He brought back alot of gold and silver for spain, he also claimed Mexico for spain.
God, Gold and Glory
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That was a driving force to their take over of the Americas. Spain became rather rich with the gold and silver that was brought back from the are.
In search of "God, gold and glory".
Gold and silver.
Gold and silver.
Gold was the main mineral that interested Spain at that time.
Mexico provided for huge amounts of gold and silver to the Spanish economy. From 1521 until 1821, Mexico provided the equivalent to US$1.5 trillion (today's Mexico's GDP) in gold and silver shipped to Spain.
lack of gold/ spannish
Spain was interested in the lands north of Mexico due to its rich gold and silver deposits, which to this day, still contribute more than 70% of Mexico's precious metals production.
God, gold and glory qualify as the main motivations.