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Explain Why The Spanish Discovered Gold In 1540
Humanities: The Spanish Discovered Gold in Texas in 1540 By Nicholas Fields
Exposition Introduction:
In the 1540's the Spaniards arrived in Texas to look for gold. The expedition was led by Captain Barbados. The ship carried over 300 people. The ship's carried slaves, food, livestock (cows, pigs, sheep, chickens and goats), plants, flour and Sugar.
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While they were out on their voyage from Spain, the Spaniards encountered huge storms.
The currents of the ocean threw the ships off course. The ship's navigators used maps but quickly became confused and lost in the Storms.
Soon, the ships crashed into the rocks developed holes. Quickly, the water was rushing onto the ship. The ship's crew tried to save ship by patching the holes. Because the water was much faster than the crew, the ship began to sink. The shipwrecked near Galveston Island without losing any crew. After being shipwrecked, the Spaniards began to explore the island to determine how they would survive and make a home on the island. They found a cave that seemed like it would make great cover. When they were exploring the cave, something shiny and began to dig. As they dug, they discovered gold, gems and minerals.
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He was very scared of having to share the riches with anyone. He instructed all those digging, to place all the gold, gems and minerals in a Section of the Cave while others build a fence from local trees around the riches. Quickly, there was fighting among Captain Barbados Crew and slaves as many tried to escape with riches but were killed by Captain
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