Spanish colonization of the Americas

Summary

Spanish colonization of the Americas is a historical period^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,211 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spanish colonization of the Americas's instance of is recorded as historical period^[3].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's instance of is recorded as colonization^[4].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas is a type of territorial expansion^[5].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas is part of Spanish Empire^[6].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas is part of European colonization of the Americas^[7].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's Commons category is recorded as Spanish colonization of the Americas^[8].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of El Salvador^[9].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of Chiapas^[10].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of Guatemala^[11].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of Honduras^[12].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of Petén metides^[13].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of the Maya^[14].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish Colonization of Hispaniola^[15].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish colonization of North America^[16].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Colonial Argentina^[17].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire^[18].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire^[19].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas comprises Spanish colonisation of Mesoamerica^[20].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas began on September 24, 1493^[21].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas ended on July 13, 1898^[22].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's authority is recorded as Juan Rodríguez Fonseca^[23].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's authority is recorded as Isabella I of Castile^[24].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's authority is recorded as Ferdinand II of Aragon^[25].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spanish colonization of the Americas^[26].
• Spanish colonization of the Americas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:History of Latin America^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical period^[3] and colonization^[4]. Spanish colonization of the Americas is a type of territorial expansion^[5].

Use and Application

Components include Spanish conquest of El Salvador^[9], a conquest^[28]; Spanish conquest of Chiapas^[10]; Spanish conquest of Guatemala^[11], a conquest^[29]; Spanish conquest of Honduras^[12], a conquest^[30], in Honduras^[31]; Spanish conquest of Petén metides^[13], a conquest^[32]; and Spanish conquest of the Maya^[14], a conquest^[33]. Part of include Spanish Empire^[6], a historical country^[34], in Spain^[35], founded in 1492^[36] and European colonization of the Americas^[7], a colonization^[37].

Why It Matters

Spanish colonization of the Americas ranks in the top 8% of historical_period entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,211 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]