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Aug 2, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
On his first voyage, Columbus was looking for a shorter route to India. Instead, he found the New World. This discovery was very imortant because he found many gold and riches. -
Feb 18, 1519
Cortes' Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztecs in what is now Present day Mexico City. Cortes' army defeated the Aztecs in their main city (Tenochitlan). This battle was important because it was the start of the look for gold throught North and South America. -
Jan 1, 1528
De Vaca's Journey
De Vaca's purpose for this expedition was to discover gold and colonize in Florida and the Texas Gulf Coast. The leader of this trip was Narvez. -
Nov 1, 1528
De Vaca Explores Texas
For nearly 8 years, De Vaca traveled on foot across the south west. His purpose of this was to Escape Slavery. -
Apr 7, 1538
Moscoso's Expedition
Moscoso and De Soto(the leader) were sent to explore Florida. There they found the Mississippi River and many other landmarks. Moscoso is called the "Founder of the Mississippi". -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Estebans Journey
The purpose was to find cities of gold and pay back Spain. Fray Marcos was sitting on a hill and thought he saw a huge city, bigger than Mexico City, that was full of gold. He reported their sightings to Spain. -
Apr 1, 1541
Coronado's expedition
Cordonado's expedition is mainly about gold. Someone told Spain there were two cities full of gold and run by Amaonian wemen. The names were Cibola and Quivera. This journey turned out to be nothing, Corodnado found no gold. -
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda was very important to History because he was the first ever to document a full map of Texas and Florida. That map became a very useful source to get around Texas/Florida. This map triggers alot of other explorations in the gulf coast.
