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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus' first voyage was to find a faster way to China and India. He found the new world instead and did not even know it. He still did not know it when he died. -
1519
Cortes' Voyage
Cortes concurred the Aztec empire in Mexico. It was important because it gave Spain control of Mexico, helped spread Christianity, spread the language of Spanish, claim land for Spain, and help collect gold. -
1520
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda explored the Gulf coast and made a map about it. It is important because it was the first known map of the area, and it made it easier to explore the Gulf coast land like Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Alabama. -
1527
DeVaca Voyage Part 1
The original leader of the trip was Narvez, and the purpose was to follow Pineda's map. However, he was lost at sea trying to follow Pineda's map. -
Nov 6, 1528
DeVaca Discovers Texas
DeVaca found Galveston on accident because he got lost at sea. He wandered the New World for eight years before the Spanish found him. The tribes that he met were the Krankawa and the Coahuiltecan. -
1531
Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
Esteban went to the New World to study the land and look for the City of Gold. He went into a village where he thought he had been before and said " give me your gold and women". The Indians killed him and Fray Marcos said "the gold city is real I saw it". -
Apr 22, 1540
Coronado's Expedition
His guide did not want to help with second part because he found out that the gold city was not real. The guide died because Coronado did not believe him and said, "dig your own grave." He did and Coronado strangled him to death. His report was don't go to Texas because there is nothing there and it is harsh land and it is awful. -
May 21, 1542
Moscoso's Expedition
Pizzairo was the leader, but he was assassinated on June 26, 1541. Moscoso said the same thing that Coronado had "it is a harsh land there is no gold or anything good there."
