The three "G's" for why people explore- Glory, Gold, and God. 1) they wanted the recognition and to live on forever in history, 2) they wanted to find gold or sell what they found for gold, and 3) they explored in the name of God. Hoped this helped!
They were searching for a "new" Mexico, a land of much gold and silver.
his motivation to explore was to find new land for Spain
Spain is a piece of land. If the question seeks to talk about Spaniards, most of them live in Spain and they live there because they were born there.
he explored for his home land of Spain.
he explored for his home land of Spain.
The Spaniards first landed in what is now the United States in 1513 when Juan Ponce de León reached the shores of Florida. He is often credited with being the first European to explore the mainland of North America. This marked the beginning of Spanish exploration and colonization in the region.
Spain
The Vikings were the first Europeans to land in the New World, centuries before Columbus. However, the recognized discovery of the New World is in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, an Italian who sailed in name of Spain.
Because it used to be their land.
Spain
Christopher Columbus
Cuba was claimed for Spain in 1498.