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The Spanish Conquistadors conquered the Native Americans because they wanted their gold.
What was the name of the right granted by the Spanish government to turn Native Americans into slaves was called?
spanish monarchs granted the conquistadors encomiendas the right to demand labor or tribute from the native americans in a particular area.
The Portuguese and Spanish explorers and conquistadors built their New World empires by suppressing the Native Americans.
The Spanish Conquistadors brought horses. The horses make it easier for the native Americans to get around. They could cover more territory riding horses than they could on foot.
As the Spanish explorers and conquistadors conquered and subdued Native American civilizations, more Spanish holdings in the New World gained Spain more territory. Spain dominated what is now Mexico and subdued many of the Native civilizations in South America.
Spanish conquistadors conquered a huge number of Native Americans because the Spanish was armed with guns, hores, swords, etc. But the Native Americans didn't have the weapons the Spanish had.
The conquistadors received Weapons-guns and cannons,and animals that the aztec and Inca have never seen.The spanish rode horses ad had huge,ferocious dogs. To the Native Americans,the spanish seemed almost like gods.
Native Americans became Christians after contact with Spanish conquistadors.