Spains' principle motivation for its' exploration in the Americas was the quest for gold.
A Spanish province in Latin America was called a viceroyalty.
The motivation behind Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the Earth in the 16th century was spices, specifically, to discover a westward route to Indonesia in behalf of Spain. Spain was interested in establishing itself in the spice trade, then dominated by the Dutch. Spain was also interested in establishing its own presence in Asia.
prevent other European states from establishing bases there, which could threaten Spain's power
Spain is divided into both provinces and regions. See the related links for listings.
spain divided it's american emprie into two provinces these provinces were named new spain and peru.
his motivation to explore was to find new land for Spain
They are called provinces.
The chief motivation for the settling of New England was to challenge Spain. Spain was a hated country in those days.
new Spain and Peru
No one. Granted, Spain wasn't "Spain" at the time. It was a bunch of provinces.
The Kingdom of Spain is split up in 50 provinces (provincias). Autonomous regions group out the provinces. As an example: Extremadura consists of two provinces, Cáceres and Badajoz) La Rioja, Navarra, Murcia and Madrid each consist of one province
Provence is in France. Don't know how many provinces are in spain.