How Did Spain Colonize The New World

Thinking back to Ferdinand and Isabella’s choice to colonize the New World, I believe they made the right decision. Even though I now know the terrible consequences that their decision inflicted on the native people, my position remains that colonization was worth the cost.
Columbus’ letter described the New World; Hispana like it was a place for the gods. Perhaps, in the eyes of Europeans it was a paradise. Europe was suffering from a lack of resources, polluted rivers, and overpopulated landscapes, which led to a major crisis. Spain, a once fruitful empire was starting to weaken. Discovering and conquering the new world solved Spain’s problems. The New World was vast and had many resources that Spain desperately needed. These resources included gold, metals, lumber, food, and space to grow. I can see why the King and Queen of Spain chose to colonize this new land because it essentially saved their beloved empire.
The growth of Spain’s empire was also benefitted all of Europe. Spain’s colonization led to the establishment of other European colonies such as those created by English
The Europeans, unaware, brought disease into the New World to which the Native Americans lacked immunity. James Lockhart’s excerpt from “We People Here: Nahuatl Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico”, described how bad the conditions were for the Native Americans who developed smallpox. Lockhart described how no one took care of one another for fear of catching the disease and how the victims suffered terribly. In defense of the Europeans, although they were land hungry, they didn’t mean to purposely kill masses of Native Americans. Columbus even includes in his letter to the King and Queen his positive impressions of the Natives and how he was optimistic that they could be converted to Christianity and develop loyalty to Spain. It sounded as if his intention was to use the Natives, but not to abuse