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Spain became rich by stealing gold and other valuables from natives in the New World whom they readily slaughtered, considering such people as sub-human. Thus, many folks in the Caribbean and South America consider Christopher Columbus - for example - anything but a hero. Slaves from Africa and North American Indians later were also placed on the bottom of the social ladder. And settlers were free to kill them with little, if any, penalty.

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Spain was already a wealthy nation when America was discovered. After defeating the kingdom of Granada the Spanish Monarchy became the most powerful nation in Europe. It's army was well trained and proved unbeatable in the battlefields of Italy. Portugal and Spain had the most advanced navigation techniques of the time. The country exported wool and other goods to northern Europe and was already prosperous enough and had the skills to finance the conquest of its American empire. The previous answer reeks of hispanophobia.

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