How Did The Spanish Conquest Of Mexico
Spain’s Conquest of the Indian civilizations of Mexico and South America shaped their vast new world in many ways. The Spanish increased monetary gains, gained power and created a new type of breed shaping its vast new world empire. “Spain secured Columbus’s discoveries through the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) dividing the land with Portugal” (Spain’s main competition at the time.) (Kennedy, Cohen & Piehl Pg.14.) With the land secured, Spain gained more power through many of the lands resources such as gold and silver from Mexico and Peru. These resources helped the Spanish increase monetary gains. It also linked Spain with many other countries through trade making its way to a new economic system known as capitalism as stated in Conquistadors