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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus
His goal was to find a west water route to India/Asia. He found gold, native americans and discovered the new world -
Mar 1, 1519
Cortes
Cortes conquered Aztecs and the leader Montezuma. It was important so that he could explore Mexico. He brought 6 million dollars back worth of gold -
Jun 2, 1519
Pineda
His goal was to discover a water route to the pacific ocean. He could of possibly discovered the Rio Grande. It was important because he could map Florida to Texas and he could navigate easily with his map -
Jan 1, 1528
Devaca Voyage Start
Narvez is the leader. His purpose was to help Narvez look for gold in Texas. -
Apr 15, 1528
Devaca (Galveston)
Devaca shipwrecked and landed on what is now Galveston Island. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban
In 1539 they head north from Mexico City. Someone reported seeing one of the 7 cities of Cibola -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso
His goal was to search for gold but instead he discovered the Mississipi River. Desoto was the leader but he died. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado
Coronado wanted to find the 7 cities of gold for Spain and he explored 5 states looking for them.