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What European people conquered and settled western South America?
spanish
Who were the group of people that conquered most of Mexico central America and south America?
Spanish conquistadors.
How were the spanish able to succeed in their conquest of central and north America?
Spanish forces had guns and explosives. The Spanish were more advanced technologically than the people they conquered. For example, they had guns and explosives and so could more easily overpower the natives.
Why is Spanish spoken in Mexico and Central and South America?
Because Spanish was the language spoken by the conquistadors. Spain conquered and colonized these countries and regions, which are now commonly known as Latin America. The Spanish brought their language and their culture to the New World. Many of the native peoples of Central and South America today are the descendants of interracial marriages between the white, European Spaniards and the people they conquered (native tribes like the Incas, the Mayans, and the Aztecs). On the other hand, the United States and much of Canada were colonized by England, and as such, they are English-speaking countries that are known as Anglo America.
What are the main languages and religions of the people of Middle America?
Language: About half of South America (by surface), and therefore about half of Latin America, is Brazil, where they speak Portuguese. In most of the remainder of Latin America, Spanish is spoken. Religion: The main religion is Christianity. The Catholic Church traditionally had a great influence, but people are gradually changing over to various Protestant churches.
Were Montezuma and Atahualpa both leaders of Native American people conquered by the Spanish?
both were sapa incas Atahualpa was the leader of the Inca tribe in South America. Montezuma was the leader of the Aztec tribe in what is now Mexico. Both tribes were conquered by the Spanish.
What European people conquered and settled western South America?
spanish
Who were the group of people that conquered most of Mexico central America and south America?
Spanish conquistadors.
Who conquered Central America and the Caribbean and how did they change the lives of the people who lived there?
Spain conquered Central America and the Caribbean, forced them to speak Spanish, and when Spain arrived they dug plantations and haciendas.
How did Persian leaders leaders treat conquered people?
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Why do people speak spanish in south America?
Central and South America were conquered by Spain a country which speaks Spanish. However Brazil, was settled by Portugal and so Portuguese is spoken there.
Who is the Spanish conqueror who claimed much of South America and Mexico for Spain?
They were different people. Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico, while Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incans in South America.
How did the Catholic Church in Spanish America and religious leaders in the British colonies impact?
The Catholic Church in Spanish America and the religious leaders in the British colonies impacted the community by setting examples of how people should live. Religion has always played an important role in society.
What empires did the spanish conquer in the Americas?
They conquered the people of Central America first, who had no existing empire but like the Mayans were descended from the earlier Olmec and Veracruz cultures. The Mayan cultures in Yucatan and Guatemala came under Spanish control between 1511 and 1697.The Aztecs of Mexico were conquered by the Spanish under Hernán Cortés in 1521.In South America, the Incans (weakened by civil war and the introduction of smallpox) were defeated and subjugated by a comparatively small number of Spaniards under Francisco Pizarro in 1533.
Who conquered the Aztec people?
Hernando cortez and the spanish army
Which native American people were conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century?
Hernan Cortez conquered the Aztecs and Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca empire.
Did the Spanish recruited thousands of supporters from the people the Aztecs had conquered?
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