Conquistadors In The First European Voyages

It seems that almost every country in Europe has been sending explorers all over the world. Many of the explorers do what they are supposed to do and are successful in their voyages. However there are also explorers, or more specifically, conquistadors that have failed in the the missions given to them by the country for which they are exploring and conquering for. This poses the question of, is money being wasted by our leaders that could be used to better our countries?
Many voyages that explorers have been going on seem to be a waste of resources. For example, Pánfilo de Narváez went on two expeditions and he failed on each. One his first voyage, he was supposed to stop Herán Cortes from being the leader because he was being tried with treason and proved to not be loyal to Spain. Pánfilo de Narváez had about 900 men, while Cortes had 300 men. However, Narváez still managed to be taken hostage, failing to stop
He was sent to find the riches of part of the New World since there were rumors of gold being readily available there. He was unable to find the gold or any other treasures that he was sent to find and forced to turn back after several men died. On his second voyage he returned to the same place, however, this voyage was slightly more successful because he actually found out that the rumors of the gold were true. He didn’t go far enough in, to where the Incas were, a place he discovered later on. He didn’t bring any gold back to the governor of Panama, the man who allowed him to go on his voyages. The governor was angered and refused to let him go on another trip because he had lost faith in Pizarro’s ability to explore and find something of value. He turned to the Spanish, who allowed him to go, which while he did bring back many riches this time, this was an irrational decision, based on what he had previously done. It was more likely that he would do terribly and waste money and