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Columbus found the Bahamas which led him to find Natives or Indians. He also found Gold.
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Cortes conquered the Aztecs and Mexico. He found tons of gold.
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Pineda sailed across the Gulf Coast and he mapped it out for 800 miles
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Narvez was DeVaca's leader, and his goal was to get to the coast.
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DeVaca crash landed in Texas, then he went back to mexico city and he meet the Karankawas
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The purpose of this journey was to study the north, Esteban got his eye poked out by Cortes, and he reported that he found the 7 cities of gold
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He searched for cibola or the 7 cities of gold, Esteban was his guide and the he died by cortes, he discovered 5 states, and he is important because he said Texas was a bad place to go
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His leader was De Soto and he died from fever by the Mississippi, and he reported a route through Texas