Why did the Spanish explore the southeastern region of North America during the 1500s?

They are evaluating each other and acting on their evaluations, setting up networks of friend, foe, and in-between.

Hernando De Soto explored the southeast region of North America for Spain, searching for gold, a suitable site for a colony, and an overland route from Mexico to the Atlantic.

he armenian genocide, also known as the armenian holocaust, was the ottoman government's systematic extermination of 1.5 million armenians, mostly citizens within the ottoman empire.

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your answer would be (a)