How much of the current USA did Spain explore and claim? How did it end up in the hands of the British or the colonist? ELI5 version.
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Ok this is something that has puzzled me for a while how come Spain did not try to claim America as a colony? by /u/roboczar, /u/eternalkerri, and /u/400-Rabbits, among others