Reinhard states “it was against this backdrop that the eastern Mediterranean region saw the emergence of what must be described not as mere trading posts but as colonies” (Reinhard, 8, 2011). More specifically when the Spanish crown allowed other groups besides Mariners and merchants to include “Battle-hardened members” (Reinhard, 17, 2011) conquest starts to crystalize. The perfect example of this would be the Spanish and their experience in Haiti. They wanted to copy the early methods of the Portuguese by building a system of bases for the extraction of gold, slaves, and trading goods. When they understood that they must mine the gold themselves they opened the New World for private
Reinhard states “it was against this backdrop that the eastern Mediterranean region saw the emergence of what must be described not as mere trading posts but as colonies” (Reinhard, 8, 2011). More specifically when the Spanish crown allowed other groups besides Mariners and merchants to include “Battle-hardened members” (Reinhard, 17, 2011) conquest starts to crystalize. The perfect example of this would be the Spanish and their experience in Haiti. They wanted to copy the early methods of the Portuguese by building a system of bases for the extraction of gold, slaves, and trading goods. When they understood that they must mine the gold themselves they opened the New World for private