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Dias finds a water route around the coast of Africa to Asia. -
Columbus makes landfall in the West Indies -
Pineda explores the coast of the Gulf of Mexico -
recounted eight years of travel and survival in the area of Chicano culture: present-day Texas, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. -
Pánfilo de Narváez explores Florida -
Marcos de Niza and Estavanico search for gold and lie about seeing it. -
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explores the Southwest for Cibola (City of Gold) -
Hernando De Soto explores the South East of the United States -
Moscoso de Alvarado takes over from De Soto and explores East Texas -
Juan de Oñate explores New Mexico and finds the Santa Fe mission