Bartolom \'s eye-opening Account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic.
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Spain, eager to capitalise on the great resources and wealth present, sent successive fleets of vessels to the Caribbean to set up colonial outposts as footholds in the new continent.
Following the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1497, a great interest in the new and virgin lands was sparked in Europe.
Bartolom \'s eye-opening Account of Spanish colonialism in the early to mid-16th century has for centuries been a pivotal source on the topic