How Did The Spanish Migrate?

The motivations for the Spanish to migrate were to get money/gold, spread the religion and control new land. On page 46 it says, "Cortes had heard of a wealthy land to the west", which made him want to explore it and rule it. When the Spanish arrived they were welcomed, but they quickly took advantage of their kindness and killed the leader of the new land. The Spanish were successful because they built an empire and brought in tons of gold and they "operated many plantations" (page 52).

The French had similar motivations to the Spanish, but what pushed them was how successful the Spanish were in reaching their goals and building an empire. " Spanish successes in the Caribbean attracted the attention of other European nations" (Page 47), such