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Aug 3, 1492
Vincente Pinzon
1460? - 1523?. a Spanish explorer and navigator who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World, as captain of the Niña. -
Apr 2, 1513
Ponce De Leon
He was a soldier who was the first one to set foot in Flordia. He established the oldest European settlement in Puerto Rico and discovered the Gulf Stream -
Period: Sep 1, 1518 to Sep 3, 1520
Hernan Cortes (Conquest of Mexico)
Velázquez put Cortés in command of an expedition to explore and secure the interior of Mexico for colonization -
Mar 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Cortés formally claimed the land for the Spanish crown -
Jul 1, 1526
Lucas Vazquez De Ayllon
1475-1526. He was the first European colonizer of what is now South Carolina. -
Jun 17, 1527
Panflo De Narvaez
He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America (leaving Spain in 1527).De Narvaez was granted the land of Florida by the Emperor Charles V in 1526. He sailed from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with a fleet of five ships and 600 men. -
Apr 12, 1528
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. -
Nov 17, 1539
Fransisco Vazquez de Coronado
He investigated Friar de Niza's findings, on November 17, 1539, Díaz departed for Cíbola with fifteen horsemen -
Jun 27, 1542
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
On June 27 he set out from Nevada with three ships -
Oct 7, 1554
Andres De Urdaneta
1508-1568. He was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Garcia Jofre de Loaysa on the second sailing expedition around the world when he was 17 years old. -
Aug 5, 1560
Bernal Diaz
1492-1584. Spanish historian and soldier who chronicled the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In 1514, he went to America as a soldier, with Pedrarias Dávila, the new governor of Darien.
