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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
Columbus' pupose was to find Spain a shorter and all-water route to Asia. Instead of doing that,he ended up in The Bahahmas. It was important because Columbus brought back a good word about what he thought was Asia. He came back with small amounts of gold to show the richness of "Asia". In this case Spain sent out more men to explore in the soon future. -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda ended up maping nearly 800 miles of the shoreline over his nine month voyage. His work help other explorers realize that there might be a lot more gold or more area to explore. -
Feb 18, 1519
Cortes Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire and part of Mexico. Cortes conquered the Aztecs. It is important because he ended up claiming Mexico for Spain and defeting the Aztecs. -
Apr 15, 1528
DeVaca Voyage Part 1 Start Day
DeVaca's leader was Panfilo de Narvaez. The purpose of the expedition was to colonize the area between Flordia and Mexico. -
Nov 6, 1528
DeVaca Discovers Texas
The men got on Galveston Island by crashing due to a gale. DeVaca was stranded there for eight years. He met the Karankawas and two more tribes. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
The purpose of Fray Marcos and Esteban's journey was to find the seven cities of gold and prove that they exist. Esteban had died by demanding things like women to the natives. That made the natives really upset. Fray Marcos reported that there really were the seven cities of gold that Spain suspected. It turned out to be false gold. -
May 25, 1539
Moscoso's Expedition
Moscoso's leader was Hernando De Soto and he died from a fever. They discovered an overland route back to New Spain (Mexico). -
Apr 22, 1540
Coronado's Expedition
Coronado was sent to look for cities of gold in Cibola Coronado had discovered the Grand Canyon and other famous landmarks that people still visit today.
