Between 1518 and 1521 Hernando Cortez lead an expedition of approximately 600 men to the new world in what is now Mexico. ... When war did break loose, Cortez was forced to flee. ... Although the initial fighting with the Native Americans was not caused by their greed for gold, Cortez set out for Mexico from Cuba purely in search of famous riches. ...
The same went for the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes who in 1519 went to Mexico in search of nothing but gold. ... The Spanish did set up colonies in Florida and New Mexico, but the colonies had no immigration, little trade, and little farming therefore they could not flourish; as in the case of the English. ... However The French and Indian War made the French give Canada over to England. The wars along with not enough immigration from France were the primary factors in why the French did not dominate America. ... The French did not create a big enough population to dominate N...
Spain In short time, Spanish Conquistadors had overwhelmed both the powerful Aztec and Incan Empires that had controled today's Mexico and Peru. ... This system was based upon trade and war, and at first they had absolutely no competition- the Chinese had brought thier fleets back home, the Indian and Arab ships carried no guns, and the other European countries had not yet entered this field. ... The colonization of America remained almost completely unknow, however, because of the impending war with Spain. ... In 1682, an expedition was lead on the Mississippi all the way down to the ...
Blaine. " "That rich island, the key to the Gulf Of Mexico, and the field to our most extended trade in the Western Hemisphere, is, though in the hands of Spain, a part of the American Commercial system. ... There was no necessity for the U.S. to intervene in another country's civil wars. ... Hugo Chavez's friendship with (and discounted oil sales to) Fidel Castro, his criticism of the U.S. war on terrorism, his cordial relations with the mid-east OPEC partners, his apparent sympathy for Colombia's FARC guerrillas, and his denial of Venezuelan airspace for U.S. drug war missions...
Why do we use these images instead of the dirty deserts of California, Nevada and New Mexico, the swampy lands of Georgia and Florida , the ice covered land of Alaska, or the dirty streets of our metropolises? ... Everywhere there is a crowd, there is a handful of US citizens willing and ready to go to war for their beautiful land. ...
