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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Spanish Exploration
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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus first voyage
Columbus wanted to find a new route to Asia. He found the Americas and little bit of gold, Indian treasure, slaves. This is important because he discovered the Americas and made 4 trips. -
Jan 1, 1504
Cortez voyage
Cortez conquered Mexico. He conquered the Aztec and brought 6 million gold. He open up exploration in Mexico. -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda Voyage
To explore the Gulf of Mexico hoping to find water passage or Pacific Ocean. He map 800 miles of exploration on the Gulf and his map led to more Exploration in Mexico -
Jan 1, 1527
De Vaca Voyage part 1 start day
De Vaca's leader is Narvez , and he wanted to search for gold in Florida -
Jan 1, 1537
De Vaca discovers Texas
He heard about the 7 cities of gold and he wanted to get some gold, He was there for 8 years , Karakawa help De Vaca . -
Jan 1, 1539
Frar Marcos and Esteban
The purpose of the journey was to study the land of the north, during the trip Esteban died , he said seeing a city filled with gold : look larger than Mexico city -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso expedition
De Soto was his leader he died. He gave the same report that Coronado gave. Spain would not return for 150 years because of this report -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado's expedition
Sabola and Quivera were the 2 cities he search for , his guide was the Turk and he died. he discover Texas- north in the Panhandle, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma. The importance of this journey is His report " Do not go to Texas. The land offers nothing for the Spanish. No gold, harsh land and some difficult Indians.
