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Spanish Explorers

By bhamblin20
  • Jan 1, 1470

    CORDOBA, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ DE

    Francisco Fernández de Córdoba (? - 1524) was a Spanish explorer and slave trader who explored Mexico (1517) and Nicaragua (1524). (YEAR OF BIRTH IS UNKNOWN.)
  • Jan 1, 1470

    DE NARVAEZ, PANFILO

    DE NARVAEZ, PANFILO
    Panfilo de Narvaez (1470?-1528) was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America (leaving Spain in 1527). He was born in Valladolid, Spain and died on his expedition to Florida.
    De Narvaez was granted the land of Florida by the Emperor Charles V in 1526. He led an expedition there with 300 men, including Cabeza de Vaca. After surviving a hurricane near Cuba, his expedition landed on the west coast of Florida (near Tampa Bay)
  • Period: Jan 1, 1470 to Jan 1, 1557

    Explorers

  • Jan 1, 1475

    BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE

    BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE
    Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513), after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland.
  • Jan 1, 1475

    DE AYLLON, LUCAS VAZQUEZ

    Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (1475-1526) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who tried to start a colony in North America in 1526. He was the first European colonizer of what is now South Carolina. His attempt to settle the coast of the Carolinas (near the mouth of the Peedee River at Winyah Bay) was unsuccessful.
  • Jan 1, 1485

    CORTES, HERNAN

    Hernán Cortés (also spelled Cortez), Marqués Del Valle De Oaxaca (1485-1547) was a Spanish adventurer and conquistador (he was also a failed law student) who overthrew the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain (1519-21).
  • Jan 1, 1490

    CABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ

    Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca [Cabeza de Vaca means "head of a cow"] (1490?-1557?) was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. De Vaca and his fellow travelers were the first Europeans to see the bison, or American buffalo.
  • Jan 1, 1492

    CASTILLO, BERNAL DIAZ DEL

    Bernal Diaz del Castillo, also known as Bernal Diaz, (1492-1584) was a Spanish historian and soldier who chronicled the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In 1514, he went to America as a soldier, with Pedrarias Dávila, the new governor of Darien. In 1517, he sailed to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico, with Francisco de Córdoba's expedition. He returned to Mexico in 1518 with Grijalva, and in 1519, with Hernando Cortés. This last expedition entailed over 100 battles, including the surrender of Mexico Ci
  • Jan 1, 1499

    CABRILLO, JUAN RODRIGUEZ

    Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (? -1543) was a Spanish or Portuguese explorer (his nationality is uncertain). Cabrillo was the first European explorer of the Californian coast. In 1542, he sailed from Acapulco to southern California, claiming California for King Charles I of Spain. Cabrillo named San Diego Bay and Santa Barbara. He died on San Miguel Island (in the Santa Barbara Channel) after a fight with Indians, from complications resulting from a broken leg.
  • Jan 1, 1510

    CORONADO, FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE

    Francisco Vásquez de Coronado (1510-1554) was a Spanish ruler, explorer and conquistador. He was the first European to explore North America's Southwest.
  • Jan 1, 1513

    PACIfIC OCEAN EAST

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean (in 1513), after crossing the Isthmus of Panama overland.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Mexico

    Spanish explorer CORDOBA, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ DE traveled to Mexico on Feb 8, 1517 on his voyage there he fought the Maya army and lost many of his men.
  • Jan 1, 1517

    Cuba

    In 1511 Francisco Fernández de Córdoba helped Juan de Grijalva conquer
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Mexico

    Hernán Cortés overthrew the Aztec empire and claimed Mexico for Spain
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Battle of Mexico city

    In 1519 CASTILLO, BERNAL DIAZ DEL with Hernando Cortés. entailed in over 100 battles, including the surrender of Mexico City
  • Jan 1, 1524

    Nicaragua

    CORDOBA, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ DE founded Nicaraqua but after his founding Nicaraqua he was killed by Pedro Arias de Ávila.
  • Jan 1, 1526

    Foundage of Florida

    De Narvaez was granted the land of Florida by the Emperor Charles V
  • Jan 1, 1526

    South Carolina

    Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón a conquistador and explorer who tried to start a colony in North America in 1526. He was the first European colonizer of what is now South Carolina. but failed ant later on died
  • Jan 1, 1527

    North America

    CABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America.
  • Jan 1, 1542

    California gets claimed

    CABRILLO, JUAN RODRIGUEZ was the first European explorer of the Californian coast. In 1542, he sailed from Acapulco to southern California, claiming California for King Charles I of Spain.
  • Jan 1, 1550

    foundage of SW North America

    CORONADO, FRANCISCO VASQUEZ DE was the first European to explore North America's Southwest.
  • Jan 1, 1557

    Credits!

    "Explorers from the Early 1500's - EnchantedLearning.com." Explorers from the Early 1500's - EnchantedLearning.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Sept. 2015.