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Why did exploration and colonization of the new world would be beneficial to world empires .

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Answer:The motivations for colonial expansion were trade and the spread of the Christian faith through indigenous conversions. The Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon was an early invader of the Americas, traveling to the New World on Columbus' second voyage.

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