Early Colonial Spanish Artillery

Early Colonial Spanish Artillery

4 types of Spanish artillery

Four types of artillery, a) the culverin, b) cannon, c) pedrero, and d) mortar. These guns saw extensive use by the Spanish during the early colonial period in the conquest of the Americas. Guns and guns like this were a technological edge Europeans held over the Natives they encountered and had an immense psychological impact on the battlefield especially.

Found originally in a 1592 manuscript.

Original creator is unknown.

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