Spanish Impact on America Between 1492 and 1504, a sailor from Genoa named Christoforo Colombo – better known as Christopher Columbus – made four trips across the Atlantic on behalf of Spain, convinced to his death that he had discovered a shortcut to Asia, not a “New World.” Within a few years though, adventurous nobles and mercenaries began to explore large portions of what became “Spanish America” with the hope of gaining a fortune and establishing themselves as powerful …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…to America by Spanish caballeros became as much a part of the frontier traditions of the American Old West as Indian tribes and buffalo herds. In addition, examples of Spanish culture – including architecture, language, art, literature, music, food, and customs such as rodeos – have been part of the Southwestern culture for centuries. It is worth noting that one of the revered symbols of the American frontier heritage is an old Spanish mission called the Alamo.