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Spanish Explorers

  • Columbus first voyage
    Oct 8, 1492

    Columbus first voyage

    Colubus was looking for a way to reach India
    He actually found North America but he thinks that it is India
    It was important that he found North America because thats what led to other explorers to explore North America
  • Pinedas Voyage
    Jan 1, 1519

    Pinedas Voyage

    he conquerd and maped the coast from Florida to Texas
    It was important that he explored texas because he made a map of the coast and made other explorers to come and explorer
  • Cortes voyage
    Nov 3, 1519

    Cortes voyage

    Cortes conquerd the Aztecs in mexico
    It was inportant that he conquerd the aztecs because it led to him finding tons of gold which then led to other explorers coming and exporing mexico
  • DeVaca start day
    Nov 3, 1528

    DeVaca start day

    The leader of DeVacas voyage was Narvez
    The goal of this entire expedition was to help narvarez look for gold
  • DeVaca discovers texas
    Aug 5, 1537

    DeVaca discovers texas

    Devaca discovers texas by crashing into what is thought to be present day Galveston island and then being discovered by Karankawa indians
    They were cought by indian and became slaves to the indians they escaped and walked though central texas
    They walked for eight years
  • Fray Marcos and Estaban journey
    Feb 27, 1539

    Fray Marcos and Estaban journey

    There entire expedition happened so that they could go and evaluate the landEstaban ended up being killed by the zunis a indian tribe because he demanded food and women
    Fray Marcos reportedthat there was cities made out of gold and larger that Mexico City
  • Coronados expedition
    Aug 5, 1540

    Coronados expedition

    Coronado wanted to find the seven cities of gold
    He serached for quivera and cibola
    Since he reported horrible things about texas the spanish didnt ended up making any major expeditions for 150 years
  • Moscoso expedition
    Nov 3, 1542

    Moscoso expedition

    The leader of moscosos exepedition was DeSoto
    The porpuse of the expedition was to find gold like any other conquistador
    Moscoso liked to wera gold armor so the indians thought he was a god
    Since gods dont die when ever moscoso died they buried him without the indians knowing
    They gave the same report that coronado gave