Spanish colonisation of the Americas

In the first stage of Spanish colonisation of America, there were two important conquistadors.

Hernán Cortes conquered the Aztecs in Mexico:






And Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas in Peru.
 


Here is a map of the two Viceroyalties:



Trade between Europe and the Americas:




New crops were introduced to Europe:




But the Spanish also brought diseases, and forced the indigeneous people into slavery in order to exploit resources such as gold and silver.