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Spanish Explorations

  • Christopher Columbus' Voyage
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus' Voyage

    What he was looking for: A shorter route to India
    What he found: The New World
    Why is it important: Because of him, he discovered North and South America, and without him, exploration wouldn't even start.
  • Cortes' Voage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Cortes' Voage

    Where he conquered: Mexico
    Why it's important: He sparked the interests of many people to explore North and South America because he found so much gold.
  • Pineda's Voyage
    Jun 2, 1519

    Pineda's Voyage

    What he did: The map he made of the coast led others exploring the land on the Gulf Coast.
    Why it's important: It led the others to exploring the Gulf Coast.
  • Devaca's voyage
    Jan 1, 1528

    Devaca's voyage

    Leader: Narvaez
    Purpose: Help find more gold in Texas
  • Devaca discovers Texas
    Apr 15, 1528

    Devaca discovers Texas

    How: They built boats and shipwrecked on Galveston.
    How long: 4 years
  • Fray Marcos and Esteban journey
    Jan 1, 1539

    Fray Marcos and Esteban journey

    Goal: To study the land and North Evaluate
    What happened:Esteban gets killed by the Zunis when he wanted their women and food,
    What did he report: Fray Marcos reports seeing the most beautiful grand and golden city.
  • Moscoso' Expedition
    Jan 1, 1539

    Moscoso' Expedition

    Leader: Moscoso took over for De Soto when he died
    Purppose: To explore Florida to Texas since no one had actually done that after Pineda made the map.
    What happened: Discovered the Mississippi River
    Importance/Report: They gave the same report as Coronado did and the Spanish didn't return for 150 years because of these bad reports.
  • Coronado's expedition
    Jan 1, 1540

    Coronado's expedition

    Looking for: The 7 golden cities for Spain
    Two cities: Quivera and Cibola
    Importance: He gives a bad report about Texas and wuth this, the Spanish diesn't return with any major expeditions for a long time.