Conquistadors

he choose that route because it was the smartest and safest route back in those days.

Francisco Coronado was born in Salamanca, Spain in 1510 and came to Mexico in 1535. He was a Spanish conqueror, or conquistador who visited New Mexico and other parts of what are now the southwestern United States and hoped to conquer the seven cities of gold. In 1540 he was sent to find these cities but discovered them to be only poor Indian pueblos in what is now New Mexico. In 1541 Coronado went to look for "Quivira," a land said to be rich in gold. He reached what is now eastern Kansas, but found only Indian villages. Fransisco's expeditions failed to produce gold. Coronado and his men returned to Mexico in 1542. Some of his men discovered the Grand Canyon of the Colorado.

To search for pearls an gold.duh

They died from hunger, the hardships of slavery, and disease.

why did Cabeza De Vaca explorer the new world

peeing

pooing

sleeping

eating

walking

playing video games

explodeing

saying goofingshkwak

Because the Aztec prophecies told the Aztecs that their gods were fair skinned men with beards, and when the spanish arrived, the Aztecs thought they were gods.

When Hernando Cortes' defeated the Aztec empire in what is now Mexico, it made a significant change in Spanish explorations and their activities in Mexico. Cortes' was able to take gold, silver, and precious gems and send back to Spain. Spain established a major settlement in Mexico.

Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca was born around 1488-1490. It is impossible to to be any more precise than this due to the lack of records concerning him

I remember reading one animal was a rattle snake .. the Spanish described it as a snake with cascabeles on its tail. The Aztecs had in their capital a zoo with many animals and huge staff devoted to its maintenance. Would have to dig deep into books to find out exactly what other animals he discovered. Most would've probably come from the section where he describes Montezuma's zoo.

Vasco Nunez de Balboa died because the person he was working with was jealous that Balboa was making good progress so he lied and accused Balboa of treason. With this he was executed with his 4 friends. Treason is saying something bad about your country.

Yes, he kinda did. He made it so that they had no choice but to go with him because it seemed like the better thing to do. He harshly treated his slaves, but treated everyone else even harsher.

Private Military Companies or Legal Mercenaries.

Juan Ponce de Leon died of wounds as a result of a poisoned arrow to the shoulder.

The arrow was not poisoned.

He received the wound on the SW of Florida near Charlotte Harbor, but made it to Havana, Cuba before he died.

Juan Ponce de Leon was appointed the governor of Puerto Rico in 1509. He left this position in 1511 due to political reasons. Leon was also the same person who conquered Peurto Rico and established a Spanish colony there before he became governor.

yes

he ran messages in the kings royal court.

Hernando Cortes Was Sent To Mexico to Find Gold In The Land Of Aztecs.

He was the Mayor of Santiago de Cuba for 6 years.

He reached Mexico in December 1519.

He started to build Mexico city in 1521 and brought many Europeans to help.

Francisco Pizarro Saenz de Urtury goes by Cosmo Gonik.

1. Superior technology: professional soldiers armed with cannons, iron swords, armor and horses against foot warriors armed with spears and maces.
2. Disease resistance: American natives didn't have resistance to diseases such as smallpox. This was the reason they died by the millions.

for Spain

7 years

wrong it was 8 years