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Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus was looking for a differnt route to India. He found the "new world" and brought back gold. Christopher Columbus started the exploring in North America because of the riches he found.
  • Cortes
    Mar 3, 1519

    Cortes

    Cortes conquered the Aztecs along with their leader. He founds tons of gold and explored Mexico. He is important because he made more people want explore North and South America because he found so much gold.
  • Pineda
    Jun 2, 1519

    Pineda

    Pineda maped the gulf coast from Florida to Texas made reports of the region. He is important because his map led to others exploring the Gulf Coast.
  • De Vaca Start
    Oct 31, 1528

    De Vaca Start

    De Vacas leader was Narvaez who he helped fing gold.
  • De Vaca Galveston
    Oct 31, 1537

    De Vaca Galveston

    De Vaca ship wrecked in Galveston. He lost most of his men and encounteered different Indian tribes. He spent eight to nine years trying to survive.
  • Apr 7, 1538

    Moscoso

    Moscoso explored west Texas and discovered the Mississippi where he died. His expedition was tooken over by someone elese and continued.
  • Fray Marcos
    Oct 31, 1539

    Fray Marcos

    Marcos told of seeing a city filled with gold that looked larger than Mexico City. He lies about seeing a city filled with gold but nobody nos why.
  • Coronado
    Nov 4, 1540

    Coronado

    Coronado was looking for two cities. One of them was the Seven Cities of Gold and the other was Quivera, the city ran by amazon women and was filled with gold. He explored Texas plus five other states. He found no gold and left a bad report on Texas.