The Spanish settled in the west indies, also known as the carabean. The current state of Florida was spanish territory during the colonial era. St. Augustine was the first Spanish settlement in colonial America and the colony of Georgia was founeded in part to protect the remainder of the colonies from spanish encroachment from Florida. Both Roanoke and Jamestown Settlers were instructed to form defensive settlements to protect the coast of the current US from Spanish pirates and raiders.
During the colonial times, which promptly followed the Age of Exploration, the Spanish quickly became the most powerful of all the powers in Europe. Spain, unlike all other European powers (England, France, and Portugal) had colonies in all of the Americas. They had colonies in North America, Central America, and South America. However most of their colonies were in South America ( and that is why most South America speaks Spanish).
The four social classes in the Spanish colonies were peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, and Indians.
Of all the Africans brought to the New World, sixty percent were brought to Spanish colonies.
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Spanish Morocco and Spanish Sahara were Spanish colonies in Africa.
The Spanish colonies supported themselves by raising cattle and crops.
The English and Spanish colonies were established for complete different reasons
the development of spanish colonies in the New World was organizeed through:
The four social classes in the Spanish colonies were peninsulares, creoles, mestizos, and Indians.
The powerful rulers of the Spanish colonies were called viceroys. They were appointed by the Spanish monarch to govern the colonies and represent royal interests.
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The Spanish Colonies had women they were not there at first but once the colonies became permanent The realized they needed women in the colonies.
This colony was formed as a buffer from the Spanish.
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They both live in the North America . And They both want colonies in America . And The English and Spanish colonies were established for complete different reasons.
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