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Columbus was looking for another route to Asia/India.
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Cortes conquered Mexico and was the captain of Armada.
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Pineda was the first to map the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas.
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DeVaca reported he saw the 7 cities of gold.
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DeVaca is the first to explore Texas.
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Fray Marcos studies the land to the North. He explored Texas and New Mexico.
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Moscoso discovered the Mississippi river and was searching for gold. He explored Floridaa and Texas.
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Coronado explored 5 states looking for the 7 cities of gold and thenlooking for Quivera in the 2nd part of the trip.