How did the conquests made by explorers Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro affect Spain? They made Spain a colony of Portugal.
They opened the fur trade with American Indians.
They drained the Spanish treasury.
They brought great wealth to Spain.

In the 1800s, many americans believed in the policy of manifest destiny. what did this mean? the nation’s mission was to expand to the pacific ocean. the nation should stay away from involvement with foreign countries. the nation should latin american countries achieve independence. the nation’s mission was to expand into latin america.