FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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to find people that looked like him
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to find gold
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to spread Christianity
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Detailed explanation-1: -His goal was to conquer and settle the territory of the Gulf States as well as find gold to enrich himself and his king. De Soto had no interpreter or guide, but he soon found a Spaniard living with a local tribe of Indians.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Hernando de Soto expedition ultimately covered over 4, 000 miles of territory located within the boundaries of ten present-day US states. Although they never achieved their goal of finding gold or establishing a permanent spanish settlement, they were the first Europeans to cross the Mississippi River.
Detailed explanation-3: -De Soto’s North American expedition was a vast undertaking. It ranged throughout what is now the southeastern United States, both searching for gold, which had been reported by various Native American tribes and earlier coastal explorers, and for a passage to China or the Pacific coast.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hernando de Soto lead his 600 men to eventually discover the Mississippi River. Originally his intentions were to come to the Americas, and find gold/silver. Eventually in June 1534 (after his passing) his surviving 311 men discovered the Mississippi River.