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Oct 8, 1492
Columbus encounters the new world
Columbus sailing for the spanish empire encountered the new world for the first time. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the Saint Lawrence
Jacques Cartier left France by boat in April 1534, the king ordered him to find gold, spices (which were valuable at that time), and a water passage from France to Asia -
Mar 8, 1540
Hernando de Soto expedition of the southeast
First European to see present day's Arkansas. -
Sep 8, 1540
Cornado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
locating the fabled Seven Cities of Cíbola in the New World for Spain -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
locating the fabled Seven Cities of Cíbola in the New World for Spain