Spanish Colonies in the Americas
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Spanish Colonies in the Americas
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New Spain
Spain's colony in the America's was called New Spain.
The Spanish forced American Indians to mine silver and gold or to work on farms.
A class structure was established in New Spain.
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Missions
Missionaries started missions to spread Spanish culture, Christianity, as well as to help control the colony.
Missionaries are people who taught their religion to Native Americans
In general, contact with the Spanish was harmful to American Indians.
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Native Americans
Gold and Silver were the riches mined by Native Americans and sent back to Spain
An encomienda was a grant that allowed settlers to control Native Americans
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