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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
He was trying to find a route to asia in order to trade spices and he found land named san salvador -
Oct 23, 1518
Cortes voyage
He conquered mexico and the aztecs -
Oct 23, 1519
Pinedas voyage
He tried to find a route to the orient from Brazil. He ended up mapping some of texas -
Oct 23, 1528
Devaca voyage
His leader was Pánfilo de Narváez, his goal was to convert natives to be Christian -
Nov 6, 1528
Devaca discovers texas
they made rafts to sail then they washed up in Galveston from storms, he was in Texas for 5 years, he meet the Karankawa indians -
fray Marcos and Esteban journey
to explore lands to the north for Catholicism, He died in the city of Hawikuh, Fray Marcos said he was killed -
Cornados expedition
He was searching for the 7 cities of gold and Quivira, he discovered the grand canyon,rio grande, and other landmarks, he heard about the seven cities of gold and looked for it -
Moscoso expedition
The leader was de soto and he died from fever on the Mississippi river,
