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8 gru 2023 · This timeline highlights key events and periods in the history of Spanish colonization, from early exploration to Mexican independence and the establishment of Spanish missions in California. Timeline of the Spanish Colonization. 1492: Christopher Columbus’s First Voyage.
After Christopher Columbus accidentally stumbled across the West Indies in 1492, Spain was among the first countries to explore and conquer this ‘New World’ ...
The first European countries to begin colonizing the Americas were Spain and Portugal. Spain claimed and settled Mexico, most of Central and South America, several islands in the Caribbean, and what are now Florida, California, and the Southwest region of the United States. Portugal gained control of Brazil.
16 paź 2023 · At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the Spanish possessions in America began a series of independence movements, which lead to the complete separation from Spain by the mid 1820's of Mexico, and the colonies in Central and South American.
20 lip 2024 · Colonization. The Spanish Empire was the first global empire in world history and was scattered all over the world. It was constantly fighting with other powers about territories, trade, or religion. For example, the Spanish Empire fought:
The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in history. It was the first to extend its power outside of Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Spain became the leader in global exploration and in starting new colonies. They explored and laid claim to large territories in both North and South America.
Timeline. First Voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World in three ships in an attempt to establish maritime trade routes to the East. A Spanish settlement is founded at La Isabela on the island of Hispaniola. Portugal and Spain sign the Treaty of Tordesillas which divides the world into two spheres of influence.
