In what way did the Spanish Reconquista relate to the Spanish conquest of the Americas? 1. The conquest of the Americas was an e
xtension of how the Spanish conquered more land during the Reconquista. 2. The Reconquista convinced Spanish missionaries to avoid trying to convert Native Americans to Catholicism. 3. The Reconquista triggered a burdening overpopulation in Spain that only new conquests could resolve. 4. The most adept military leaders refused to go to the New World so they could continue the Reconquista. Please Help!!!
Option: 1. The conquest of the Americas was an extension of how the Spanish conquered more land during the Reconquista.
Explanation:
Reconquista in Spain began when the northern kingdoms took control of the Moors. The Reconquista made the Spanish people be faithful Christians and aggressive towards non-christians people.
Reconquista began through military campaigns by Christian kingdoms to recapture territory taken by Muslims in South of Spain. In 1492, Christain rulers captured the Moors from Muslim rulers. It was also in this period when Christoper Columbus sailed from Spain to find riches and new routes.
As he discovered the New World, Spanish Conquistadors and soldiers arrive to conquer the land and ancient empires and establish their colonies.
