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Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus's Expidition
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus's Expidition

    Columbus was looking for gold, spices and a sea rough to asia. He did not find asia though or gold, he found the Bahamas but he still thought it was india, and bousted(lied) about Gold in asia.(which he did not go to)
  • Pineda's voyage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Pineda's voyage

    Pineda mapped the coast from florida to Texas settiing a place for future explorers to go.
  • Cortes's expidition
    Feb 18, 1519

    Cortes's expidition

    Cortes explored mexico and conqured the Aztecs. after he finished he plundered 99 tons of gold.
  • De Vaca's and Esteban voage (Narves)
    Jan 1, 1528

    De Vaca's and Esteban voage (Narves)

    Narves was the leader of the expidition to find Gold in Florida.
  • De Vaca (part two)
    Nov 6, 1528

    De Vaca (part two)

    De Vaca (Narvez's men) made 5 bouts and though storms and gails only 1 crashed on galveston island witch he named mis fotune. and over 8 years he met the karankowa, Jumano,and the counilteans.
  • Moncooso`'s Expedition
    May 25, 1539

    Moncooso`'s Expedition

    moncoso` was the leader, and he discovered the mississippi river.
  • Frar Marcos and Esteban
    Jul 1, 1539

    Frar Marcos and Esteban

    They went to find the 7 citys of Cibola, Esteban was killed by the Zunis for demanding their wemon, and fray Marcos reported seeing a city of gold.
  • Coronado's Expadition
    Feb 23, 1540

    Coronado's Expadition

    Coronado was searching for the cibola city that fray Marcos told of, and latter Quivera after hearing of it from the Turk who died after his lie was revealed. The only thing of importance Coronado found was Palo Duro canyon in texas and the Grand canyon in Arizona