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  Columbus was looking for a west water way for India to trade spices and silk. He never knew that he had not found India.
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  Cortes sailed for Spain and conquered the Aztecs. He found tons of gold.
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  Pineda maped the coast between Florida and Texas. He possibley found the Rio Grande.
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  Devaca set sail in 1526 when Narves was the leader. He was tring to find gold in Florida.
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  He was the first to write about Texas. He performed the first sugery in Texas by removing an arrow. He became a medicine man
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  They went to find the seven cities of gold. Fray marcos lied of seeing one of the cities. They failed in finding the cities.
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  he discovered the Missippi
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  He explored 5 states looking for the cities of gold. he also looked for Quivera.