Also, when Columbus first met the Taino people he "attempted to learn if they had gold"4 Columbus also "captured local people to serve as guides and interpreters"5 Every explorer, once in Spanish America, speaks and thinks of gold constantly. The thought of wealth, fame, and fortune drove the Spanish to the Americas in the first place...
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The thought of wealth, fame, and fortune drove the Spanish to the Americas in the first place. Columbus traveled to the Americas because he wanted to find a better trade route to the Indies, in order to stake a claim in the trades. Once he landed on the islands of the Caribbeans, he claimed the land for Spain, and was rewarded the land for him and his descendants to rule over by the King and Queen of Spain...
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