SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -The first European countries to begin colonizing the Americas were Spain and Portugal. Spain claimed and settled Mexico, most of Central and South America, several islands in the Caribbean, and what are now Florida, California, and the Southwest region of the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -This empire lasted for over 300 years. Then, between the years 1811 and 1830 one Spanish colony after another-Uruguay, Para-guay, Chile, Mexico, Ecuador, the United Provinces of Central America, Peru, Bo-livia, Columbia, and Venezuela-declared their independence from Spain.

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonization of South America began in the year 1494 after Christopher Columbus had made his discovery of the Continent. Colonized countries by the Spanish were the West Indies, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, Rio de la Plata and Paraguay, and New Grenada.