spanish exploration

  • colombus first voyage
    Jan 1, 1492

    colombus first voyage

    he was looking for an easier water route to asia
    what he found insted was north and south america
    its importance in history is that he basically started everything
  • pineda's voyage
    Jan 1, 1517

    pineda's voyage

    he maped out the cost of florida down to texas it was important because he helped people realize that florida is not an island which led to more exploring
  • cortes voyage
    Feb 1, 1519

    cortes voyage

    he conquered in mexico he conquered the aztecs he is important because he got people to want to explore and started mexico city
  • de vaca voyage part 1
    Apr 1, 1528

    de vaca voyage part 1

    Panfilo de Narvaez
    expedition for gold
  • devaca discovers texas
    Jan 1, 1533

    devaca discovers texas

    after he is hot by storms he lands in galveston
    5 years
    Karankawa,
  • moscoso's expedition
    Apr 7, 1538

    moscoso's expedition

    Hernando De Soto from a fever
    explored large area of land
  • fray marcos and estaban journey
    Jan 1, 1539

    fray marcos and estaban journey

    find the 7 cities of gold
    estaban was killed
    he reported that 7 cities of gold did indeed exist
  • coronado expedion
    Jan 1, 1554

    coronado expedion

    C&iacutebola, Quivara
    the turk
    he escaped knowing he was reponsible for lots of bad stuff
    he discovered that there is no such thing as 7 cities of gold
    he explored lots of the west