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Dec 10, 1488
christopher columbus
he was the frst one to sail around asia and africa. -
Dec 10, 1519
alonso alvarez de pineda
he was the first european to see texas . -
Dec 10, 1519
alonso alvarez de pineda
pineda left jamaicca in 1519 to map the gulf coast of the new world. -
Dec 13, 1539
cabeza de vaca
in 1539 spain sent a small group of explorers from mexico to search for Cibola.the group was made up for soldies and a priest,Marcos de niza. -
Dec 10, 1540
francisco vasquez
in 1540 the spansh decided to send another expedtion to find cibloa.francisco vasquez de coronado. -
Dec 13, 1540
francisco vasquez
francisco vasquez de coronado led the expedition.they found a pueblo,but there wasn't Any gold.they decided to continue traveling.the group met an indian who told them about a place called Quivira,a land of riches. -
la salla
sailors from portugal were the first to search for a sea route to asia. -
la salla
in 1684 la salla led another expedition,this time from france.he wanted to start a colony near the mississippi river.
