Charles upheld Cortes’s claims to New Spain and supported the conquest of the Americas. He also commissioned Magellan’s Journey in which he circumnavigated the globe. During his reign, Spain financed the conquest, and colonization of Peru and Mexico. | Charles upheld Cortes’s claims to New Spain and supported the conquest of the Americas. He also commissioned Magellan’s Journey in which he circumnavigated the globe. During his reign, Spain financed the conquest, and colonization of Peru and Mexico. |