Spanish Americans
History
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==History== |
==History== |
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{{See also|New Spain|Spanish colonization of the Americas}} |
{{See also|New Spain|Spanish colonization of the Americas}} |
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[[Juan Ponce de León]] was the first Spaniard to explore what is now the United States. He explored the area of Florida. The first Native American tribe he encountered were the [[Calusa]].{{cite web|url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/de_leon/de_leon1.htm|title=Ponce de León : Florida's First Spanish Explorer}} |
[[Juan Ponce de León]] was the first Spaniard to explore what is now the United States. He explored the area of Florida. The first Native American tribe he encountered were the [[Calusa]].{{cite web|url=https://fcit.usf.edu/florida/lessons/de_leon/de_leon1.htm|title=Ponce de León : Florida's First Spanish Explorer}} The Spanish enslaved Native Americans and drastically reduced their population by transmitting diseases like smallpox, measles, whooping cough, and influenza.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=s5X3EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA6-PA106|title=World History Encyclopedia}} |
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==Immigration waves== |
==Immigration waves== |
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