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what caused spain to explore and colonize the americas what was one effect of that colonization on native cultures

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Answer: Spain's colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

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