the 3G mean god glory gold
to expand and conquer more land
to have more land than there country
conquer more land
He failed to go past Persia and conquer more land
Expansionism
There are numerous areas of North America that Spain never tried to conquer (such as the the Northeast United States or Canada). The area in North America that Spain made the latest claim to was the Oregon Territory, but Spain rescinded its claim when the US and UK made much more effective and defensible claims.
They would clear timberland that was available to them, or conquer a nearby land and take it's territory for itself.
They wanted to conquer more land for their Empire.
1518, when Hernan Cortes departed from Cuba looking for more territories to explore and conquer.
Spain as they were the first Hope I answered your question and helped
because they wanted to have more land and gold and for wealth.
The Spanish began to explore America looking for land, gold, and other riches. They settled in America to establish colonies for Spain and to search for riches.