Texas History Timeline.

  • Oct 26, 1490

    DeVaca Voyage Part one start day

    DeVaca Voyage Part one start day
    DeVaca's leader was Narvez and they were exploring because they wanted to colonize a region between Florida and Rio Soto la Marina.
  • Oct 26, 1490

    DeVaca Discovers Texas

    DeVaca Discovers Texas
    They were gonna settle but then there ship left them so they built rafts and the shipwrecked and landed on Galveston. He stayed here for 8 years. He met the Jumanos, Coahuiltecans, and the Karankawas.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus' First Voyage

    Columbus' First Voyage
    Columbus' Voyage was about him looking for a trade route to Asia for spices by going West.Christoper Columbus Instead of finding Asia found North and South America. The importance of it is that without him we wouldn't of found the North and South America.
  • Jun 12, 1504

    Cortés Voyage

    Cortés Voyage
    Hernán Cortés conquered Mexico for Spain.Cortés also conquered the Aztecs. This is important because he found a lot of gold for Spain.
  • Oct 26, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    Pineda's Voyage
    Pineda was on Columbus' second voyage and he was looking for a a water passage from the Gulf to the Orient. He also mapped about 800 miles. This is important because they wouldn't of know the places he mapped.
  • Oct 28, 1527

    Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey.

    Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey.
    Frey Marcos and Esteban were looking for riches. Esteban was a slave and was helping lead the expedition. Fray Marcos reported to see The 7 Cities of Gold but no one knew if he was lying or telling the truth.
  • Oct 28, 1540

    Coronado's expedition

    Coronado's expedition
    The two cities that Coronado Explored were Cibola, and Mexico City. Frey Marcos was Coronado's guide.Coronado found the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon. This is important because he found the most important canyons.
  • May 21, 1542

    Moscosco' Expedition

    Moscosco' Expedition
    Fernando De Soto was his expedition leader and he died from a fever. They reported to not find anything.