They were both conservatives
The main cause of the Punic wars was the conflicts of interest between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic.
After Cortés, conquistadors explored Central and South America to find gold and treasure. Pizarro conquered the Inca empire in South Americas in the 1530s. Conquistadors went north looking for gold. Juan Ponce de León claimed present-day Florida for Spain in 1513.