Spanish Exploration

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Colombus' First Voyage

    Colombus' First Voyage
    -He was looking for a shorter sea route from Europe to Asia.
    -He found America.
    -It is important because, he convinced the Europeans of exploring more in the 1500's.
  • Mar 1, 1519

    Cortes Voyage

    Cortes Voyage
    -He Conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
    -He then, on the ruins of the Aztecs, started what is now Mexico City, and discovered California.
  • Jun 2, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    Pineda's Voyage
    -First European to see the coastal areas of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
    -It was important because, He verified that Florida is a peninsula not an Island.
  • Jun 1, 1527

    DeVaca Voyage Start Day

    DeVaca Voyage Start Day
    -The leader was Pánfilo Narvaez.
  • Nov 6, 1528

    DeVaca discovers Texas

    DeVaca discovers Texas
    -The army built boats, three boats were lost. LAnded on Galveston Island Shipwrecked.
    -From 1529 to 1534
  • Apr 1, 1538

    Moscoso Expedition

    Moscoso Expedition
    -The leader was Hernando de Soto. When De Soto dies the new Leader was Moscoso.
    -De Soto dies of a high Fever in the Mississippi River.
    -To obtain Gold and Riches. When De Soto dies it is to find a route to New Spain which is now Mexico.
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Coronados Expedition

    Coronados Expedition
    -Coronado had hoped to conquer the Seven Cities of Gold.
    -He was trying to find a NorthWest route to China and the west Indies.
    -It is Important, because he was the first to discover the SouthWestern USA