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Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus Discovers the New World
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers the New World

    Columbus was off to India to find a new western route and to find spices. Instead, he traveled across the whole Atlantic Ocean only to find new land. This was important because the United States of America would never be found by contries across the ocean.
  • Pineda Maps the Coast
    Jul 16, 1519

    Pineda Maps the Coast

    In 1519, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda mapped the coast from Texas to Florida. This was important because it lead to more explorations of the coast.
  • Cortes Conquers the Aztecs
    Oct 30, 1519

    Cortes Conquers the Aztecs

    Hernan Cortes conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. This was important because this lead to exploration on the North American gulf coast.
  • De Vaca's Voyage
    Jun 17, 1527

    De Vaca's Voyage

    Narvaez was the leader of this voyage. This voyage was to conquer islands for Spain.
  • De Vaca Gets Shipwrecked
    Nov 5, 1528

    De Vaca Gets Shipwrecked

    De Vaca discovered Texas but he didn't mean to. De Vaca was shipwrecked and thrown onto the shores of Galveston, Texas. De Vaca was here for eight years.
  • Coronado
    Jan 1, 1535

    Coronado

    Coronado was looking for the seven cities of gold. He was going to find the two cities of Quivera and Cibola. This journey led to no gold and he reported that there was no gold. This was important because it made people not want to explore Texas.
  • Moscoso's Expedition
    May 25, 1539

    Moscoso's Expedition

    Hernanado de Soto was the leader of Moscoso's expedition. The purpose was to find gold. They discovered the Mississippi River.
  • Fray Marcos and Esteban
    Jan 1, 1540

    Fray Marcos and Esteban

    The purpose of this journey was to find the seven cities of gold. They did not see any gold. Instead of reporting that there wasn't any gold, they said that they had seen the seven cities of gold.