FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Question
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The leaders built seven wealthy cities from golden sand.
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They brought colonists and priest to start new colonies and missions.
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They worked to spread Christianity.
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They started a fierce rivalry among Eurupean nations to explore and colonize the New World.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Spanish imposed the encomienda system in the areas they controlled. Under this system, authorities assigned Indian workers to mine and plantation owners with the understanding that the recipients would defend the colony and teach the workers the tenets of Christianity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Casta System was created by the Spanish to maintain their power and superiority to other racial groups in the colonies. This system was used throughout their rule and continued to be unofficially in place after independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Motivations for colonization: Spain’s colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.