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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus believe he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic ocean he had three ships Nina the Pinta and the Santa Maria. On August 3 1492 he said sale. He reach the land on October 12. He reached the Bahamas you named him island when he got there San Salvador or Holy Savior. He thought he was in Asia even know he was no mere Asia you call the people there Indians. Spain's rollers hope to expand their empire by taking control. They wanted to add their riches to nation -
Oct 4, 1519
Alvarez Pineda
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda and his crew were the first Europeans to see the Texas coast. Natalie was the first to match the northern golf of Mexico. Although no evidence exists that he and his crew entered Texas. In the day then withdrew back. -
Oct 4, 1519
Hernan Cortes
In 1519 conquistador Hernando Cortes sailed from Spanish Cuba to the eastern coast of Mexico there he found love Villa Rica or vera Cruz, the first Spanish settlement on the American mainland. Cortez wanted to arrest mock to Zuma second and take them to Spain Cortez sync his ships. The Aztecs had large amounts of gold precious gems and silver. Mock to Zuma gave Cortez peace offerings from his treasure but the gifts were not enough Cortez took him Captive and considered to conquer the Aztecs -
Oct 4, 1527
La salle
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Oct 4, 1528
Narvaez
Penn Fillo day Narvaezi is in 1528 let another voyage to the Gulf of Mexico. Like other Spanish explorers in the Americas he jean two of finding riches. It had included five ships with some 600 Schultz soldiers in some horses. Do you explorers reach Florida in April 1528 and went to shore near Tampa bay. They killed Indians further gold and driller jewelry they had to eat there horses to survive. They use materials to build boats age store storm came and killed many but 80 survived. -
Oct 4, 1528
Juan Onate
King Philip granted want to take to settle and govern the color on me. And 1598 Annette a lead more than 500 colonist north across the Chihuahiuan Desert. They struggled to reach the Rio Grande near what is now San Elizario Texas own I take landing area. In 1601 NHA set out with a small group across the Texas Panhandle, like cornonado failed to find gold. The lack of treasure in Texas. Led the Spanish to lose interest in the land -
Cabeza de Vaca
Eventually de vaca was captured by the cuahuiltecan Indians he met three men after two years of planning for man escaped they went in search of Mexico day went village to village helping them in return of survival is Devonna Geos killed skill at communicating with different American Indians also helps the explore survive. Almost 8 years after this shit brick, the Spanish soldiers to them to Mexico City where they met with the viceroy -
Coronado
To conquer Cibola, the Spanish organized the largest force they had ever sent into North America some 300 soldiers
