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How did Spain Colonize the Americas?. U.S. History and Government 11 th Grade Boys/Girls Br. Siraj [ 2 January 2020 ]. Spanish Exploration & COnquest. Conquistadors took lead Hernando Cortes Francisco Pizzaro Juan Ponce de Leon Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Pedro de Peralta.
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How did Spain Colonize the Americas? U.S. History and Government 11th Grade Boys/Girls Br. Siraj [2 January 2020]
Spanish Exploration & COnquest • Conquistadors took lead • Hernando Cortes • Francisco Pizzaro • Juan Ponce de Leon • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado • Pedro de Peralta U.S. History & Government
Cortes and Aztec Empire • Spain first colonized the Caribbean region • Hernando Cortes later Conquered Aztec Capital Tenochtitlan • He was helped by some native peoples who resented the Aztec • Surprise, diseases and superior weapons helped Spanish win over the Aztec in 1521. • The Colony of New Spain was established. U.S. History & Government
Spanish Pattern of Conquest • Spanish men lived among Native Americans • They married native women • Children born were called Mestizos • Spanish used forced labor from the Native Americans • Encomienda system was established • 1542 encomienda was abolished and Africans were brought as slave laborers. U.S. History & Government
Northern Spanish Colonies • Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida in 1513 • 1562 Spain abandoned the colony • 1565 Spain recolonized Florida and established the city of St. Augustine under the leadership of Pedro Menendez de Aviles. U.S. History & Government
Southwestern Spanish Colonies • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado led an expedition to Southwestern part of Modern US [Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas • The areas were called New Mexico. • Pedro de Peralta Established Santa Fe as the capital of New Mexico. U.S. History & Government
Resistance Against Spanish • Spanish Tried to Christianize the native peoples and impose Spanish culture on them. • Spanish soldiers and priests destroyed sacred relics of local natives • Spanish imposed a tribute on people and forced them to work for them • Natives who refused were beaten • Pueblo religious leader Popé rebelled against the Spanish and drove them back to New Spain. U.S. History & Government
Homework • Questions 1 and 2 on page 41 U.S. History & Government