FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Hernando Cortes
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Francisco Pizarro
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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St. Augustine In building their American Empire, Spanish men tended to intermarry with native women. This practice eventually created a large mestizo, or mixed Spanish and Native American-population. However, the Spanish also oppressed the Native Americans, forcing them to work as slave labor in the encomienda system. A number of Spanish priests demanded an end to the harsh encomienda system. In 1542 the Spanish monarchy abolished it. To meet their labor needs, the Spaniards began to use enslaved Africans. Throughout the mid 1500s the Spanish also explored and settled in what are now the southwest and west regions of the United States. In 1540 Francisco Vasquez de Coronado traveled throughout what are now Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, and Kansas in search of another wealthy empire to conquer. Failing to find gold and other treasures, the dejected conquistador returned home. Pedro de Peralta, governor of Spain’s northern holdings called New Mexico, built a capital called Santa Fe, or “Holy Faith.” An 1, 800-mile trail known as El Camino Real, or “the Royal Road, “ was established to carry goods between Santa Fe and Mexico City .
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Detailed explanation-1: -Juan Ponce de León is credited with being the first European to reach Florida. In April 1513 he landed on the coast of Florida at a site between Saint Augustine and Melbourne Beach. He named the region Florida because it was discovered at Easter time (Spanish: Pascua Florida).
Detailed explanation-2: -Although other European navigators may have sighted the Florida peninsula before, Ponce de León is credited with the first recorded landing and the first detailed exploration of the Florida coast. The Spanish explorer was searching for the “Fountain of Youth, ” a fabled water source that was said to bring eternal youth.
Detailed explanation-3: -His earlier exploration had confirmed the presence of gold and gave him a good understanding of the geography of the island. In 1508, Ferdinand II of Aragon gave permission to Ponce de León for the first official expedition to the island, which the Spanish then called San Juan Bautista.
Detailed explanation-4: -Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Florida and serving as the first governor of Puerto Rico. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain in 1474.
Detailed explanation-5: -On this day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León came ashore on the Florida coast near present-day St. Augustine and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown.