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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus's first voyage
On this day, Columbus set out on his journey to India. Instead of landing on India, he landed in the Bahamas. This is how he discovered the new world and basically started exploration there. -
Jan 1, 1518
Cortes's voyage
On this voyage, Cortes landed in Mexico. There he conquered the Aztecs, and found tons of gold which started exploration in South America. -
Jan 1, 1518
Pineda's voyage
Pineda landed on the Gulf Coast and was the first to map Florida to the Gulf Coast. This led other explorers around the gulf coast. -
Jun 1, 1528
De Vaca's start day
Da Vaca, with Narevez as his leader, was sent with 400 men to America to colonize Florida. -
Jan 1, 1537
De Vaca discovers Texas
De Vaca ended up shipwrecked on Galveston island and diiscovered Texas, he was here for 8 years. -
Jan 1, 1538
Fray Marcos and Estaban
Estaban was a slave Fray Marcos took with him. During their journey, they encountered the Zuni tribe. They burned, hung, tortured, and killed the Zuni. Fray Marcus reported back that he had seen Cibola (the seven cities of gold) which turned out to be a major lie. -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso
On this expedition DeSoto was the real leader, but he died from disease. That's when Moscoso, took over. His purpose was to explore the map Pineda explored. They found nothing but indian tribes. He then reported back that there was no significance in America. -
Jan 1, 1542
Coronado
Coronado was looking for Cibola, but when he found it, it was just a indian village. A man named Turk later told him of a land of gold run by beautiful amazon women. When he found it, it was also a indian village. He then strangled Turk with his own hands. He was a conquestador.
