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Because they were trying to find the empire
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Hernando Cortes sailed to the Americas in the 1500s under the Spanish flag. He was vital to Spain's influence in the Americas, and is best known for the defeat of the Aztecs.
Gold was known to exist in the Americas.
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquisitador who overthrew the Aztec Empire and won Mexico for Spain. He was born around 1485 and died in 1547 in Spain.
As a result of the Spanish-American War Spain lost its colonies of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
conquistadors
From 1521 to 1821 Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire. It was an overseas territory ruled by successive viceroys, and known as the "Viceroyalty of the New Spain".
They replaced the Greeks as the hegemonic power of the Americas, they were known as the Napoleon of the west.
Yes, in fact Mexico gained it's independence from Spain on September 16, 1810
Spain was invaded by France in 1807 as part of Napoleon's desire to conquer the whole European continent. This prompted most of Spain's overseas colonies to declare independence; in the case of Mexico this happened in September 16, 1810.
The Spanish empire lasted a little over 400 years or nearly 500 years, depending on how you look at it. The Spanish Empire was started in 1492, and continued to the 20th century, when Spain withdrew from its last colonial holdings in Africa, in 1976. In the 20th century, however, its holdings were quite small compared to what they had been. It might be fair to say the Spanish Empire effectively ended with the loss of Cuba and the Philippines in 1898.
he is spain so he speaks castellano known as spanish
In 1580, the greatest empire the world had ever known was the Spanish Empire. It controlled vast territories in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including territories in Spain, Portugal, Italy, the Netherlands, and the Americas. The Spanish Empire had immense wealth and power, with a strong military and extensive colonial holdings.