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Spanish Exploration

  • Christopher Columbus' Expidition
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus' Expidition

    he was searching for a faster trade route to asia and he found central america. It was imporrtant because columbus' discovery allowed the period of colnization
  • Cortes Voyage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Cortes Voyage

    Hernan Cortes was an explorer who made the Aztec empire fall and brought most of Mexico under the rule of Spain. He did it with about 500 men and 11 ships. It is important because Cortes found New Spain.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    Aug 1, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    Alonso Alvarez De Pineda explored down the Gulf of Mexico. His journey led to the creation of the first map of Texas.
  • Devaca's  Voyage
    Apr 1, 1528

    Devaca's Voyage

    De Vaca's leader was Narveaz and the purpose of the expodition was to claim florida to mexico for Spain
  • De Vaca discovers Texas
    Nov 8, 1528

    De Vaca discovers Texas

    He discoverd texas by shipwreking on galveston. he was in texas for 8 years. he met the Karankawa and the Coauhilitecan
  • Fray Marcos and Estaban's journey
    May 21, 1531

    Fray Marcos and Estaban's journey

    to locate the seven cities of gold .Estaban got killed by the Zuni indians. He saw the city of Cibola from a distance and claimed it was the seven cities of gold and bigger than new mexico.
  • Moscoso's Expidition
    Jan 1, 1539

    Moscoso's Expidition

    de soto was the leader. he died and so they threw him in the mississippi river. he didn't discover anything
  • Coronado's expidition
    Jan 1, 1540

    Coronado's expidition

    He was searching for Cibola and Quivera. The guide for the second part was Turk and then Coronado made him dig his own grave and then killed him. he discoverd Palo Duro canyon and the Grand Canyon. His report made Spain stay away from texas for 150 years