as the name implies, to conquer. what's not implied is that they brought home to their kings and queens whatever they found/took. the better and the bigger the prize, the bigger and better they stood with the lords and masters at home. case in point is columbus. his first two voyages were most successful and brought home lots and lots of gold bullion, etc., but the succeeding voyages yielded less and less. his arrogance increased while his booty didn't. by the end, his popularity with king ferdinand and queen isabella was at an all time low. he ended up in jail.
it's rather odd you would ask this questions which kind of implies, in itself, that you either do not know anything of the times of exploration or are asking if we could fill in the missing blanks of your overall education. either way, it's time for you to read up and then ask.
Spanish conquistadors went to the Americas to spread catholic religion, gain fame, wealth, and new territory for their country. Some wanted to find trade routes to other countries
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as the name implies, to conquer. what's not implied is that they brought home to their kings and queens whatever they found/took. the better and the bigger the prize, the bigger and better they stood with the lords and masters at home. case in point is columbus. his first two voyages were most successful and brought home lots and lots of gold bullion, etc., but the succeeding voyages yielded less and less. his arrogance increased while his booty didn't. by the end, his popularity with king ferdinand and queen isabella was at an all time low. he ended up in jail.
it's rather odd you would ask this questions which kind of implies, in itself, that you either do not know anything of the times of exploration or are asking if we could fill in the missing blanks of your overall education. either way, it's time for you to read up and then ask.
Spanish conquistadors went to the Americas to spread catholic religion, gain fame, wealth, and new territory for their country. Some wanted to find trade routes to other countries
Cortez The Killer Conquistador is my 2nd favourite song by Procol Harum and Cortez is one's of Neil's very best songs.
well considering if your translate the name conquistador it means to conquer so i would say conquer lol
Finding gold for their fat lazy bosses sitting on their thrones.