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He was looking for a route to India by traveling West but instead found the "New World" which led to colonization there.
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Cortes traveled to Mexico after Columbus's discovery to conquer the Aztecs and find gold. He sparked the exploration for gold.
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First map of the New World.
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Leaded by Narveaz, this journey was started in Florida after they shipwrecked then they eventually made their way to Texas.
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After shipwrecking again he being one of the few survivors finds the indians. He joins their tribe until he finally escapes and returns after 9 years.
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They were sent back to America to investigate trying to find the 7 cities of gold. Although there was nothing Frey Marcos came back reporting he saw the cities. Esteban was killed by the Zunis.
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Moscoso and his leader De Soto went to America in search of gold but found nothing. They found none but found discovered the Mississippi River. They gave the same report as Coronado saying it's horrible there.
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Once Frey Marcos reported the 7 cities of gold he was sent to explore and find them. He was lied to and only found Quivera and Cibola which are wichita villages. He reported back that it was a waste of time and nobody returned for 150 years.
