Christopher columbus on santa maria in 1492.

Spanish exploration

  • colombus
    Aug 3, 1492

    colombus

    colombus was looking for a new rought to asia for spices and riches and thought he landed in india. this started the voyages
  • colombus
    Jan 1, 1504

    colombus

    cortez conquered the aztecs in mexico, even thouh he did it very bruetely he found 99 tons of gold making other people whant to explore the new world
  • pineda
    Jan 1, 1520

    pineda

    pineda was the first person to map the gulf coast from flordia. makes de vaca question it and explore.
  • DeVaca voyage part 1 start day
    Jan 1, 1528

    DeVaca voyage part 1 start day

    narvez was the leader and there main goal was to search for gold in flordia.
  • DeVaca discovers texas
    Nov 6, 1528

    DeVaca discovers texas

    Devaca's ship crashes onto the coast of what was most likley galveston. He met the karankawas and was there for 2 years
  • fray marcos and esteban
    Jan 1, 1539

    fray marcos and esteban

    they went to study the land and estaban was shot down. Fray marcos reported that there where 7 citys of gold.
  • moscoso's expidition
    Jan 1, 1539

    moscoso's expidition

    the orgional leader was de soto and died of a fever and they made the soto map
  • coronados exediton
    Jan 1, 1540

    coronados exediton

    they where searching for 7 citys of gold and quivera the guid for the second part was turk and they killed him for making up quivera he explored 5 states and reorted texas of no use.