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∙ 10y agoBecause they wanted to conquer the native settlers
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∙ 14y agoBecause they were looking to obtain precious metals.
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∙ 12y agoSpanish settled in their vast empire which they called new Spain.
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∙ 11y agoto eat more
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What were the Spanish borderlands located?
There are two major Spanish borderlands. South west of Spain is the country of Portugal and north east of Spain is France.
What did the Spanish create in North America to protect their colonies from other Europeans?
they establishe precidious
Spain's north American colony from which spanish intruders periodically threatened English settlers in Georgia and the carolinas?
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In the late 1700s what territory did Spain own in North America and how did this pose a problem for the US?
In the late 1700s, the territory that Spain owned in North America was much of North America west of the Mississippi River and claimed Florida and the port of New Orleans. This posed a problem for the U.S. because the New Orleans port was key to trade and sometimes the Spanish threatened to close it.
What were the major powers in north America 1700s?
Spain and Britain
What were the Spanish borderlands located?
There are two major Spanish borderlands. South west of Spain is the country of Portugal and north east of Spain is France.
What areas of North America did the Spanish explorer?
The Spanish conquistadors explored the Spanish borderlands that spanned present-day United States from Florida to California.
What did Spain build in the borderlands of New Spain?
Spain protected its North American holdings though a series of forts known as presidios. These were roughly distributed along the present U.S.-Mexico border to prevent invasions from other European powers, as well as to defend the populations in the New Mexico and California territories from Native American raids.
What is your Spanish speaking neighbor to the south of Spain?
There is no country south of Spain that is "Spanish speaking" in North Africa. There is a minority of Moroccans who speak Spanish because of the previous colonization, but Spanish has minimal official or signage uses.
What part of Spain is castillian spanish spoken?
Most of Spain other than the north-west (Galicia), the north-east (Catalonia) and the south (Andalucia)
What country created the Spanish language?
What the world thinks of as "Spanish"--that is, Castillian Spanish--is from Spain. It spread to other countries when Spain was colonizing much of North and South America, as well as parts of Africa.
Why do some North American countries speak spanish?
Some North American countries, like Mexico, were colonized by Spain in the past, which is why Spanish is spoken there today. Other countries, like the United States, have a significant Spanish-speaking population due to migration and historical ties with Spanish-speaking countries.
The North African exclaves of Ceuta and Melila are associated with which country?
They are Spanish exclaves, associated with Spain.
How did the Spanish figure into England's decision to establish a perm ant settlement in north America?
Spain had a lot of territory in North America. England was competing with Spain to dominate the New World at the time.
What did the Spanish create in North America to protect their colonies from other Europeans?
they establishe precidious
Why is spanish spoken in south and north American so much?
Spanish is spoken in South and North America because of the history of colonization by Spanish conquistadors in the 15th and 16th centuries. Spain established colonies in the Americas, leading to the widespread adoption of the Spanish language. Today, Spanish-speaking populations in these regions have preserved and continued to pass on the language through generations.
What statements regarding the impact of Spanish expeditions north of Mexico is false?
A. Spain claimed land as far north as North Dakota and as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
