2007-12-17 21:58:19 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The valuable goods for trade! The Spanish and the Portuguese came to the Americas to pursue dreams of empire, both secular and religious. acquired Brazil under the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), the Spanish were the principal Iberian power in the Americas. Their religious aims were simple: to win these lands and peoples for Catholicism. Even though many of the early Spanish 'conquerors' or conquistadores were interested only in gold and gems and were ruthless in their methods, emphasis on brutality and greed does not explain how the Spanish created a colonial empire in Latin America that lasted for more than two centuries.
The French also came to the Americas for wealth and power, but their methods were different.
2007-12-18 00:57:33 · answer #1 · answered by BeautifulLife 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because Europeans were amazed by the beauty of not only of the Latin America, but other continents as well. This is also because of the natural resources that are not found in Europe, they tend to colonise other countries. Our country was colonised by the Spanish for 333 years, and their influence is still in our country.
2007-12-17 22:23:25 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher Richard 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To exploit the land & its resources
2007-12-17 22:08:24 · answer #3 · answered by insignificant_other 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, colonialism has been the man's pet game since the beginning of human race.
2007-12-17 22:02:11 · answer #4 · answered by jimmybond 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oro y plata.
2007-12-17 23:34:51 · answer #5 · answered by Hera Sent Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the US is doing a bad thing there.... And they can't work it out.
2007-12-17 22:00:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Where did you hear this from? I would like to know more details...
2007-12-17 22:09:09 · answer #7 · answered by †Unknown† 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't know.
2007-12-17 22:00:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋