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Exploration and Settlement

By isabel.davis
  • Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean
    1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean

    Brief Background:
    Religion: Christianity
    Ethnicity:
    The purpose for migrating/traveling:
    Any interesting points?
  • Hispaniola
    1492

    Hispaniola

    Italian, founded Hispaniola
  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

  • Cortez conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
    1521

    Cortez conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)

  • De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
    1539

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River

  • First Permanent English Settlement is founded in Jamestown,Virginia

    First Permanent English Settlement is founded in Jamestown,Virginia

  • Guadalajara Cathedral

    Guadalajara Cathedral

    The Cathedral was finished in 1618. The master architect was Martin Casillas, a Spanish Architect (My Maiden Name). The Architect Casillas is one of the first known settlers in my native region and is the start of my paternal lineage.
  • Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

  • English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

    English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

  • France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.

    France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.