the american southwest was settled by european colonists from spain.
the american southwest was settled by european colonists from spain.
the american southwest was settled by european colonists from?
spain
the earliest known human inhabitants of the region now known as nuevo león were a small number of native american nomads. they left no written records, so the recorded history of the region begins with the arrival of european colonists towards the end of the 16th century. the first europeans to explore what is now nuevo león, were those of the expedition led by alvar nuñez cabeza de vaca, they made an expedition through the spanish florida (la florida) to the pacific sea. after several failed attempts, a group of settlers, among them several families of converted jews, arrived on the mexican coast aboard the "santa catarina". the jewish imprint in this colony was mild due to acculturation of "conversos" to christianity, but, through the passing of tradition, some jewish customs are still seen today, such as food preparation and holiday observances. led by the portuguese luis carvajal y de la cueva they settled in what is now the city of monterrey in fulfillment of a commitment made by king philip ii of spain: the establishment of the new kingdom of león ("nuevo reino de león"). carvajal and his followers, which consisted of more than sixty soldiers and outlaws, were reputed to have made a fortune capturing and selling indian slaves.
history of nuevo león
for example, one interesting observation is "the reversal of fortune" – the less developed civilisations in 1500, like north america, australia, and new zealand, are now much richer than those countries who used to be in the prosperous civilisations in 1500 before the colonists came, like the mughals in india and the incas in the americas. one explanation offered by the paper focuses on the political institutions of the various colonies: it was less likely for european colonists to introduce economic institutions where they could benefit quickly from the extraction of resources in the area. therefore, given a more developed civilisation and denser population, european colonists would rather keep the existing economic systems than introduce an entirely new system; while in places with little to extract, european colonists would rather establish new economic institutions to protect their interests. political institutions thus gave rise to different types of economic systems, which determined the colonial economic performance.
colonialism