Spanish Exploration

Christopher Columbus Birth

Oct 30, 1451

Christopher Columbus was born on October 30, 1451. Why he was so important was because he encouraged other explorers to explore more even though he failed. Christopher Columbus explored the Carribean islands and explored. He also explored the Central and South American Coasts. He never did set foot on North America.

Cortez Birth

Oct 25, 1485

Hernan Cortez was born around 1485 in Medellen, Spain.

De Vaca's Birth

Oct 25, 1490

De Vaca was born on 1490 in Jerez de la Frontera .

Columbus Sets Sail

Aug 3, 1492

Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain on August 3, 1492. The reason why Columbus wanted to explore was to find a route to get to the East Indies.

Columbus Finds no Gold

Aug 14, 1492

Once Columbus finds no gold, he uses the Native Americans (Tainos) for slaves. Whoever didn't get enough gold, would get their hand chopped off. He theen makes up an idea for a slave trade because he notices that there isn't much gold to find. The queen and king had high expectations for him and he didn't want to fail.

Columbus Fails, but Starts more Expedition

Aug 26, 1492

Clumbus was very low on gold and most of the slaves had died. He was then called a failure by the queen and king of Spain.

Columbus's importance

Aug 26, 1492

Although Columbus failed and treated the Indians cruely, he was vry important because he started more explorers to explore more.

Columbus Lands

Oct 11, 1492

Christopher Columbus lands on what he 'thinks' is North America, but is one of the Carribean islands, Hispiniola. On Hispiniola he finds Native Americans, and calls them Indians.He realizes that they would trade gold for useless bells.

Columbus Thinks he Landed on the New World

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus tinks he has landed on Asia, his real destination, but he actually lands in the Bahamas.

Columbus Meets the Native Americans

Oct 13, 1492

Once Columbus arrives, he finds native americans, which he calls Indians. He calls them Indians because he thinks he landed on Asia. He thinks that the Indians are very dumb because they trade gold and many more things for cheap beads and bells. He then uses this to his advantage.

Pineda's Birth

Oct 25, 1494

Pineda was born on 1494.

Hernan Cortez Sets Sail

Oct 24, 1518

Hernan Cortez set sail at the age of 19 to the New World. He was inspired by Columus, so then he went to explor the New World. Hernan Cortez then went on another expedition to Mexico in 1518.

Cortez Finds the Aztecs

Feb 24, 1519

Once Cortez lands on the coast of Mexico, he found a HUGE empire which is now Mexico today. The empire belonged to the Aztecs.

Pineda Maps the Gulf of Mexico

Oct 25, 1519

Pineda has lead several expeditions to map the Gulf of Mexico. Pineda was also the first person to get to Texas and map its coast.

Pineda's Death and his Importance

Oct 25, 1520

Pineda died in 1520 by drowning in a shipwreck. Pineda also started more explorers to make a spanish settlement on Texas.

Cortez Conquers the Aztecs

Aug 13, 1521

Cortez had a ferocious battle with the Aztecs, and he used deadly force. He brought over 500 men to battle, but the Aztec's had millions. At the end Cortez was victorious.

Cortez Importance to History

Aug 13, 1521

Cortez brought back 99 tons of gold back from the Aztec Empire, and he ignited exploration. Soon many explorers went to Mexico to explore.

De Vaca Sets Sail on a Expedittion to Mexico

Jun 17, 1527

De Vaca is set on a expediion to Mexico wit his "original" leader, Pánfilo de Narváez.

De Vaca's Original Purpose of Expedition

Jun 17, 1527

De Vaca's original purpose for exploration was to explore the New World.

De Vaca Arrives at Texas on a Shipwreck

Oct 25, 1527

De Vaca crash landed on Texas by a big Gale. He was one of the four survivors.

Estabon and Fray Marcos Set Sail

Oct 25, 1527

Estabon was a slave that was sold and was set on a expedition to Florida to establish a colony. Fray Marcos was also with Esatbon on the journey.

Estabon and Fray Marcos Gets Washed Ashore

Oct 25, 1528

Fray Marcos and Estabon got washed ashore on Galveston w=along with others, including De Vaca. Estabon traveled on Galveston for eight years.

De Vaca Stranded on Texas for Eight Years

Oct 25, 1535

Da Vaca traveled for eight years all over the US South Westuntil he found the other explorers that were with him, when they first came there.

De Vaca Meets many Tribes

Oct 25, 1535

When De Vaca was stranded on Texas, he became a trader to Spain because he became a healer man to the Native Americans. De Vaca, on his travels on Texas met many tribes that sheltered him and fed him.

Moscoso Has and Expedition in the Southeast of the U.S.

Apr 17, 1538

Moscoso leads Hernando de Sota on an expedition throughout the Southeast of the U.S.

Moscoso's oOriginal Leader

Oct 25, 1538

Moscoso's orginal leader was Hernando De Soto.

Fray Marcos Report the 7 Cities of Gold

Oct 25, 1539

Fray Marcos makes up a story about the 7 cities of gold, which makes more explorers go over there to see if its true.

Coranodo Searches for the Seven Cities of Gold

Oct 25, 1540

When Coranodo hears about the 7 cities of gold, he goes on a expedition on the southwestern part of the U.S., he also discovers the Great Canyon.

Coronodo searches for Cibola and Quivira

Oct 25, 1540

Coronodo searches for the 7 cities of gold in Cibola, but finds out that Cibola was actually the homes of adobe native americans. The same thing also happens when Coronodo goes on his second adventure to Quivira, but finds nothing.

A Turk Leads the Expedition do Quivira

Oct 25, 1541

A Turk in Coronodo's expedition kies about another city of gold, called Quivira. He leads Coronodo there, but soon they find nothing there.

The Turk Runs Away From Coronodo

Oct 25, 1541

Once Coronodo finds nothing at Quivira, the Turk runs away in the middle of the night.

Coronodo's Discovery's

Oct 25, 1541

On Coronodo's jurney, although he found nothing he had discovered many landscaes of the U.S. He Discovered the Grand Canyon, Palo Dura Canyon, etc.

Importance of Coronodo

Oct 25, 1541

The importance of Coronodo was that he disccovered many things and he reported about many cultures and native americans

Mosocoso Takes over Army

Oct 25, 1542

When Hernando dies, Mosocoso takes over the army.