they came to America because they need more spices to make some good food to eat
they were looking for gold and silver and stuff like that so they would be RICH!
British/English, French, Spanish, Dutch.
Columbus tried to convey the Americas as an exotic, interesting place. He wanted to report back favorably to the Spanish who funded his journey, and entice the Spanish to come to America and colonize or explore.
Spain.
He was searching for new lands to colonize.
He was searching for new lands to colonize.
British/English, French, Spanish, Dutch.
Novanet Answer: England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 opened up the seaways
yes
the Comanche where the main problem for the Spanish to colonize Texas
England's defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 opened up the seaways.
Yes, the Spanish colonized the southwest and Florida.
If the question is "When did the Spanish colonize Canada" the answer is never.
During the time of discovery and settlement in Latin America by the Europeans the Pope divided up the region between the Spanish and Portugese. As you probably guessed, Portugal was allowed to colonize what is now Brazil.
The lust for gold enticed the spanish to colonize and decimate the local population in south america. the search for the mythical city of El Dorado was also a decisive factor.
God, gold and glory
Spain, France and Portugal
yes