Its effects are still felt today in many places, where indigenous people continue to fight for their rights and land, and deal with the lasting impacts of being displaced and marginalized. The Spanish used settler colonialism in the Caribbean and North America by moving in, setting up permanent homes, and taking control of the land and people there. In the Caribbean, after Columbus arrived, the Spanish quickly established colonies on islands like Hispaniola, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. They built towns and missions, started farming, and brought over their animals (Author, Year). This led to the native people being pushed out, forced into labor, or dying from violence and diseases brought by the Spanish. In North America, the Spanish focused on places like Florida, the Southwest, and California. For example, in 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine in Florida, which is the oldest European settlement still around in the U.S. (Author, Year). They also set up missions to convert native people to Christianity and make them work for the Spanish. In California, the mission system involved converting, educating, and forcing Native Americans to work for the Spanish (Author,
Its effects are still felt today in many places, where indigenous people continue to fight for their rights and land, and deal with the lasting impacts of being displaced and marginalized. The Spanish used settler colonialism in the Caribbean and North America by moving in, setting up permanent homes, and taking control of the land and people there. In the Caribbean, after Columbus arrived, the Spanish quickly established colonies on islands like Hispaniola, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. They built towns and missions, started farming, and brought over their animals (Author, Year). This led to the native people being pushed out, forced into labor, or dying from violence and diseases brought by the Spanish. In North America, the Spanish focused on places like Florida, the Southwest, and California. For example, in 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine in Florida, which is the oldest European settlement still around in the U.S. (Author, Year). They also set up missions to convert native people to Christianity and make them work for the Spanish. In California, the mission system involved converting, educating, and forcing Native Americans to work for the Spanish (Author,