Spain Exploration

Christorpher Columbus

Oct 28, 1492

Columbus land on in the bahamas in 28-oct-1492, think he was in Asia. He calld the natives Indians, after exploring the land he found gold and so Spain got the report and thean more voyages came to the Americas.

Hernán Cortés

Jan 20, 1518

In the year 1518 Cortés land in Mexico, there was one large civilization stading on his way the Aztec empire. Lucky for him the Azctec thought he was a god. But thean Cortés attack the Azctec and usally won. Wen Cortés had won the battle againts Azctec he found 99 tons of gold, this spark the travels to the Americas.

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Mar 2, 1518

Pineda travel to the Gulf of mexico's cost line, he map the cost line of texas, florida and mexico. This leade for better explorations for people traveling.

Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Nov 4, 1527

De Vaca was a one of four survivors from the Narváez expedition, Narváez the leader of the expedition and it was going to be a journey to ecplore and colonize. He had crash land in galveston texas during a storm. He was stuck in texas for 8 years, he had made that long with the help of tribes.

Fray Marcos

Mar 25, 1539

Fray Marcos was a Spanish priest that found the "7 cities of gold", but it was really a adobe village. But he report on what he saw about the citie of gold and made the spain come after it. Spain belive him and send a conquistador, hoping to take over the seven cities gold.

Esteban de Dorantes

Mar 25, 1539

Esteban de Dorantes was a slave that was traveling with Fray Marcos, as they traveld they saw the 7 cities of gold Esteband went closer into the city but he got killd by natives

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Feb 23, 1540

Coronado search for two cities the 7 cities of gold, and Quivira. Wen he reach the 7 cities of gold it was a large adobe village. The natives there dint want him there si they send a slave calld Turk to make him go away. Turk guid Coranado to this other city calld Quivira. It was also a another adobe he, so coranado made Turk dig his own grabe theam thragel him in there. Coronado's expedition was a fail, but he discover thee grand canyon and paladoro escarment, also lots of land for spain to tak

Luis de Moscoso Alvarado

May 21, 1542

Mosocoso had become a the leader of his epedition, becuse his old leader (de soto) die off by a plague. Mosocoso did not find much but he is creadit about the missipi river.