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Jul 25, 2022 · The staggering quantity of gold the conquistadors extracted from the Americas allowed Spain to become the richest country in the world. The thirst for gold to pay for armies and gain personal enrichment resulted in waves of expeditions of discovery and conquest from 1492 onwards.
- Mark Cartwright
Jun 25, 2020 · Explore the rich history of New Spain, a crucial era marked by dramatic exploration, cultural fusion, and the birth of empires. Discover how this period shaped the Americas and left a lasting legacy in our world today.
Aug 2, 2022 · A map illustrating Spain’s drive to expand its empire following the 1492 Reconquista of the Iberian Peninsula and Columbus's discovery of America. Inspired by tales of land and instant riches, thousands flocked to the New World with hopes for wealth and status.
This makes the region the 10th richest in Spain, a big decrease from the 1970s/1980s - the heyday of the Spanish mining industry, when Asturias was commonly regarded as one of the most prosperous regions in Southern Europe.
In New Spain, during the colonial period, approximately one thousand mayorazgos were founded, but most were of rather modest proportions. Entailed estates in New Spain also included, though, the largest and richest estates in the possession of entitled noble families.
Among the mainland colonies, the white southerners were the richest, on average, with about twice the wealth of New England or the Middle Atlantic region. If we include the West Indies as one of the colonial areas, then its thriving sugar industry made it the wealthiest.
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Asturias, comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) and historic region of Spain that is coextensive with the northwestern Spanish provincia (province) of Asturias. It is bounded by the autonomous communities of Cantabria to the east, Castile-León to the south, and Galicia to the west.
