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In 1518, the Spanish crown ordered Hernan Cortez to establish a colony on the mainland of Central America. He launched his invasion with approximately 600 armored men, cannon, and horses and approximately 150,000 anti-Aztec allies. By 1535, most of central Mexico was under Spanish control; Francisco Pizarro led the next stage of the Spanish assault against the Incan Empire. The Spanish were most interested in gaining power over those areas of the Americas where Native American Indians prior to the Encounter had already established sedentary societies. The conquistadors who came to rule the Spanish empire were far from home, exercising power over strangers. What were these Spanish seeking? What gave Spain the edge? European colonization of the Americas had a devastating impact on the Native American Indian populations reducing them, in some areas, by as much as 90%.

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Multi-Regional Empires
Multi-Regional Empires

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Unit 4E

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Potosi Havana Quito St. Augustine New Mexico Lima Caracas San Antonio Santa Fe Establishment of the Spanish Empire Cities of Interest
 
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