Where did spain explore and eventually settle in north america in the late 1400s?
You have to remember that there was no Spanish contact with North America until after 1492. Columbus made 4 voyages and established a settlement in one of the islands, but it was wiped out. Spain conquered Cuba and Hispaniola about 1510, and Mexico in 1521. Spanish conquistadors took over the Aztec Empire, the Incan Empire, and then expanded all along the western shore of South America. Florida had a Spanish presence early (1569?
