In 1492, Columbus’s expedition set sail with three ships: the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María. After more than two months of sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, the fleet spotted what would eventually be known as the Bahamas
He persuaded King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I to sponsor his quest to find a westward route to China, India, and Japan
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: went to Spain and gained the support of the Spanish Monarchy
The crown took that as a chance to expand Spain's trading network and the Catholic Chruch hoped it would spread Christianity into the East
First Conquest
And it produced the Spanish way of life and administration
The first conquest was around 1492 to 1519
The fist Spanish explorers got to America in 1492
The places where the Caribean Islands and the south of Central America
Settlement colonies last approximately from 1519 to 1550
Settlement Colonies meaning: The military occupation of large areas of territory and the beginning of its settlement annd organization
Two of the most important conquerors are Hernán Cortés who was incharge of the conquest of the Aztec Empire (Mexico) and Francisco Pizarro who was incharge of the conquest of the Inca Empire (Perú)
The Settlement Colonies
The conquerors relationship with the natives wasn't great.There was a lot of disagreements between the two sides
The colonizers forced the natives to adapt and chance their religion to Christianity and they deprived them from their rights and old believes
They exploded the lands in search of it
Spanish colonizers searced for gold when they knew that their new lands where full of it
