Spanish Exploration

By jameskh
  • Oct 28, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus
    Columbus was looking for a shorter was to India. But instead he found the New World. This lead to more explores going to teh New World.
  • Nov 4, 1519

    Cortes

    Cortes
    Cortes sailed to Mexico and found a tribe calles the Aztects. He killed them and took their gold. He found 99 tons of gold. Him finding gold caused more people to seach for gold in the area above Mexico.
  • Nov 4, 1519

    Pineda

    Pineda
    Pineda was the first person to map the Gulf Coast. he mapped from Florida to Texas.This caused more explores to explore the coast.
  • Nov 4, 1528

    De Vaca start

    De Vaca start
    De Vaca started an expedition and the leader of the expidition was Narveaz. They started in Florida to look for gold them they got attacted by indians.
  • Nov 6, 1528

    De Vaca Galveston

    De Vaca Galveston
    When De Vaca went to Florida they were attacked. They built 5 boats to sail away. With harsh condisions on the boats they shipwrecked on Galveston Texas. They lived with the Texas Indians for eight years then they ran into the Spanish. They also peformed the first surgery in Texas.
  • Nov 4, 1539

    Fray Marcos and Esteban

    Fray Marcos and Esteban
    Fray Marcos and Esteban were sent on their exploration to studyy the land. they explored Texas and New Mexico. They were told of the 7 cities of gold and Fray Marcos said he saw the cities of gold and that caused Coronado to find it.
  • Nov 4, 1539

    Moscoso

    Moscoso
    Moscoso was in an expedition and it was lead by De Soto. They were sent to search for gold. They found no gold but discovered th Mississippi River. They said that Texas was usesless and that causes no one to explore it for 150 years.
  • Nov 4, 1540

    Coronado

    Coronado
    Coranado was sent to look for the cities of gold. the two cities he found were Cibola and Quivara. Those cities were really a vilage of the Zunis. Coronado killed many Zuni Indains.