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How Did Conquistadors Contribute To Progress
Many people would say,” Money makes the world turn,” Money is linked to progress and plays a prominent role in our lives and in the lives of others. Conquistadors such as Columbus, Cortes and Pizarro sailed to new lands in order to find gold, in order to gain money. They’ve contributed to a series of economical progress when returning to their homeland. Although these same people also contributed in an act of murder but still in the name of progress. Many people suffered in the progress made by the Conquistadors.

The late 1400’s and early 1500’s was a time where Conquistadors set sail to find one life changing item, gold. Christopher Columbus had persuaded the king and queen of Spain to give him money so that he could sail to what he believed was
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With gold in his ships Cortes contributed to the Spanish economy. Another person who used the same tactic as Columbus and Cortes was Pizzaro. Bondholders and stockholders were the ones that paid for his expeditions. It was in Peru where Pizzaro searched for gold and slaves. He helped the growth of a money economy, this was beginning a new system of business, politics and culture. These three men helped Spaniards to progress by bringing gold and slaves from their expeditions. Although all of the gold that they gained weren’t simply handed to them. The Indians did not willing choose to become slaves. Blood was spilled by the conquistadors. The Arawaks were separated from their families and forced into slavery so that Columbus can get his gold. Columbus killed by the thousands when he was on the search for the gold mine’s location. These Indians were peaceful people but were drove to a depressive path which led to their deaths and as described by Las Casas, a young priest who accompanied Columbus and witnessed how they treated Indians, “... In this way, husbands died in the mines, wives died at work and children died from lack of milk… and in a short time this land which was

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