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Spanish ConquistadorsSpanish ConquistadorsThe Renaissance & Elizabethan Age of Exploration to the New World was dominated by the Spanish Conquistadors. The success of the Spanish Conquistadors in acquiring monopolies on much of the Eastern spice trade and their expeditions to the New World brought great wealth and power to Spain. The new discoveries made by the Spanish Conquistadors brought untold riches in terms of gold and silver and spices and it also brought power and influence... Who were the Spanish Conquistadors?The Spanish word Conquistador means conqueror. The Conquistadors were Spanish Soldiers and Explorers - 'el conquistador'The History of the Spanish ConquistadorsSpain had successfully taken the Iberian peninsula from the Muslim Moors after nearly eight hundred years of conflict. This victory was referred to as the 'reconquista'. The conflict with the Muslim Moors had been seen as a continuation of the Medieval Crusades. The crusades were a series of religious Holy Wars which had been given the blessing of the Pope. They were fought by Roman Catholic soldiers. The Spanish explorers / soldiers saw their mission to conquer new lands as a natural extension of the Medieval crusades. Roman Catholic Priests and Friars always accompanied the Spanish explorers who were expected to convert heathen natives to Christianity. The explorer / soldiers who travelled to the New World adopted the name 'Conquistadors'.The Motives of the Spanish ConquistadorsThe motives of the Spanish Conquistadors and
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CJG bannanaman on 03 Oct 12This was all about the spanish conquistadors: The RenAISSANCE AND ELIZABETH Age of exploration to the (new world) Which it is America. They brought gold, richness,silver,spieces and it also brought power and influence, as well as new technique and new crops. WHO WERE THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS? Quinquistadors: means conqueror, conquistadors were soldiers and explorer.
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their patrons were prompted by:Wealth - gold, silver and spicesPowerPrestigeIncreasing opportunities for Spanish trade Spreading the Catholic Religion to heathen nativesBuilding a Spanish Empire
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he motives of the Spanish Conquistadors and their patrons were prompted by: Wealth - gold, silver and spices Power Prestige Increasing opportunities for Spanish trade Spreading the Catholic Religion to heathen natives Building a Spanish Empire
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Spain had successfully taken the Iberian peninsula from the Muslim Moors after nearly eight hundred years of conflict. This victory was referred to as the 'reconquista'. The conflict with the Muslim Moors had been seen as a continuation of the Medieval Crusades. The crusades were a series of religious Holy Wars which had been given the blessing of the Pope. They were fought by Roman Catholic soldiers. The Spanish explorers / soldiers saw their mission to conquer new lands as a natural extension of the Medieval crusades. Roman Catholic Priests and Friars always accompanied the Spanish explorers who were expected to convert heathen natives to Christianity. The explorer / soldiers who travelled to the New World adopted the name 'Conquistadors'.
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Spain had successfully taken the Iberian peninsula from the Muslim Moors after nearly eight hundred years of conflict. This victory was referred to as the 'reconquista'. The conflict with the Muslim Moors had been seen as a continuation of the Medieval Crusades. The crusades were a series of religious Holy Wars which had been given the blessing of the Pope. They were fought by Roman Catholic soldiers. The Spanish explorers / soldiers saw their mission to conquer new lands as a natural extension of the Medieval crusades. Roman Catholic Priests and Friars always accompanied the Spanish explorers who were expected to convert heathen natives to Christianity. The explorer / soldiers who travelled to the New World adopted the name 'Conquistadors'.
