Empire Builders: Mexico

The Spanish Conquest

The Spanish Conquest laid the ground for 300 years of colonial rule which made Spain the richest country in Europe and divided Mexico with a class system that still affects today's society. Conquistadors and friars spread out along so called “royal roads“, attempting convert Apache and Comanche tribes who would battle Spaniards, Mexicans and Americans for centuries.

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