I believe the answer you are looking for is "Muslim"
One way that a few firms can gain some control over their market is by secretly cooperating with one another to agree on certain things that wouldn't be obvious to the normal eye.
The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions. The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was an early invader of the Americas, traveling to the New World on Columbus' second voyage. He became the first governor of Puerto Rico in 1509.
