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Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus' 1st Voyage
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus' 1st Voyage

    He was looking for a new route to get to India but ended up finding the Americas. We are because of him (just because he was the first to think he could)
  • Cortes' Voyage
    Feb 18, 1519

    Cortes' Voyage

    He conquered the Aztecs and found gold which led to other exporers being sent.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    Jun 2, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    He left Spain and mapped the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico which leads to De Vaca's journey.
  • De Vaca's Voyage start day
    Jan 1, 1527

    De Vaca's Voyage start day

    Narvaez was the leader of the voyage and the purpose was to explore the map pineda made.
  • De Vaca Discovers Texas
    Nov 6, 1528

    De Vaca Discovers Texas

    They got left in Florida and made "boats" and got caught in a gale when they crash landed in Galveston. He was walking on and off for 8 years before he was picked up in Mexico.
  • Moscoso's Expedition
    Apr 1, 1538

    Moscoso's Expedition

    Moscoso left spain with his leader De Soto on their way to find Cibola. On the way the found the Mississippi River where De Soto died and Moscoso took over. When they got back they reported the same as Coronado and said not to go to Texas.
  • Fray Marcos and Estaban Journey
    Jan 1, 1539

    Fray Marcos and Estaban Journey

    The purpose of Their journey was to find Cibola, the 7 cities of gold, they got there and when Fray Marcos returned he said he saw Cibola when he didn't.
  • Coronado's Expedition
    Apr 23, 1540

    Coronado's Expedition

    He went looking for gold and Cibola when he burned 125 Zunies alive. The Turk was then sent to escort them away so he made up the legend of Quivera. The Turk lied so Coronado strangled him and when Coronado got back he said not to go to Texas.