What were the negatives of the Spanish colonizing Mexico?

At first, Spaniards destroyed Mexican culture(civilizations, heritage buildings). They slaughtered many natives and took lots of resources, such as silver and gold from Mexico, however, they never gave anything in return. Spain made Encomienda system and enslaved natives.

What if Mexico spoke French?

There are other languages not native to Mexico that are spoken in the country. Besides Spanish, the most populous are probably English, German (Plautdietsch), Arabic, Chinese and Japanese….

Languages of Mexico
Foreign	German, Greek, Italian, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, English, Russian

Why was Mexico a wealthy colony for the Spanish?

The New Spain, as Mexico was called then, was a rich source of mineral wealth, especially silver. The Spaniards developed a colonial economy in Mexico, based on the hacienda system and export-import trade with mainland Spain.

Which war changed Mexico the most?

The Mexican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico’s independence from Spain.

How do you say I speak no in English?

a. Yo no hablo inglés. I don’t speak English.

Who Colonised Mexico?

Spanish
Colonial Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire and administered by the Viceroyalty of New Spain. The Spanish crown claimed all of the Western Hemisphere west of the line established between Spain and Portugal by the Treaty of Tordesillas. This included all of North America and South America, except for Brazil.

Was Jamaica a British colony?

Jamaica was an English colony from 1655 (when it was captured by the English from Spain), and a British Colony from 1707 until 1962, when it became independent. Jamaica became a Crown colony in 1866.

How did the British colonies differ from the Spanish colonies?

British colonists, on the other hand, had little interest in establishing a bond with the natives, continuing the English tradition of expansion through colonization and trade and concentrating on enhancing their wealth via plantations and the tobacco industry. The Spanish colonies settled in Central and South America.

How did the Reconquista influence the Spanish colonization of Mexico?

Upon the arrival of Columbus to Hispanola in 1492 and later Cortes to Mexico in 1519, the feverous ideals of the Reconquista were very much engrained in Spanish colonization.

Why did the Spanish continue to colonize South America?

Pursuing an imperial strategy aimed at exploiting indigenous labor, the Spanish persisted to colonize South America by vigorously attempting to convert large populations found within its regions, and save indigenous peoples from damnation. On the other hand, the English experienced a much different development.

How did the English attempt to colonize the British Isles?

The English using its colonization of the British Isles as a stepping off point, attempted to colonize in a different manner than the Spanish. While the Spanish were interested in conquering new territories, the English primarily planted new settlers in new lands.