Desoto march 1539 1544

Spanish Exploration

  • Christians Freeing Holy Land
    Jan 1, 1100

    Christians Freeing Holy Land

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

    Marco Polo

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

    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.
  • Corteze's Journey
    Jan 1, 1519

    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.
  • Pineda's Journey
    Jan 1, 1519

    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.
  • De Vaca's Jouney
    Jan 1, 1528

    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.