Desoto march 1539 1544

Spanish Exploration

  • Jan 1, 1100

    Christians Freeing Holy Land

    Christians Freeing Holy Land
    Christians were trying to free the Holy Lands from Muslim or Islamic control.
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Marco Polo

    Marco Polo
    Marco Polo wrote the Description of the world of the travels of Marco Polo
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Columbus is from Italy. He has talked to Queen Isabell III (Queen of Spain). She has aproven his journey to find an alternative route to The Middle East. He set out on his journey and ran into new land, but is unknown about this land. He thinks and dies thinking he is in India but is in North America.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Corteze's Journey

    Corteze's Journey
    Cortez is a Spanish concisador. He is looking for gold in the new land that Columbus has found. He lands in Mexico and has now found alot of gold near Mexico City.
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Pineda's Journey

    Pineda's Journey
    Pineda is a Spanish explore that is trying to find a route to the Pacific ocean. He lands in Texas and has discovered it.
  • Jan 1, 1528

    De Vaca's Jouney

    De Vaca's Jouney
    He started in Spain and is searching for gold. He finds texas and is very cruel to the indians. He kills them and takes the the land and finds no gold and leaves.