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This 7 page paper discusses the impact the Spaniards had in their exploration and exploitation of the New World, which was negative for the Indians but profitable for the colonizing nation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Impact of the Spaniards in the New World Research
Compiled by K. Von Huben 9/2010 Please Introduction The great Voyages of Discovery are milestones in
the history of Europe. The Portuguese, Spanish and French explorers who set out to see what lay beyond the horizon changed the course of human history, but they also did
a great deal of damage. This paper considers the impact the Spaniards had on the New World. Discussion The first Europeans to reach the New World were the Vikings in
the 11th century, but their settlements did not last; the colonization of the New World is thus usually dated to 1492 and the first voyage of Christopher Columbus, a Portuguese
working for Spain. As is well known, Columbus was looking for a route to India; when he landed in the New World he mistakenly believed he had reached that goal,
and called the natives "Indians," a mistake that persists to this day. What is not as well known is that of his three ships, the Santa Maria ran aground and
was totally wrecked; the indigenous people were so kind and helpful that Columbus left a small group of Spaniards behind when the sailed back to Spain (Bourne Chap. III). When
he returned in November 1493, it was at the head of a fleet send to the New World specifically to "lay the foundations of the Spanish colonial empire" (Bourne Chap.
IV). But when he arrived, he found the entire group hed left had died (Bourne Chap. IV). This led Columbus to try to establish a colony in a different location;
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