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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
On Columbus' voyage he wanted to find a water route to Asia. Even though that is not what he found he ended up what was considered the new world which was considered the earth's western hemisphere. Mostly the Americas. Columbus' voyage was important because it started exploration. -
Jun 2, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda was a Spanish explorer. He explored along the coast (Gulf Of Mexico). His importance in history is that he furthered exploration along the coast -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes Voyage
Cortes was a Spanish conquistador. In Mexico he conquered the Aztec Empire. He is important in history because he claimed Mexico. -
Apr 1, 1528
De Vaca Voyage
De Vaca was a Spanish explorer. Narvez was his leader. The purpose of his expedition was to find gold in Florida. De vaca explored Texas. He explored Texas because he crashed into Galveston. He was in Texas for almost 7 years and while he was there he met the karankawa Indians. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban
The purpose of Fray Marcos and Esteban's journey was to study land up north. On that journey Esteban died because he walked up to an Indian tribe and asked for there women. Fray Marcos reported that there was city of gold in New Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado's Expedition
The purpose of his expedition was to find the 7 cities of gold. He discovered the Palo duro and Arizona Grand Canyon. The guide for his second journey was the Turk. He ended up dying. The importance of his journey was that reported not to go Texas because the indians were cruel and the land was awful. -
Jan 1, 1546
De Soto and Moscoso
the leader of De Soto and Moscoso was Moscoso he ended up dying. He gave the same report about Texas that Coronado gave which was that the Indians were cruel and the land was awful.
