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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
Columbus started off looking for a weat water route to India/Asia. He found the New World ( North and South America ) and gold. His voyage was important because it made the Spanish explore in North America because of the riches he found. -
Apr 21, 1519
Cortes' Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztecs and leader Montezuma. His voyage was important because he sparked the interest of many people to explore North and South America because he found so much gold. -
Jun 2, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda was the first to map the Gulf Coast from FLorida to Texas. His map of the coast led to others exploring the land on the Gulf Coast. -
Jan 1, 1528
The Start of De Vaca's Voyage
De Vaca's leader was Narvez and the purpose of this expedition was to search for gold in Florida with his leader. -
Nov 6, 1528
De Vaca Discovers Texas
They built 5 boats and got shipwrecked onto Galveston. He was in Texas for 8 years. -
Sep 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban's Journey
The purpose of their journey was to study the land to the north. Esteban was killed by Zunis for demanding food and women. Fray Marcos climbed on top of a hill to have a better view and reported/lied that he saw a golden city. -
Nov 3, 1539
Moscoso's Expedition
DeSoto was the leader of this expedition but Moscoso took over after he died. The purpose of his expedition was to search for gold. They explored from Florida to Texas along Pineda’s map and DeSoto died at the Mississippi River. This expedition is important because Spain would not return for 150 years because of his reports. He basically had the same reports Coronado did. -
Feb 23, 1540
Coronado's Expedition
Coronado was looking for the 7 cities of gold for Spain. He was looking for Cibola and Quivera and his expedition was important because Spanish do not return with any major expeditions for 150 years because of his report.
