Spanish Exploration

By JamesT
  • Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492

    He was trying to find a new easy passage to asia to trade to get silk,spices ect. but insted he found America but he didnt ever know that it wasent asia so he called the native americans indians so that is how they got there name
  • Feb 1, 1519

    Cortes

    he qonqured the aztces and brought back 6 millon dollars of gold
  • Feb 1, 1519

    Pineda

    he maped the coast Flordia to Texasand may have descovred the rio grande
  • Jan 1, 1525

    De Vaca and Estaban

    they were the first explores in Texas first to write about texas indians karankawas jumano and couhlitechans he also reported the 7 cities of gold cibola
  • Jan 1, 1539

    frar marcos and estaban

    they exsplored texas and new mexicothey told of seeing a city of gold bigger than mexico citythey didi not go so that is how coranado go to it
  • Jan 1, 1542

    coranado

    HE WAS CENT TO FIND THE CITIES OF GOLD HE EXSPLORED THE PLAINES OF TEXAS HE DISCOVERED PALO DURO AND WENT THROUGHT ARIZONA NEW MEXICO KANSAS OKALHOMA HE DID NOTHING
  • Jan 1, 1542

    DE SOTO AND MOSCOSO

    They discovred the mississipi river they went floordia to texas
    gave same report as coranadothat makes stop exploration for 150 years