USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Spain wanted the material aid and mineral wealth from the colony, and felt obligated to spread Christianity to the natives. At that time, discoverer(finder) of the new world(territory) was the keeper(ruler) of that land. Spanish conquerors, led by Hernan Cortes, allied with Tlaxcalan tribes conquered the Aztecs.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The staggering quantity of gold the conquistadors extracted from the Americas allowed Spain to become the richest country in the world. The thirst for gold to pay for armies and gain personal enrichment resulted in waves of expeditions of discovery and conquest from 1492 onwards.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish wanted to convert the Aztecs to Christianity to control them. They went about destroying the Aztec religious symbols, temples, and they killed, tortured and kidnapped people. Aztecs were forced to convert.