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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sets sail
Columbus finally gets permission fromn spain to sail to find a waterway to Cathay and find riches. He lands in the the Bahamas,thinking he is in India, and conquers the land, claiming it for Spain. His importance is that he is the one to start exploration in thwe western hemisphere -
Feb 18, 1519
Cortez sets sail
Cortez lands in Mexico and then conquers the Aztecs and steals their gold and enslaves/slaughters the tribe and builds Mexico city right on top of the Aztecs city.He brings back 99 tons of gold and, with that, kick-starts exploration -
Jun 12, 1519
Pineda maps the coast
Pineda maps all fo the coast (from florida to west texas) and gives the map for Narveaz and De Vaca to explore -
Jun 17, 1527
De Vaca journey Part 1
Narveaz and De Vaca sail to Florida when their ships wreck,and they are stranded with no way to get back to Cuba. -
Nov 6, 1528
De Vaca discovers texas
De vaca discovers texas when his makeshift barges crashes on Galveston. He is trapped in Texas for 8 years and encounters the Karankawas, Coquielitecans, and Jumanos -
Apr 30, 1531
Frar Marcos and Estaban journey
They weresent to find the 7 cities of gold that De Vaca reported.Estaban is killed by indians and Fray Marcos reporets that he really "saw"the 7 cities of gold. -
May 25, 1539
Moscosco's expedition
De Soto was the original leader but died of a fever.Moscoso took over, found nothing, and confirmed Coranados report -
Apr 22, 1540
Coranados expedition
He searched for the 7 cities of gold and Quivera. His quide to Quivera was a Turk and he was strangled to death by Coranado for lying. He brought back nothing and reported that Texas is no good.