Question

How were the motives of the Spanish for exploring the new world similar to those of the french and english?

-The spanish sought to find profit from new land to create more wealth for the mother country.
-they hoped to find a place to store the overabundance of natural resources in Europe
-they wanted to discover new countries and customs they could adopt for themselves
-the spanish hoped to cooperate with other european countries to gain knowledge of the world

Answer 1

The motives behind the spanis exploration and the similitudes it had with the French and English reasons were:

-The spanish sought to find profit from new land to create more wealth for the mother country.

Step-by-step explanation:

The European powers were in a stage of time in which imperialism and colonization was the most efficient way to win advantage over their enemies to prevent further attacks. The English and the Spanish had fought battles for centuries and they had to provide blood bonds to the French to avoid attacks from them. Also, when they tried to colonize Africa, they found out the Arab empires were stronger than them and they ended up being conquered. Also, they couldn't get anything from India or china. They only managed to establish control over the Philippines, while the English and the french had very meaningful colonies.

Answer 2

The spanish sought to find profit from new land to create more wealth for the mother country.

The prevailing economic theory of mercantilism held that nations could become wealth through the amount of precious metals that they accumulated. The Spanish, just like other Europeans sought to create wealth