The Spanish Conquest: Understanding Spain's Contact with the Natives By the end of the sixteenth century, under the monarch of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, Spain established permanent settlements in North America. Taking advantage of the Columbus Discovery, "Spain's rulers had developed efficient techniques for controlling newly conquered lands that could be applied to New World colonies" (Goldfield, et al. 19). With the completion of the reconquista, the Muslims were finally out of Spain and the …showed first 75 words of 1127 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1127 total…aus: A Settlement in New Mexico." Documents in United States History: CD-ROM 13-16. Documents in United States History: CD-ROM. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001. Goldfield, David, Carl Abbott, Virginia DeJohn Anderson, JoAnn E. Argersinger, Peter H. Argersinger, William L. Barney, Robert M. Weir. The American Journey: A History of the United States. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001 "The Founding of St. Augustine, 1565." Documents in United States History: CD-ROM 17-20.