Pre-Colonial Spanish Influence On The Present

There are many stories of treasure conquest and exploration by the Spanish during the 1400’s to the mid 1700’s. This was when the age of exploration came about and marked a new age of shift of power from the internal European strife during the crusades towards new land discovery.

The theory of the end of the crusades being caused by a move towards extended efforts of exercising power towards undiscovered land may see m like a plausible idea. It was validated with a vast increase in naval power as ships after ships were created to sail the open seas, a feat never before undertaken in such a grand scale.

The four superpowers spawned: Dutch, French, Spanish, and the English. The Dutch were able to found a place by Asia as well as other minor African places. The French were able to do the same along the African coastline. The English may be regarded as the most capable of the exploration powers as their means caused them to found Australia, Asian colonies such as Hong Kong, as well as the most popular being the present United States of America.

However, one of the more interesting facts about these colonizers was that the Spaniards were able to use their influence by combining the cross and the sword. No other superpower used such a tactic at a more distinct manner than the Spanish. This caused a series of founding of colonies in Northern America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

What makes the Spaniards have a unique explorative trait is that their influence may be seen in almost every part of Central and Latin America. Their active influence with the conquests for gold and riches that brought down the Mayan and Incan civilizations have made such an impact that their conquerors, or conquistadores have been romanticized along with their tales of conquests.

What was left was an influence on modern day civilizations. Long gone were the days of fighting and quests for gold and raw gems as globalization became the means to express power. This included ideals, academics, as well as literature pertaining to language. Such influential power may be seen in some labels being used in a foreign land using another language.

Such is the effect of using Latin language in modern day scientific names and patterns of nomenclature. Places have been named after their country’s word use, even custom flags and banners which depict a simple saying as abierto which means open, accent pathways of some establishments.

Perhaps the colonial movement was beneficial for the widening of transcultural enrichment, but was paid at a very bloody and expensive price.