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What was pizzaro looking for?

He was looking for gold like other conquistadors, but instead he found the Incas and destroyed their civilization.


What was Spain searching for in the New World?

Mostly gold in addition to a quicker route to Asia.Spanish conquistadors were looking for gold in the New World.


Give three reasons why the conquistadors came to the Americas?

They came for: -Gold -Land -And to change the religion


What motivated the conquistadors to come to America?

Spanish conquistadors came to the Americas in search of gold. They were specifically looking for the Seven Cities of Gold known as Cibola.


What words can be made from conquistadors?

one word that can be made from conquistadors is conquest the word that supposedly conquistadors come from


Which country were the conquistadors from?

Conquistadors came from all over Europe, but most were Spanish conquistadors from southwestern Spain.


Who sent the conquistadors further north on the new continent looking for riches far greater than the the treasures they had already found?

Spain


Why were the conquistadors able to defeat the Inca and Aztec?

The Conquistadors wore better armor than the Inca and Aztec. Also the Conquistadors rode horses which neither the Inca or Aztec had seen before, so that added a psychological advantage to the Conquistadors. In addition to that, the Conquistadors had gunpowder.


How do you use the word conquistadors in a sentence?

The conquistadors were Spanish soldiers who conquered parts of the Americas in the 16th century.


What professional soldiers colonized the New World for Spain?

Conquistadors


What did the conquistadors believe in?

Gold , Silver and for LAND


How did the success of Cortes in mexico affect other spanish explorers?

Most Spanish conquistadors were already looking for the riches of the New World; namely gold and silver. The only two conquistadors who actually conquered Native American empires were Cortes (Aztecs) and Francisco Pizarro (Incas). Most of the remaining conquistadors failed miserably, dying of tropical diseases, mutiny and hostile natives.