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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492
Chritopher Columbus
He was looking for a new route to Asia. He landed in the Bahamas and found gold, native americans, and most importantly the New World -
Feb 1, 1519
Cortez
He found gold and started major exploration -
Period: Feb 1, 1519 to Oct 15, 1524
Cortez' Expedition
Accompanied by about 11 ships, 500 men, 13 horses and a small number of cannons, he landed in Tenochtitlan where the Aztecs thought he was a god. he then procedded to slaughter the Aztecs and take overe the city. the city was torn down, covered with dirt, and Mexico City was built on top of the ruins. He then personaly ruled over Mexico City until October 15, 1524 -
Mar 26, 1519
Pineda
first person to map the Gulf of Mexico -
Period: Mar 26, 1519 to Nov 24, 1519
Pineda
He was the first person to map the Gulf coast and dicovered the Rio Grande. on June 2, 1519 he dicovered the Mississippi River, He returned to Jamaica in the late fall of 1519, where he died year later -
Oct 6, 1527
De Vaca In Texas
During eight years of traveling across the Texas, he became a slave, trader and shaman to various Native American tribes. -
Apr 15, 1528
De Vaca's Voyage
Landed in present day Tampa Bay, Florida -
Period: Apr 15, 1528 to Oct 6, 1528
De Vaca's voyage
He landed in present day Tampa Bay, Florida -
Period: Oct 6, 1528 to Jan 1, 1535
De Vaca In Texas
During eight years of traveling across the Texas, he became a slave, trader and shaman to various Native American tribes. -
Jan 1, 1537
Fray Marcos and Estaban
Estaban traveled ahead of Fray Marcos and was killed by indians. Fray Marcos went on however an claimed to see the seven cities of Cibola -
Feb 23, 1540
Coronado
He was looking for gold and the seven cities of Cibola then he heard about Quivera which, supposedly, was entirely mad of gold and was run my Amazon women. -
May 21, 1542
Moscoso
Said the same thing about Texas that Coronado did. He said that it was of no use to Spain
