FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH COLONIES
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Question
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plaza
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pueblos
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encomiendas
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missions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In general, Spanish towns in the Americas were called pueblos, which is a generic term for a town or village.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spanish colonization of the Americas began in the Caribbean, but the major focus of Spain’s colonial interests quickly shifted to Mexico and South America (rich in silver and other rare materials) and most Spanish settlers and the African slaves that they imported went to the mainland.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola after the initial 1492 voyage of Genoese mariner Christopher Columbus under license from the Queen Isabella I of Castile.
Detailed explanation-4: -missions – religious communities. presidios – military bases. towns – small villages with farmers and merchants.