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How did the Spanish use the native people to establish settlements and supply routes?

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While the Spanish did found small settlements in North Africa, like Melilla, they also focused their westward expansion on North America. Columbus believed there was a chance to establish a new commerce route over the Atlantic Ocean since he had estimated the distance to the Indies incorrectly.

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