Spanish Exploration

  • Columbus
    Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus was looking for a shorter route to Asia to the west and this was important because he found the new world. He then colonized and made slavery an item and then soon after a lot of bad things started to happen
  • Cortes
    Oct 23, 1504

    Cortes

    Cortes conquered Mexico and the tribe there which were the Aztecs. What he found in Mexico would change the course of history known as the butterfly effect. He returned with 99 tons of gold which started exploration or made it more productive and if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be where we are now
  • Pineda
    Oct 23, 1519

    Pineda

    He was the first to map Texas's coast. Without him we would've been conquered by the Spanish because we would've never been conquered or nothing would have been explored.
  • De Vaca part 1
    Oct 23, 1536

    De Vaca part 1

    De Vaca's original leader was Narvaez . The purpose of his expedition was to find the 7 cities of gold which then turned out to be false which then had the outcome of many deaths.
  • Fray Marcos and estaban
    Oct 24, 1539

    Fray Marcos and estaban

    They sailed for spain in 1539. To study the land to the north was the goal. He explored Texas and new Mexico. The importance in history WA he told of seeing a city filled with gold looking larger than Mexico city
  • Moscoso's expedition
    Oct 24, 1539

    Moscoso's expedition

    He explored Florida to texas. His leader was De Soto. They contained gold and many other things.
  • Corando's expedition
    Oct 24, 1540

    Corando's expedition

    He headed for the 7 cities of gold first with fray marcos, he did many things to the Zuni one was disastrous killing many with firing branches. He explored arizona, new Mexico, kansas, and oklahoma. He discovered the Palo durometer canyon and the Grand canyon.
  • De Vaca part 2
    Oct 24, 1542

    De Vaca part 2

    They washed up the shore of galveston when a gale had hit them. They spent several weeks or months building a boat which then had them wash up upon another place in Texas. He was in Texas for roughly about 8 years in total. While there he encountered the karankawas, coacheliteulaun, and the jumanos.