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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus's discovery
He was looking for a route to India by traveling West but instead found the "New World" which led to colonization there. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes conquering
Cortes traveled to Mexico after Columbus's discovery to conquer the Aztecs and find gold. He sparked the exploration for gold. -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's Map
First map of the New World. -
Jan 1, 1528
De Vaca's Journey
Leaded by Narveaz, this journey was started in Florida after they shipwrecked then they eventually made their way to Texas. -
Jan 1, 1537
De Vaca in Galveston
After shipwrecking again he being one of the few survivors finds the indians. He joins their tribe until he finally escapes and returns after 9 years. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Estebans "discovery"
They were sent back to America to investigate trying to find the 7 cities of gold. Although there was nothing Frey Marcos came back reporting he saw the cities. Esteban was killed by the Zunis. -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso's Wandering
Moscoso and his leader De Soto went to America in search of gold but found nothing. They found none but found discovered the Mississippi River. They gave the same report as Coronado saying it's horrible there. -
Jan 1, 1540
The Failure trip of Coronado
Once Frey Marcos reported the 7 cities of gold he was sent to explore and find them. He was lied to and only found Quivera and Cibola which are wichita villages. He reported back that it was a waste of time and nobody returned for 150 years.
