Who did the us keep as a colony after taking control of it from Spain?
The United States took the Philippines as a colony after taking control of it from Spain.
What would Spain do if Columbus did not return?
Nothing. On his 4th and last voyage his ship sank off an island about 50 miles off the coast of Hispaniola. The crew was saved but they were ship wrecked. One of the crew members decided to take a native canoe and go for help from the Spanish governor on Hispaniola. The crew member finally got there, but the governor wouldn't see him at first and finally when he did he didn't send help to Columbus. When Columbus and his crew were finally saved they had been on the island over 2 years.
Is Tarshish one of the ports in Spain?
It is often identified as the port of TARTESSOS in southern spain
Spain reclaimed Texas in 1690 after having lost control to France in 1685 with the establishment of the unsuccessful French colony.
Is Spain a common or proper noun?
Spain is a proper noun because it is the name of a place; proper nouns are always capitalized. Proper nouns are names of specific persons, places, things, or titles.
It was on November 7, 2005.
Is Spain a developed country or not?
It is a developed counrty. But like any other contries has a lot of troubles. There are areas of spain, like Madrid or Navarra which are more developed than other areas like Extremadura, for exemple. Nowadays it is a huge problem in the country, because some selfish autonomies (provinces in other countries) don't want to pay taxes to the autonomies which are not as developed as the richer ones. The most selfish autonomie is Catalonia, a spanish province since 1492, it is a developed province of Spain, because Spain ever help it giving money.
Finally, i'd like to remember that Catalonia is Spain.
Spain is a very developed country.
When did Spain cede Florida to the US?
It was when Spain gave Florida to the U.S. because controlling Florida was becoming too much trouble
How did Uruguay gain independence from Spain?
Uruguay was once a Spanish colony, but did not gain their independence from Spain. Uruguay was originally a Spanish colony until, in 1816, Portuguese troops from Brazil invaded, and took the capital of Montevideo in a year. Later, in 1822, Brazil became an independent nation. After the separation, a revolutionary group called Los Treinta y Tres Orientales (The Thirty-Three Orientals), led by Juan Antonio Lavalleja declared Uruguay independent in 1825. This led to the Cisplatine War, which ended with the Treaty of Montevideo in 1828, which made Uruguay an independent state.
How did columbu's reaching America help Spain become world power?
Columbus went over here and over there and wherever he went he made Indians his slaves and made them believe in Christianity. If the Indians didn't listen to him they would be killed.