One of the largest empires in history it was in conjunction with the Portuguese the. By 1763 the English had established dominance. This Is A Map Showing The English Dutch French And Spanish Colonies On The Atlantic Coast And The Dates Of Their Settlement A Us History History New Sweden In addition unlike France and Spain England encouraged immigration from other nations thus boosting its colonial popula-tion. How was english colonization different from spanish . The Spanish Empire Spanish. The English colonists on the other hand enjoyed far more freedom and were able to govern themselves as long as they followed English law and were loyal to the king. Monarquía Hispánica or historically as the Catholic Monarchy Spanish. Also known as Hispanic Monarchy Spanish. Monarquía Católica for the Early Modern period was a colonial empire governed by Spain and its predecessor states between 1492 and 1976. The Spanish colonization of the Americas began under the Crown of Castile and ...