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Jan 1, 1492
Crisopher Columbus
He was looking for a shorter way to Cathay,but found the new world,(n/s america) and paved the way for more exploration. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes
Conquered Mexico and aztecs, encouraged exploration of texas and northern areas. -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda
He mapped the gulf coast,and started De Vaca's journey -
Jun 7, 1527
De Vaca's journey
Officialy he was just an accountant, his leader was Narvez, but he was really the leader when it came to acually exploring. he was not a conquistador in the least. He was friendly toward the indians and he wasnt looking for gold, he just wanted to survive. -
Jan 1, 1528
De Vaca's crash landing
was brought to galveston texas in a large gale and befriended the indians. stayed in texas for about, 9-10 years -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcc & Eseban
Fray Marcc and Esteban went out to texas to study the nortern lands. esteban claims to see the fabled 7 cities of gold, and this starts Coronado's expedition -
Jan 1, 1539
Coronado's Trip
In 1939 Cornado and Fray Marcos set out for Texas and the fabled 7 cities of gold. after traveling harsh terrain and encounters with hostile indians, they find...... nothing. Fray was wrong and when Coronado found out the golden city was just a small wichita adobe indian village, he killed 125 by burning them alive. The Turk took them to Quivera and again they were dissapointed and coronado strangled The Turk. The whole mission was a bust. -
Jan 1, 1542
Moscoso's expedition
The leader of Moscoso's expedition was De Soto. A man so cruel that he would dismember indians limb by limb if they disobeyed him. they went to survey land and make sure Coronado's account of Texas was true. They came back and said the same thing as Coronado, do not go there. This stopped almost all major expeditions into texas from Spain
