European Imperialism in South America 1500 1800
European Imperialism in South America, 1500-1800 In the sixteenth century, Portugal came to dominate Brazil while Spain established an humongous colonial empire that included Central America, most of South America and parts of North America. Within the lands of Central America and South America, a new civilization arose,-Latin America. ... The system of large landowners and dependent peasants has remained as one of the lasting features of Latin America society. The Imperialism of early South America has affected present South America tremendously to this day. The motives for imperialism was chiefly an economic one. ... A popular quote used to describe the motives were ¡°God, glory and gold,¡± which summarizes the main force that drove the imperialism of South America. ... The lack of mineral resources and human labor, compelled the Portuguese crown to persuade and give large land donations to the people so they would occupy South America. ... Colonialism in South America was incredibly profitable for the Spanish and Portuguese.