actually they searched every country that they can find like Philippines for they thought it had lots and lots of gold! then after they knew Philippines is rich in Natural Resources they conquered it
Mexico, Peru, and Nicaragua
The Portuguese explorers explored in the 1400. They were in search of both slave labor and gold.
The Portuguese called the southern coast of West Africa the Gold Coast. They first arrived in the area in 1471.
Portugal was limited by the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) which gave Spain the right to colonize most of the Americas. The exception was Brazil, the easternmost part of South America. Portugal, however, also conducted trade, conquest, and piracy in India by sailing around Africa.
They were seeking the seven cities of gold.
All explorers were looking for a water route to Asia and gold.
The early Spanish explorers were looking for Silver and Gold!
In 1519 Cortez left Cuba to find this gold.
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The Spanish explorers wanted to find gold, silver and power.
Mexico, Peru, and Nicaragua
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Gold Coast
The Portuguese explorers explored in the 1400. They were in search of both slave labor and gold.
In 1471, the Portuguese explorers were the first European explorers to visit the Gold Coast of West Africa. The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.
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