Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus's First Voyage
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus's First Voyage

    He was looking for a new route to asia.He found central america and said it was amazing, which got people to start exploring.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    Jan 1, 1494

    Pineda's Voyage

    He mapped nearly 800 miles of land on the gulf to Florida.
  • Cortes Voyage
    Jan 1, 1504

    Cortes Voyage

    He conquered mexico and cuba, he also conquered the Aztec empire. He sparked the interest of exploration in south america.
  • DeVaca's Voyage Part 1
    Jan 1, 1527

    DeVaca's Voyage Part 1

    He searched for gold with the original leader Narvez.
  • DeVaca discovers Texas.
    Jan 1, 1537

    DeVaca discovers Texas.

    A series of fights with indians caused a lot of the crew to die which caused them to start wandering. THe made there way to texas and were taken in by indians.
  • Fray Marcos And Esteban
    Jan 1, 1539

    Fray Marcos And Esteban

    There Goal was the study the land to the north. Esteban died.Fray Marcos reported that the 7 cities of gold where real.
  • Coronado
    Jan 1, 1540

    Coronado

    He looked for the 7 cities of gold.His guide for the second part is the turk. Fray marcos the guide for the the first part of the trip was killed because he didn't take him to the 7 cities of gold.He discovered palo duro canyon and the grand canyon. He reported that the 7 cities of gold where not real stopping exploration for 150 year.
  • Moscoso
    Jan 1, 1542

    Moscoso

    Moscoso was the original leader but died at the Mississippi river from the plague. There where no 7 cities of gold which backed up Coronado and exploration stopped for 150 years.