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Christopher Columbus was trying to find a west water route to Asia/India. He was credited for discovering North America and started the Spanish exploring in North America because of the riches he found
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Cortes conquered Mexico along with conquering the Aztec empire. Cortes was named governor of the land by King Charles of Spain. He found tons of gold that sparked interest of many people to explore North and South America.
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During Pineda's 9 month expedition he mapped nearly 800 miles of shoreline. Possibly the Rio Grande. It did encourage further exploration along the Gulf coast that led to colonization.
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De Vaca's original leader was Narvez. De Vaca was trying to search for gold in Florida with the leader Narvez.
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