spainish exploers

Colombus’ first voyage

Jan 1, 1492

Looking for:a west water route to asia india
Found: "new world", gold, native americans
Importance: he started the spainish exploring and he made for trips.

Cortes voyage

Oct 30, 1519

Looking for: gold
conquered the aztees and leader
Importance: he sparked the interest of many people to explore north and south america beacuse he found so much gold.

Pineda’s voyage

Oct 30, 1519

what he did: he was the 1st to map the gulf coast florida to texas.
he made report of the region.
Importance: he made the map the coast led to others exploring the land on the gulf coast.

DeVaca Voyage start day

Oct 30, 1528

leader: he's leader was narves.
what he did: he 1st to explore texas, 1st to write about texas indans, performed the 1st "surgery" inn texas as a medican man.
purpose: help narves look for gold.
importance: reported he heard there were 7 cities of gold and cibola and stated that people should go to texas.

de vaca on galveston

Nov 2, 1537

Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey

Oct 30, 1539

purpose: to study the land to the north evaluate.
what happen: told seeing city filled with gold-looked lager.
outcome: coronado is sent to find this golden city.

moscoso

Nov 2, 1539

leader:D-esoto
purpose: search for gold.
what happen: gave same report as coronado; no gold.
importance: discovered the missippi river. explored florida to texas.

coronado

Nov 2, 1540

looking for: find the 7 cities of gold
cities found:
importance: said not to go to texas, no gold, no expeditions for 150 years.