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WHAT MOTIVATED THE EUROPEANS TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD (NEW

AMERICA)?

Christopher Columbus, backed by the Spanish authorities, went out in 1492 to find a new route

to Asia when he inadvertently stumbled across "new" lands in the Americas, which were really

inhabited by long-established societies and civilizations that had been there for thousands of

years. Later, other European countries followed suit, conducting explorations and incursions into

what is now the United States. A voyage by Jacques Cartier on behalf of the French government

led him to the present-day country of Canada, where they established the colony of New France

and expanded the fur trade while also improving ties with many of the natives. The Spanish

conquistadors conquered Central and South America in quest of gold, and they ended up

destroying the great Aztec and Inca empires in the process of capturing it. As a consequence of

the invaders' encounters with indigenous people, the course of New World discovery was altered

dramatically, resulting in massive indigenous population losses from both brutality and disease.

Spanish Empire - unbeatable

The Spanish conquistadors kicked off the colony development of the Spanish Empire, which was

thereafter carried on by Spanish monarchy authorities and preachers. Exports and the spreading

of Christianity among the indigenous population propelled colonial development.

On Columbus' second voyage, a Spanish conqueror named Juan Ponce de Leon made his way

into the Americas. He was elected governor of Puerto Rico for the first time in 1509. Spain

refused to allow the death of Christopher Columbus' son, who had committed atrocities against

indigenous Caribbean persons like his father, to succeed him. Consequently, the governorships

were handed up to the country's new Spanish rulers. Leon named a peninsula off the coastline of

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North America after himself and sent a colonial expedition to explore it. He called the area

Florida. He was only in the country for a brief time before he was killed in Cuba by American

Indian soldiers.

When the Spanish conquistadors invaded North America in 1565, they assaulted the French

colony of Fort Caroline. Even after 200 French Huguenot immigrants had surrendered to Spain's

superior forces, the Spanish navy had overwhelmed and murdered them. St. Augustine was built

as a fortress by the Spanish to keep the Huguenots out of the area. St. Augustine, Florida is home

to the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, dating back to the 15th

century.

On August 3, 1492, Columbus sailed from Palos, Spain, in three tiny ships crewed by Spaniards.

He headed west from the Canaries, relying on globes and charts he trusted to convince him that

Japan was at the same latitude as him. Columbus calculated that if he missed Japan, his route

would only take him a few more miles to the shore of mainland China. European nations'

discovery and colonization of the New World were motivated by three factors: religion, money,

and glory. Europe's quest for a new maritime route to Asia coincided with its desire for

knowledge, Christian propagation, wealth and glory. They also desired spices during the Age of

Discovery. Christopher Columbus made four voyages from Spain to the New World, the first in

1492, the second in 1498, and the third in 1502. He was passionate about discovering a maritime

route that connected Europe and Asia, but he never did. The Americas were his prize instead.

Seafaring explorers were aided financially by European monarchs and princes like as Ferdinand

of Spain and Henry the Navigator of Portugal. They also intended to explore new trade routes in

order to find fresh sources of gold, silver, and other valuable metals. Exploration was also seen

as a way for Europe to preach Christianity to those residing in other nations.

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WHAT MOTIVATED THE EUROPEANS TO EXPLORE THEIR WORLD (NEW AMERICA)? Christopher Columbus, backed by the Spanish authorities, went out in 1492 to find a new route to Asia when he inadvertently stumbled across "new" lands in the Americas, which were really inhabited by long-established societies and civilizations that had been there for thousands of years. Later, other European countries followed suit, conducting explorations and incursions into what is now the United States. A voyage by Jacques Cartier on behalf of the French government led him to the present-day country of Canada, where they established the colony of New France and expanded the fur trade while also improving ties with many of the natives. The Spanish conquistadors conquered Central and South America in quest of gold, and they ended up destroying the great Aztec and Inca empires in the process of capturing it. As a consequ ...
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