Question

Which European nation established a vast empire across North and South America in the late 1400s and the early 1500s?

Answer 1

Conquest of Latin America by the Spanish Empire

Step-by-step explanation:

Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus, the Spanish Empire expanded for four centuries (1492–1892) across most of present-day Central America, the Caribbean islands, Mexico, and much of the rest of North America.