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Was looking for a shortcut to Asia. Found gold and riches. Important because this started exploration for the new world
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He conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. This is important because he found millions of gold which sparked interest in exploration
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He found the water route to the Pacific Ocean. This is important because this led to the exploration of the gulf coast
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Wanted to find gold in Florida with his leader Narvez
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There was a huge storm and shipwrecked in Galveston. He met the Karankawas amd was there for 8 years
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They went to explore to find the 7 cities of gold/cibola . Estaban got killed by the Indians because he was demanding their women and food. Fray marcos went up a hill to see the view and claimed he saw a village that was all gold
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Was trying to find Quivera but needed a guide (The Turk) . The Turk took him to Quivera where there was supposedly gold , but found nothing but an Indian village . Coronado was mad so he told The Turk to dig his own grave and then later he strangled him to death . He reported to no go to Texas because of harsh land and difficult Indians. This is important because the Spaniards do not go back for more than 150 years
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De Soto was the leader but died a fever so Moscoso took over . He gave the same basic report as Coronado ,which was “no gold, harsh land , difficult Indians”
