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Columbus was looking for a water route to Asia.He explored the Bahamas and found land and little gold. It was important because it not only found a new world, but it set a way, for newer explorers.
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Tenochtitlán is where cortes conquered, and who he conquered where the aztecs.His conquest brought Mexico under Spanish rule and secured an abundance of gold for Spain's monarch, King Charles.
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Pineda maped the gulf, this exploration led to to the creation of the first map of Texas.
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Narváez's was the leader of the expedition, who wanted to claim the territory from Florida to Mexico for Spain.
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He was in a shipwreck andd he landed in Texas, and he was in texas eight years. He met the Karankawas, Coahuiltecans, and Jumanos.
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The porpuese of their journey was to study the land to the north (evaluate). The Zuni reportedly killed him and expelled the Mexican Indians with him from the village. Fray Marcos reported he had seen the Golden City.
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De soto was the leader but after he died Moscoso took over. They did not discover anything.
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Coronado was looking for Cibola and Quievera the "Golden Cities".The Turk was Coronados guide for the second part, and Coronado killed him for lying. He reported that there was not gold and because of this they did not come back till 150 years later.
