because they wanted to have more land and gold and for wealth.
Gold, Slaves, and to convert people to their religion
The Spanish didn't actually intend to go to the Americas, they thought they could sail straight from Spain to India, but they hit the Caribbean Islands, saw that there was gold there, and decided it would due.
The explorer who laid the basis for Spanish claims in the Americas was Christopher Columbus. In 1492, Columbus set sail on a voyage funded by the Spanish monarchs, seeking a westward route to Asia. Instead, he landed in the Caribbean, initiating the Columbian Exchange and beginning Spanish colonization in the Americas. Columbus' expeditions opened the door for further Spanish exploration and conquest in the region.
north Americas southwest
No
The Spanish didn't actually intend to go to the Americas, they thought they could sail straight from Spain to India, but they hit the Caribbean Islands, saw that there was gold there, and decided it would due.
Gold, Slaves, and to convert people to their religion
because they were dumb enough to
John Cabot was the first English explorer to sail to the Americas.
The Americas.
a boat to sail to the Americas
It was Native Americans.
1492
he felt like it
Hernando Cortes sailed to the Americas in the 1500s under the Spanish flag. He was vital to Spain's influence in the Americas, and is best known for the defeat of the Aztecs.
He sailed to the Americas but was aiming for India.
the Spanish armada set sail on 12th July 1588