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Christopher Columbus was looking for a route to India, but accidentally stumbled upon the Americas.
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Pineda was hoping to find a water route from the Gulf to the Orient.
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Cortes was one of the most well known Spanish Conquistadors. He conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain.
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Narvaez was De Vaca's leader at the time. Narvaez had 5 ships set sail. They landed on the Floridan Coast. Only a few men were left on the ship, including De Vaca and Narvaez, because all the others died
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De Vaca's leader was Narvaez. The purpose of the expedition was to claim land from Florida to Mexico for Spain.
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Fray Marcos was the first to report the 7 cities of gold. He was there in 1538 to 1539. Esteban went ahead of Fray Marcos and then later got killed by a group of Indians.
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Hernando De Soto was Moscoso's leader. He died of fever on May 21, 1542.
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Coronado searched for the 7 cities of gold. Fray De Niza was the guide. He went back and reported that there was no 7 cities of gold and that there is nothing on the land.
