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Aug 3, 1492
Colombus' First Voyage
He was searching for a western water rroute to India. Instead he landed at the Bahamas and called it the New World. it was important because, he found new worlds and he got silk and spices that they didn't have. -
Feb 10, 1519
Cortes' Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztec indians and brought 8 tons of gold back to spain -
Feb 18, 1519
Pinedas' Voyage
Pineda was the first person to map the Gulf Coast. This later on caused another expedition to "the new world" based off of his map. -
Jun 27, 1527
DeVaca Voyage Beginning Day
Narvez was the leader. the purpose of this expedition was to find the gold. -
Jan 1, 1528
Fray Marcos and Esteban's Journey
The purpose of the jorney was to find gold, and Fray Marcos ended up "finding" the 7 cities of gold, but we don't know if he really saw it, or if he was hallusinating, or lying. -
Nov 26, 1528
DeVaca Discovers Texas
They regularly were on Florida and the got off the boat and got left. So they built their own ship, but no one could sail. More and more people died during the trip. They ended up on Galveston, because of a gale. De Vaca discovered Texas when he crashed on Galveston. He stayed in Texas for 8 years. -
Moscosco's Expedition
Hernando De Soto was the leader of the expedition, and the goal of the expedition was to find gold. They didn't find anything, but they did discover the Mississippi river -
Coronado's Expedition
Explored 5 states (North America) trying to find the 7 cities of Cibolba and Quivera
