Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
Spain controlled most of the colonies and the shipping routes
(Not me) I would say that Spain gained a fortune from the bounties from their colonization of the new world. After all, they controlled most of the southern half of what is now the United States, and also controlled the entirety of South America.
(Not me) I would say that Spain gained a fortune from the bounties from their colonization of the new world. After all, they controlled most of the southern half of what is now the United States, and also controlled the entirety of South America.
The Queen of Spain financed Spanish colonization in the New World. The Queen also financed exploration in the name of Spain.
It gave Spain an advantage in exploration and colonization.It gave Spain an advantage in exploration and colonization
spain colonized nicaragua
When Spanish explorers discovered the vast wealth of the Incas, they plundered it, taking gold, silver, and other valuable resources back to Spain. This led to the downfall of the Inca Empire and the eventual colonization of the region by the Spanish.
Spain's wealth acquired from the New World was considered to be a mixed blessing due to the speed at which the wealth was acquired. Spain gained its wealth so quickly, the result was massive inflation for ordinary Spaniards.
King John of Spain believed the Caribbean Islands were part of the "Islands of the Seven Cities," a legendary group of islands said to hold great wealth. This belief motivated Spanish exploration and colonization of the Caribbean.
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who believed in the expansion of the Spanish Empire, the spread of Christianity, and the accumulation of wealth through colonization and conquest. He saw Latin America as a land to be conquered and exploited for the benefit of Spain.