Conquistador time line By schreiber Period: Nov 22, 1460 to Nov 22, 1596 Early Florida Explorers Nov 22, 1513 Leon's ships landed so he named it La Florida. Nov 29, 1519 Menedez ran away from home to be a sailer. Nov 22, 1521 Leon returns to Florida to build a colony. A month later the Calusa killed him. Nov 22, 1528 Vaca and Narvaez sail to Florida. Nov 22, 1530 But then they landed some were eles! Nov 22, 1535 Men sewed ther shirts and made a boat a storm came and Vaca died. Nov 22, 1539 Desoto landed in Tampa and men almost died of not having water but found a unexplored place with water. Nov 22, 1542 Desoto became ill and died. Nov 29, 1556 The king granted him permission to start a colony in FL. Nov 22, 1562 Desoto sailed to FL to find gold. Nov 22, 1562 Ribault was sent from Fance to FL to get land. Nov 29, 1566 He tradded the Calusa for food and other supplies. Nov 29, 1574 Menedez dies. Nov 30, 1586 Drake sailed to the East coast of FL. Nov 30, 1597 They landed in FL and Drake picked up a tropical disease and he wanted to die as a soldier so he got out of his deth bed and put on his armor.