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Spanish chroniclers have
traditionally characterized the conquest of the
Americas as an impressive feat that occurred at an
unprecedented pace.The stated purposes of these
conquests were equally to spread the word of God and
to bring civilization to the most obscure parts of
the world. It accomplished this goal with astounding
ability, quickly expanding its borders far into
other territories. On the contrary, the testimony of
some indigenous peoples as well as some contemporary
Spanish humanists, clergymen and other writers have
presented the Spanish Conquest of Americas as a
series of unfortunate and morally questionable acts
driven by greed for gold and resulted in the
destruction of several native civilizations. But the
first group of conquistadores that came with
Cortes went for the sole reason to find gold in the
New World. Source:
Wikipedia