Timeline: Spanish Exploration

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus Firfst Voyage

Looking for: New trade route for asia
Found: Bahamas
Importance: Back then considered a failute but now it is one of the best. Columbus wanted to trade slaves but Queen said no.

Jan 1, 1504

Cortes Voyage

Conquered: Aztecs
Importance: Giving spain control over the region and lanching a long spanish conquest that would encompass most americans

Jan 1, 1519

Pineda's Voyage

Did: First european to explore and map the gulf litoral between the areas of Juan Ponce De Leon and Diego Velazquez
Discovered;Rio Grande

Jan 1, 1527

De Vaca start day

Leader:Narvez
Purpose:Colonize Flordia

Nov 5, 1536

Moscoso

Leader:Narveaz
Purpose:Find a route to new spain (mexico)
What happened: He died and body got throwned in MI]ississppi

Nov 6, 1536

De Vaca discoveres Texas

how:Shipwrecked
How long:4 years

Jan 1, 1539

Fray Marcocs and Esteban

Purpose: to explore lands to the north in the name of Catholicism and the King of Spain
Esteban Died
Fray Marcos reported that there were beautiful women and gold