Ponce De Leon
Hernando De Soto
Hernando De Soto
Gold
gold
They traveled through the empty spaces of the gold foil.
John Smith originally traveled to the New World with his crew to find gold. However, after searching and communicating with the local natives, he discovered that there was not any there.
The explorer who was searching for gold in present-day southeastern US was Hernando de Soto. He was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States. De Soto and his crew arrived in Florida in 1539 and began an exploration of the Southeast eventually reaching as far as the Mississippi River. As they traveled they looked for gold which was the primary goal of their expedition. They also encountered several Native American tribes and were the first Europeans to explore the interior of the continent. By the end of their journey de Soto and his men had traveled through six present-day US states including Georgia Alabama Tennessee Mississippi Arkansas and Louisiana.
John Smith originally traveled to the New World with his crew to find gold. However, after searching and communicating with the local natives, he discovered that there was not any there.
He was searching for the ‘Seven Cities Of Gold‘
Dahlonega Gold was discovered in Georgia.
The term for searching for gold is prospecting for gold.
No, Cortes and his men were searching for the Foutain of Youth. Obviously, this was never found, though they did make a lot of gold by obtaining new goods and spices from the lands they traveled.