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A Spanish Mexican is any citizen or resident of Mexico who self-identifies as Spanish. Spanish immigration to Mexico began in 1519 and spans to the present day.〔http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/379167/Mexico/27384/Ethnic-groups〕 The first Spanish settlement was established in February 1519, as a result of the landing of Hernán Cortés in the Yucatan Peninsula, accompanied by about 11 ships, 500 men, 13 horses and a small number of cannons.〔Bernard Grunberg, ''"La folle aventure d'Hernán Cortés''", in ''L'Histoire'' n°322, July–August 2007〕 In March 1519, Cortés formally claimed the land for the Spanish crown, and the conquest of the Aztec Empire, a key event in the Spanish conquest of modern-day Mexico in general, was completed in 1521. ==Arrival of the Spanish== (詳細はterritory. The discovery of new deposits of various minerals in the central and northern areas (from Sonora to the southern provinces of Mexico) allowed New Spain to gradually occupy a privileged position, especially in the extraction of silver. Mining allowed the development of associated activities such as manufacturing and agriculture, that turned the Bajío regions or the valleys of Mexico and Puebla into prosperous agricultural regions with incipient industrial activity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Spanish immigration to Mexico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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