Spanish Explorers

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  • Period: Jan 8, 1400 to

    Spanish Explorers

  • Columbus sets sail the ocean blue
    May 8, 1492

    Columbus sets sail the ocean blue

    Columbus sets sail on the ocean blue in search of India for spices.
  • Period: Jan 8, 1500 to

    Spanish Explorers

  • Hernando Cortes fights the Aztects
    Jan 8, 1521

    Hernando Cortes fights the Aztects

    In 1521, Cortez attacks the Aztects in Tenochtitlan then deafeats them took their riches and named the city Mexico City.
  • Hernando Cotez reaches Baja California
    Jan 9, 1535

    Hernando Cotez reaches Baja California

    Cortes sailed north from Mexico's west coast in search of of the Strait of Anian but instead reaches Baja California
  • Cotez claims Baja California to himself
    Sep 15, 1540

    Cotez claims Baja California to himself

    Cortez claims Baja California to himself, but this was his last journey to America. He returned to Spain without ever finding the Strait of Anian.
  • Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sets out to explore Alta California
    May 15, 1542

    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sets out to explore Alta California

  • Drake crossed the Atlantic ocean
    Mar 10, 1577

    Drake crossed the Atlantic ocean

    Drake crossed the Atlantic ocean. Hr sailed through the Strait of Anian. He becsme the first English sailor to reach the west coast of America