The push and pull definitions are as follows:

• Push factors are the reasons why people left Spain, such as persecution, fear, natural disasters, poverty and unemployment
• Pull factors are the reasons why people moved to the United States of America in search of freedom, safety, stability and new opportunities

Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration to America for kids: Political, Economic, Social & Environmental Reasons
The push and pull factors of Spanish Migration are dictated by economic, political, environmental and social reasons. Discover specific events in the history of Spain that prompted Spanish people to leave their homes to start a new life in America. 

Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration for kids: Examples of Spanish Migration Chart
The following chart provides facts and information about some specific examples of Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration to America.

Examples of Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration to America

List and Examples of Push Factors

Political Factor: The first migrants were prompted by the discoveries of lands in the New World made by famous Spanish explorers.

Political Factor: Spanish settlements and missions were first established in the New World by the military and priests

Political and Economic Factors: Spanish colonies known as New Spain (Nueva España) were established in America which eventually lands in Florida, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Texas, and Louisiana.

Environmental and Social Factors: A terrible famine in Spain (1599–1600), caused by a sequence of bad harvests was followed a terrible outbreak of bubonic plague across Spain, killing over 700,000 lives taking 9% of the Spanish population.

Political Factor: The Spanish Inquisition (Inquisición española) subjected Protestants and Jews to religious persecution

Economic, Environmental and Social Factors: During the 1600's and early 1700's Spain was hit by a series of natural disasters causing crop failures, poor harvests, famine, bubonic plague and dire poverty and emigration to America increased substantially. 

Political Factor: The beginning of the Carlist Civil Wars in Spain (1833–1876) led to political persecution

Political Factor: The 1868 Glorious Revolution (La Gloriosa) erupted in Spain and emigrants fled to America.

Economic Factor: Poor economic conditions in Spain push Spanish immigrants toward the United States

Political Factor: In 1936 the Spanish Civil War broke out following the rise of Fascism as the dictator Francisco Franco came to power and many Spanish refugees fled to the US.

List and Examples of Pull Factors

The political pull factor was to gain wealth, prestige and the Spanish ambitions to build their empire.

Spanish conquistadors led soldiers to gain military power and priests to gain converts to the Catholic religion.

The first Spanish immigrants left Spain escape poverty, crowded cities and find a new life, employment and home in the towns (pueblos) of America.

To find more fertile land to escape famine and disease and find safety in a more settled climate and environment.

Non-Catholics emigrated to find religious freedom, safety and opportunities in a new land.

People emigrated to America to escape poverty, starvation, death and disease in Spain

Escape from government violence against Carlists in the safety of America

Royalists chose to emigrate to find stability and escape from violence and political persecution following defeat during the revolution

Greater wealth, better job prospects

Escape from conflict, violence, political and religious persecution. Safety, stability and security

Push Pull factors of Spanish Migration for kids: Pull Push factors of Spain
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Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration: Political Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Spain
Find examples of Political Push and Pull factors such as significant historical events in Spanish history such as wars, revolutions, political autocracy and violent conflicts such as the Spanish Inquisition, the Carlist Civil Wars and the Glorious Revolution which prompted the migration of Spanish people to escape political or religious persecution.

Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration: Environmental Examples of Push and Pull factors in Spain
Find examples of Environmental Push and Pull factors relating to any devastating natural disasters that have hit Spain such as crop failure, poor harvests followed by the spread of disease such as the Bubonic Plague that led Spanish people to seek safety in a more settled climate and environment.

Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration: Social Examples of Push and Pull factors in Spain
Find examples of Social Push and Pull factors that prompted migration from Spain such as poor housing in crowded cities that led Spanish people to consider emigration in order to achieve a better standard of living.

Push and Pull factors of Spanish Migration: Economic Examples of of Push and Pull factors in Spain
Find examples of Economic Push and Pull factors that prompted immigration from Spain such as poverty and high levels of unemployment that led Spanish people to consider emigration in order to achieve a better standard of living and employment prospects.