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Christopher Columbus tried to sail to India to look for gold but instead he landed in North and South America. He thought that he was in India so he called the people there Indians. He was also trying to find a west water route to India. He was credited for finding the New World and finding gold and other goods. This was important because he started the Spanish exploring in North America because of the riches he found.
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He was tring to find gold. He explored Mexico. He conquered the Aztecs. He brought back 99 tons of gold by 1570 It was important because he made other people explore North and South America because he found a lot of gold.
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Pineda's goal is to find a water routu to the Pacific Ocean.He probably discovered the Rio Grande. It is important because his map of the coast let to others exploring the land on the Gulf Coast.
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The leader was Narvaez. DeVaca helped Narvaez look for gold. That was the purpose.
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Their goal is to study the land to the north. They said that they saw saw a city filled with gold. They did not accomplish anything.
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The leader of this expedition was DeSoto. The purpose of this expedition is to search for gold. He discovered the Mississippi river but he gave the same report as Coronado that the land was useless.
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He was looking for the & cities of gold for Spain. First, he was looking for Cibola and then Quivera. The importance of this journey is that he discovered the Palo Duro and the Grand Canyon.
