Facts On File Inc Burgan, M: The Spanish Conquest of America

With Christopher Columbus's voyages to the New World, Spain became a major power in South and Central America, then tried to expand into what is now the United States. The Spanish Conquest of America: Prehistory to 1775 follows early explorations in the Western Hemisphere, the founding of the first European colony in the U.S., Spain's expansion, conflicts with Great Britain and France, and the founding of the missions of California. ...