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Spain controlled most of Latin America in the 16th and 17th centuries leaving behind a decimated native population, the roman catholic faith and the spanish language.
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Which country in Latin America is the most dangerous?
Honduras has the largest rate of murders in all Latin America. The most dangerous city in all Latin America is Juarez, in northern Mexico.
Where are most of latin Americas rivers and lakes found?
Most of Latin America's lakes and rivers are found in South America.
The heritage of most of the people in Latin America can be traced back to these three groups?
Most people in Latin America are descended from Spanish or Portuguese colonists. There are also significant numbers descended from indigenous nations and from Africans.
Who controlled most of North America after the French and Indian War?
After the French and Indian War, the French were expelled from North America.
Is Latin America the same as middle America?
Latin America is made up of Central and South America.
Choose the best answer. Who owned most Latin American land and controlled education?
The Catholic Church owned the most land and controlled education in Latin America during the colonial period.
What country controlled Latin America?
Spain
Which European country colonized the most territory in the Americas by 1650?
Spain controlled all of South America and Central America. It also controlled a third of north America
Who owned most of Latin America and controlled education?
During the colonial period, most of Latin America was owned and controlled by Spain. The Spanish crown had significant influence over education in the region, with a focus on promoting Catholicism and spreading Spanish culture and language through the establishment of schools and universities.
What two countries colonized most of Latin America?
Spain and Portugal were the two countries that colonized most of Latin America during the period of European colonization in the 15th to 19th centuries. Spain controlled a vast portion of Latin America, while Portugal's primary focus was on Brazil.
Where did most new US immigrants come from in the 2000s?
Latin America
What kind of government does Latin America have?
Latin America is a region and does not have a government. The individual countries that are in Latin America have democracies for the most part.
Latin America refers to only those lands that were originally controlled by the Spanish conquistadors?
No. Also to those lands controlled by Portuguese and French colonists. Hence the name Latin America, as Spanish, French and Portuguese languages descend from the ancient Latin language.
Second most spoken language in Latin America?
Spanish is the most spoken language in Latin America. The second most spoken language in Latin America is Portuguese, primarily in Brazil.
Who was most in favor of revolution in Latin America?
Creoles were most in favor of revolution in Latin America.
Who was most in favor revolution in Latin America?
Creoles were most in favor of revolution in Latin America.
Which social class controlled most of the political economic and social power in most of colonial Latin America?
The peninsulares, who were Spanish-born individuals, controlled most of the political, economic, and social power in colonial Latin America. They held high-ranking positions in government and the Catholic Church and benefited from preferential treatment and access to resources over the criollos, who were people of Spanish descent born in the Americas.
