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1. 1492
2. In 1502 Panama was claimed to be the first part of the mainland Americas to be colonised. And to the South of New Spain, Panama City was founded by the Spanish governor of Castillo del Oro.
3. This process of colonisation impacted the native people through

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1502

- There are eight indigenous groups in Costa Rica and they only make up 2.4% of the population. In 2010, a little over 100,000 people identified as Indigenous.

Christopher Columbus arrived in Costa Rica during his fourth (and final) voyage of the New World in 1502. He landed on a small island called Isla Uvita which is now the major port city of Limon.
The Spanish colonisers were not able to bring the eastern area of Costa Rica under their dominion so colonisation took place of the pacific region of the country. The first Spanish colony, Villa Bruselas, was established in 1524.

The expeditions to Costa Rica were characterised by the Spanish colonisers violent and disrespectful nature towards the the native people. The Spanish then established trading ports, They confiscated any gold they could find and started a slave trade to other parts of the Americas from the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.

The slave trade that occured, largely decreased the population of the native people in Costa Rica. The Spanish divided the agricultural land in Costa Rica and the native people had to pay heavy tributes through crops. It's theorised that the Spanish likely would not have lasted as long as they did without the food and supplies of the native people.

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1519

The Spanish arrived and explored the surrounding area. They brought diseases with them which killed numerous Indigenous Native Americans. The Spanish then tried to establish themselves and Christianity by engaging in warfare with Montezuma and his empire. The Spanish eventually one this war, despite being incredibly outnumbered, mostly thanks to their advanced weaponry and diseases. This was not the only event of conquest the Spanish engaged in regarding modern day Mexico, as their expansion across the region would continue, however this was one of the largest occurrences.

The impact it had on the natives was devastating, as it not only resulted in the deaths of a great many people, but also resulted in a near complete cultural destruction, with vary little, if any, cultural practices surviving.

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In 1778, the Spanish Crown took possession over Fernando Po from the Portuguese with the aim of developing an aggressive presence in the West African slave trading networks. At the time, Cuba was slowly yet steadily becoming a sugar plantation colony, a process that was accompanied by a growing demand for slave labor.

Equatorial Guinea was ceded by the Portuguese to the Spanish in 1788, designated by the Treaty of El Pardo; the process of colonisation by the Spanish was relatively short, because Portugal had already done the majority of the work in establishing it as a colony and continued to hold authority even after it was ceded to the Spanish. However, the native people adopted Spanish and Spanish religion/beliefs/cultural values as a result of Spain's takeover.

The effect on this country was devastating because of the continued fights for African territory; there were several wars fought and territory lost over the years Spain held it as a colony, and a swathe of economic exploitation and exploitation of the native people. Equatorial Guinea became a home base for the slave trade because of its location, the social ramifications of which drastically changed the social and cultural roles of the native people within their country. The history of colonisation in Equatorial Guinea has had lasting effects on the economy and culture of the territory.

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a) Nicaragua's Caribbean coast was first seen by Spanish explorers in 1508. It was not until 1522, however, that a formal military expedition, under Gil González Dávila, led to the Spanish conquest of Nicaraguan territory.
b) In 1523 the governor of Panama, Pedro Arias Dávila (Pedrarias), appointed Francisco Hernández de Córdoba to lead the Nicaraguan conquest effort. Hernández de Córdoba led an expedition in 1524 that succeeded in establishing the first permanent Spanish settlement in Nicaragua. He quickly overcame the resistance of the native peoples and named the land Nicaragua.
c)Native Nicaraguans settlements decreased in size because the indigenous inhabitants were exported to work in Peruvian mines; an estimated 200,000 native Nicaraguans were exported as slaves to South America from 1528 to 1540.

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a) 1516CE
b) Spain established a permanent colony on the site of Buenos Aires in 1580, although initial settlement was primarily overland from Peru. The Spanish further integrated Argentina into their vast empire by establishing the Vice Royalty of Rio de la Plata in 1776, and Buenos Aires became a flourishing port.
c) The Spanish when they first landed in Argentina discovered many indigenous people in Argentina. However, contrary to most North American tribes, the South American counterparts resisted, and many were conquered and exploited. Many also died off of diseases that were introduced by the Europeans. Population estimates in the colonial period of Argentina stated that there were more than 400,000 people. Of roughly 30% of this number was the indigenous population. This was a steep decrease from the Pre-Columbian estimates of 300,000 indigenous people. (Calvert) A large proportion of this number was Mestizos, and European descendant were a small part in this estimate. This was the negative impact of the Spanish colonization of Argentina to the indigenous population.

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The Spanish conquistador arrived in 1524.
With the arrival of Spaniards superior tactics and armamets was used to push on, which eventually led them to finding a town called San Salvador.
The impact on the native people of El Salvador introduced new diseases that was influenced by Spain upon arrival. Which the natives had no immunity.

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a. The Spanish conquistadors arrived in Uruguay in 1516.
b. When the colonists arrived they quickly understood there was no gold or silver to be found. Although The first permanent settlement on the territory of present-day Uruguay was founded by Spanish Jesuits in 1624.

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a) Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1526.
b) After executing the Inca King, Francisco Pizarro conquered Peru with the help of his troops.
c) They forced the natives to mine for silver and mercury for little to no pay. They converted them to catholicism. The native population decreased severely due to European diseases.

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a) The Dominican Republic was discovered in 1492.
b) 1496, spaniards set up their first spanish colony in Western Hemisphere at Santo Domingo, which serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. Upon Columbus's arrival, he slaughtered the Dominican Republic populations and significantly reduced their population.
c) The Taino people's population was significantly reduced their population. By 1542, the island's population was reduced from a quarter million to only 200.

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When did the Spanish conquistadors arrive?: Venezuela was colonized in 1502 2 years after Columbis saw it.
Describe the process of colonisation: It was first colonised for the oyster beds to collect the oysters and pearls but by 1520 the oysters beds were played out with the next resource being harvested being it's people for slave trade.
What impact did this have on the native people?: The Spanish began a slave raid around 1520 and due to this and general hatred for the Spanish the natives made war with the Spanish causing one of the longest colonisation period for any country under the Spanish empire

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Spanish conquistadors arrived in Colombia in

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1. ) In March 1524, a man by the name of  Gil González Dávila was the first Spaniard to arrive in what is now Honduras.
2. ) Honduras was first discovered by Europeans when Christopher Columbus arrived at the Bay Islands on 30 July 1502 on his fourth voyage. In January 1524 Hernán Cortés directed captain Cristóbal de Olid to establish a colony in Honduras named "Triunfo de la Cruz"
3. ) The process of colonization is of extreme importance for Honduras since it competes for forest resources in an economy where wood exports to the United States represented in 1981 approximately 20 per cent of its GNP. The value of wood lost through deforestation (largely for agricultural purposes) of broad-leaf forests is estimated by the Ministry of Natural Resources to be 640 million lempiras annually .

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The Spanish conquistadors arrived in Ecuador in 1531. Upon arrival in Ecuador the Spanish founded two cities Guayaquil and Quito, which still exist today.

The process of colonisation in Ecuador began in 1531 when the Spanish were able to take over the land. In the 18th century Ecuador became apart of the Viceroyalty of Peru, although in 1563 Quito alone communicated with Spain. In 1822 Ecuador sought to become an independent country following several other independent countries across the world and managed to defeat the Spanish royal forces and become an independent country of Spain. From 1822 to 1830 Ecuador became a Republic of Gran Colombia until it became its own sovereign nation. In 1860 the Catholic Church gained power in the country and the trade of cocoa lead to the countries strong economy.

The impact the Spanish had on the native people of Ecuador was both positive and negative as the Spanish did introduce disease and death to the country although it allowed Ecuador to become and independent country and advance in economic trade.

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When did the Spanish conquistadors arrive?

The Spanish conquistadors had arrived in Bolivia in 1524.

Describe the process of colonisation.

Francisco Pizarro, Diego de Almagro, and Hernando de Luque had led the Spanish discovery and conquest of the Inca empire. In 1524, they first sailed south along the Pacific coast from Panama, confirming the existence of a legendary land of gold called "Biru" (This was later altered to Peru)

What impact did this have on the native people there?

Both the conquest and colonial rule were a traumatic experience for the Indigenous peoples in Bolivia.  Easily susceptible to European diseases, the native population decreased rapidly.

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a) When did the Spanish conquistadors arrive?
Ferdinand Magellan first landed on the shores of Chile in 1520, and Spanish conquest followed soon after
b) Describe the process of colonisation
Because there was only quite limited amounts of precious metal were found in Chile, the settlers early turned their attention to agriculture. They grew a wide variety of cereals, vegetables, and fruits; raised livestock; and consumed nearly all of their production locally. The most apparent social development after 1600 was the rapid growth of a mestizo (mixed Indian and European)
c) What impact did this have on the native people there?
Because of the poverty of the colony and the Spanish's dissatisfaction, by the end of the 16th century there were no more than 5,000 Spanish settlers in the entire colony. Chilean trade was tightly controlled from Peru.

Chile was a “deficit area” in the empire, and the Spanish crown had to provide an annual subsidy to meet the expense of maintaining officials in Santiago
Chile lived under the same administrative and religious systems as its neighbours, but because the colony was poor, there was until the 18th century a tendency to send mediocre officials to preside over its destinies (roman Catholics)

https://www.britannica.com/place/Chile/Struggle-for-independence

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a) Spanish Conquistadors arrived in Cuba in 1492 after the original discovery.
b) The Spanish slowly settled the Island of Hispaniola, an island east of Cuba, although the coast of Cuba was not fully mapped by Europeans until 1508.  In 1511 Diego Velaques de Cuellar was sent to conquer the island of Cuba which in turn lead to the settlement of Baracoa.
c) The Taino, or the native people who lived within the Caribbean was ravaged by disease by the Spainish explorers and the ones who survived were enslaved and forced to work on colonial plantations and goal mines. This lead the Taino no time to cultivate their own crops and feed their own population self sufficiently.

27 October 1492

Began with Christopher Colombus & the invasion of the island by the Spaniards. Most Aboriginal groups were killed or died of disease. The land was used for pastoral and agricultural production and this formed the basis of the economy. The country remained largely neglected for the first three centuries of colonisation, and seved mainly as a stopping point for Spanish fleets. In the ninteenth century with the growth of the United States, Cuba became a major sugar supply across the globe.