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[https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/exhibits/virtual/experiences-of-colonialism-in-latin-america/spanish-colonization-and-control/ by WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY] | [https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/exhibits/virtual/experiences-of-colonialism-in-latin-america/spanish-colonization-and-control/ by WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY] | ||
Spanish colonists in the Americas attempted to capture and control land, resources, and labor from indigenous societies. They often used violence. They also used lasting methods of control by imposing social and economic institutions, like colonial governments and markets. This led many societies to adapt to European practices. | Spanish colonists in the Americas attempted to capture and control land, resources, and labor from indigenous societies. They often used violence. They also used lasting methods of control by imposing social and economic institutions, like colonial governments and markets. This led many societies to adapt to European practices. | ||
=====Timeline: Spanish empire===== | |||
[https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191737671.timeline.0001 by HistoryWorld 1492-1968 Oxford Reference] | |||
Christopher Columbus, together with the brothers Martin and Vicente Pinzón, sails west from Palos in Spain | |||
