To search for gold and to establish its claim to the lands.
Spain is one country, who explored southwestern portion of what is now the United States.
Coronado explored the Southwest region of the present-day United States, including parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas while searching for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the 16th century.
The Spaniard who explored the Southwest is likely referring to Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. He led an expedition in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in the 16th century and explored regions of present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.
Hernando de Soto explored much of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California.
Yes, he was rich during his time in New Spain(Mexico.) It was before he explored California.
From 1521 until 1821, Mexico was known as the Viceroyalty of the New Spain. It included present-day Mexico, the U.S. Southwest and most of Central America except Belize and Panama. Also at the time, the Philippines were administered from the New Spain.
He explored in Spain, Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Spain.
Spain explored the New world to search and find gold. It was also explored for the sake of claiming more land.
The Spanish explorer who explored the southwest region of North America was Francisco Vásquez de Coronado. He led an expedition in the 1540s in search of the fabled Seven Cities of Gold in present-day Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas.
francisco coronado explored the grand canyon he was also the first European to discover most of the u.s.'s southwest after coronado was sick and unconscious for many days he returned back to new Spain and died on September 22 in New Mexico
The Viceroyalty of New Spain was made up of Mexico, Central America, the American southwest, Louisiana, Florida, the East Indies, and the West Indies.