Spanish exploration map

Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus' first voyage
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus' first voyage

    Columbus was looking for silk and spices in India. instead of coming to India he crashed into the Bahamas and discovered the New World
  • Cortes voyage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Cortes voyage

    Cortes conquered the Aztec's. it was important because if he didnt he wouldn't have found tons of gold.
  • Pineda's voyage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Pineda's voyage

    First to Map the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas.
  • DeVaca voyage start day
    Jan 1, 1528

    DeVaca voyage start day

    The leader was Narvez, and the purpose was to find the 7 cities of gold for Spain.
  • De Vaca discovers Texas
    Jan 1, 1537

    De Vaca discovers Texas

    First to write about the Texas Indians. Perform the first "surgery" in Texas as a medicine man. De Vaca was in Texas for 8 years.
  • Moscoso' Expedition
    Jan 1, 1539

    Moscoso' Expedition

    The purpose of the journey is to search for gold. Moscoso discovered the Mississippi River. The report that Moscoso gave is the same as Coronado, Spainwould not return for 150 years beacuse of these reports
  • Frat Marcos and Esteban Journey
    Nov 15, 1539

    Frat Marcos and Esteban Journey

    The purpose of the journet is to study the 7 cities of gold. the told of seeing a city filled wiht gold, looked larger than Mexico.
  • Coronado's Expedition
    Jan 1, 1540

    Coronado's Expedition

    Coronado was looking for the 7 cities of gold. Texas and Arizona. The importance of his journey was to find the 7 cities of Cibola and then Quivera on the 2nd part of his journey