The Negative Impact Of European Exploration And Colonialism On Indigenous People

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The negative impact of European Exploration and Colonialism on the indigenous people of South America and Mexico by Spain and Portugal was the early stages of slavery. when the Spanish(Christopher Columbus) first landed in South America on a island near the Bahamas, he called the inhabitants Indians thinking he reached the east indies. nevertheless he continued on and claimed the land for Spain disregarding the natives on top of that he even named the island San Salvador meaning Holy Savior. Being interested for gold he went on to more islands and claimed them as he went, the Spanish ruler even paid for him to go on 3 more voyages. As he went on he no lingered considered him self as a explorer rather a empire builder for the Spanish. Traveling