Land

-Spain conquered many lands due to the efforts of their explorers. Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Juan Ponce de Leon and many other explorers discovered and conquered land in the Americas. -Below is a map of the land that Spain conquered during the Age of Exploration.

-The first time Christopher Columbus sailed to the New World he claimed all the islands of the Bahamas as he landed on them. -San Salvador, Cuba and the other islands of the Bahamas were the beginning of the New Spanish Empire, which Columbus discovered. -Cortes claimed South America, Mexico and the US for Spain but they couldn't keep hold of it. -Cortes conquered the Aztec empire, in a little over a month. -Fransisco Pizarro conquered the Incan empire -Other explorers helped conquered the Mayans -They also conquered lands in Centeral and South America and Mexico. -Juan Ponce de Leon discovered and conquered Florida for Spain -Spain's new empire stretched from Mexico to Peru -Columbus conquered the island of St.Croinx