Spanish exploration

Spanish Exploration

By lolskye
  • Columbus' First Voyage
    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.
  • Cortes' Voyage
    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.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    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.
  • The Start of De Vaca's Voyage
    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.
  • De Vaca Discovers Texas
    Nov 6, 1528

    De Vaca Discovers Texas

    They built 5 boats and got shipwrecked onto Galveston. He was in Texas for 8 years.
  • Fray Marcos and Esteban's Journey
    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.
  • Moscoso's Expedition
    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.
  • Coronado's Expedition
    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.