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5.4 Consequences of Spanish Exploration

5.4 Consequences of Spanish Exploration. Onate Founds New Mexico. Between 1550 and 1590, settlement of New Spain had slowly spreaded northward King Phillip II gave Juan de Onate permission to settle and govern New Mexico Life was hard in the colony and there was no gold.

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5.4 Consequences of Spanish Exploration

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  1. 5.4 Consequences of Spanish Exploration

  2. Onate Founds New Mexico • Between 1550 and 1590, settlement of New Spain had slowly spreaded northward • King Phillip II gave Juan de Onate permission to settle and govern New Mexico • Life was hard in the colony and there was no gold. • Onate decided to go to Quivera to search for gold and came up empty.

  3. The Effects of Spanish Exploration • Although the Spanish failed to find gold, their exploration in Texas gave them a strong claim to the area. • Texas served as a buffer between Spanish settlements and American Indians • Spanish exploration caused disease epidemics that killed the Indians.

  4. Columbian Exchange • The term refers to the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Americas and other continents • It is named so because it started with Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas in 1492.

  5. The Rise of the Plains Horse Culture • The wild offspring of the horses the Spanish brought to the Americas became know as mustangs. • Horses changed Indian life, particularly on the plains. • The Indians could move their belongings more efficiently, become more effective hunters and fighters

  6. The Apache Dominate The Plains • The Apache were initially friendly to the Spanish. • When the Spanish started settling among the Pueblo, the relationship changed. • The Pueblo and the Apache were enemies and the Spanish were also viewed as the enemy • The Apache were unstoppable on horseback, but the Spanish had superior weapons

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