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The Spanish colonization of the Americas was the exploration, conquest, settlement and political rule over much of the Western Hemisphere. It was initiated by the Spanish conquistadors and developed by the Monarchy of Spain through its administrators and missionaries. The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions. It lasted for over four hundred years, from 1492 to 1898.
Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus, over nearly four centuries the Spanish Empire would expand across: most of present day Central America, theCaribbean islands, and Mexico; much of the rest of North America including the Southwestern, Southern coastal, and California Pacific Coast regions of the United States; and though inactive, with claimed territory in present day British Columbia Canada; and U.S. states of Alaska, Washington, and Oregon; and the western half ofSouth America.[1][2][3] In the early 19th century the wars of independence liberated all the Spanish colonies in the Americas, except for Cuba and Puerto Rico later in 1898. Spain's loss of the last two in the Spanish-American War politically ended Spanish colonization in the Americas. The cultural influences, though, still remain.
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Which Caribbean island lies farthest south?
Trinidad and Tobago is the southernmost Caribbean island, lying at the farthest point south in the Caribbean region.
Where did junipero serra come from?
Junipero Serra was born in the Spanish island of Majorca in 1713. He later became a Franciscan friar and missionary in the Spanish colonies of North America, particularly focusing on establishing missions in California.
What Caribbean island is rich in natural gas?
Cuba.
What is a Caribbean island that mines nickel?
Cuba is a Caribbean island that mines nickel. Cuba has significant nickel deposits and is one of the largest nickel producers in the world.
Which ocean is Jamaica on?
THE CARIBBEAN SEA.
Is Espanola in the Caribbean?
La Espanola or Hispaniola was the island in the Caribbean that Columbus discovered in 1492. These are the Spanish names for this island. Today, this Caribbean island consists of the two countries the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Which spanish speaking island in the caribe sea closest to?
The closest Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean Sea to is the Dominican Republic.
What Caribbean country do not speak spanish but share an island with a spanish speaking nation?
Haiti (it shares an island with the Dominican Republic).
What is the Spanish-speaking island in the Caribbean that is part of the US?
Puerto Rico
What Caribbean island that was in spanish control worried the US?
It's cuba.
Where was most of the Spanish American War fought?
On the island of Cuba in the Caribbean.
What English speaking Caribbean island has a spanish name meaning bearded?
The English speaking Caribbean island with a Spanish name meaning "bearded" is Barbados. The island's name comes from the Spanish word "los barbados," which means "the bearded ones" and refers to the island's fig trees with long hanging roots that resemble beards.
What island do hermit crabs come from?
all the islands of the caribbean
Caribbean Island that was acquired by the US as a result of the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico.
What Caribbean island has the largest ratio of white people?
Puerto Rico is the Caribbean island with the most white population with over a 76.2% of the population being white mostly Spanish descendence.
Which county does Rihanna come from?
she comes from a island in the Caribbean called Barbados
Spanish control of what Caribbean island worried the US since the island was only 90 miles of the coast of Florida?
Cuba is the Caribbean island that worried the US, because it was only 90 miles off the US coast.
