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They came to find gold that they had heard was in that area, and hoped to become rich.
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∙ 9y agoSo they could try to find the 7 city's of Cibola (which doesn't exist)
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Who led the Spanish explorers who came to Kansas?
Coronado
Who came to what is now US in the early 1500s?
Spanish explorers
Why were Spanish and French explorers interested in the Americas?
They wanted to claim land for themselves.
Was The Requerimiento used by Spanish explorers to justify their conquest of the Native Americans?
yes
What were the first Spanish explorers looking for when they reached the Americans?
a new rout to asia
Which European explorers visited California?
Which European explorers visited California and where did they come from?
When did Spanish explorers first reach California?
1534
Who named California when and what does California mean?
Spanish explorers gave California its name. The name California comes from a mythical island in a 1510 Spanish book.
When did the Spanish explorers claim Mexico Texas and California?
1835
What is the main Aztec influence on Mesoameric?
By many of the Spanish explorers the Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish and the Spanish were the first explorers to come to the New World
Who were the Explorers from California?
The explorers for California were Spanish-missionaries, fur trappers, Mexican settlers/ land grants, John Sutter, John C. , gold miners.
Who were the first explorers to come to the Grand Canyon?
The Spanish in 1540.
The first European explorers to come to Louisiana were from which nation?
Spanish
Why did English explorers come to the new world 100 years later after the spanish explorers?
To find out more
What language did the Spanish explorers speak?
The Spanish explorers spoke Spanish.
What year did the first spanish explorers come to America?
1200 a.D
How was California founded?
Spanish explorers came to California thinking it was part of Mexico. They named it California after a song. In the song there is an imaginary island. The is called "Las Sergas de Esplandian."
