Castille got married in 1464. The main reason that they got married was

to unite their kingdoms into Spain. The king and queen were Roman

Catholic, so they gave power to certain people to convert non-Catholics to

Catholicism. In 1482, the Roman Catholic monarchs renew the reconquista,

the military crusade ordered to conquer the remaining Muslim state in

Iberia, Granada. In 1492, the Roman Catholic monarchs ordered all

non-converted Jews expelled from Spain.

In April, 1492, Spain received reports that the Portuguese

succeeded in reaching the Indian Ocean, therefore Spanish monarchs

authorized Christopher Columbus to sail to Asia and establish trade and

start to convert natives to Christianity. The reasons that the monarchs

let Columbus sail were mainly to search for spices and profits, spread

Christianity, and to use some of their new technology like the caravel.

Columbus would receive one-tenth of all the profits, and governance of the

new lands would be shared by the monarchs and by Columbus.

There were mainly three different types of natives who lived in

the Caribbean. There were the Ciboneys (in Cuba), Caribs (in the lesser

In October 1492, Columbus's ships were bound for Japan, China, and

didn't convert to Christianity. According to a man named Bernardino de

pursuing Aztecs. Only 400 Spaniards and 24 horses survive. All cannons

The Requirement. It was towards the Spanish conquistadors, but aimed for

document must be read to any native culture that they came into contact

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