Except for Spain, no other European country knew of the existence of the Americas.
They weren't. They went and go to Portugal and Spain as migrant workers who tend to settle. They were forcibly taken to the luso-hispanic colonies in the Americas to work as slave labour until slavery was banned, first by Portugal, then by all other nations.