They used indians to run there farms.
a drain on Spanish resources.
The encomienda was introduced to the Americas by the Spanish settlers, authorized by the Spanish crown in 1503. The system was first devised when the Spanish conquered the Moors in Spain.
The settlers of Georgia came from Spanish colonies near Florida. And the settlers of the Spanish colonies came from Spain... obiviously! :)
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Spain strengthened its colonies in the Americas by offering free land to Spanish aristocrats. Many of the their descendants still in those areas today.
Spain went into decline because treasures were being brought back from the Americas. This led to neglect of farming, which caused inflation.
Yes, Cuba and Puerto Rico were the last of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
Spain had colonies all over the Americas, and in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Spain was able to establish colonies in large areas of both continents.
As a result of the Spanish-American War Spain lost its colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Spain went into decline because treasures were being brought back from the Americas. This led to neglect of farming, which caused inflation.
Spain went into decline because treasures were being brought back from the Americas. This led to neglect of farming, which caused inflation.
Spain had colonies in the Americas, which consisted of North and South America, during the 1600s. These colonies were established after the Spanish conquests in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
Spain lost almost all of what was left of its colonies in the Americas, including Cuba, and the Philippines to the United states.
Spain's two most important colonies in the Americas were Mexico and Peru. Those two colonies had the rich mines.
The 1542 new laws from Spain, which were issued by the Spanish King, Charles 1 was meant for Spain's colonies in the Americas. The laws were meant to protect Americas' indigenous people from large landowners' exploitation.