What is gold glory god and what does each stand for?

Answer 1

"God, Gold and Glory" explain the Spanish and other European's motive to explore and expand in the 15th and 16th centuries:

Gold - the bullion European explorers were seeking to enrich themselves and their king. In the economic theory of Mercantilism that was fashionable at that time, securing as much of the world's finite supply of gold for your country put your nation at an advantage over other nations. Glory - the Renaissance impulse of the individual to seek immortality and fame through great deeds and accomplishments, in a similar manner as had ancient Greeks and Romans like Alexander and Caesar. God - the missionary/crusading impulse to spread Christianity, especially by the Spanish. The Moors had been driven from southern Iberia only in 1492; conquistadors that traveled to the Americas had begun their careers in the wars against Islamic Granada. Also the Turks had conquered Constantinople in 1453 and expanded into Eastern Europe in the two centuries afterward--spreading the Gospel outside Europe made up for the souls "lost" to Islam and the Ottomans.