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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus' first Voyage
Columbus discovered a New World, but did not even know it he thought he was in India. He brought back golds and other goods. he was origanally trying to find India -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's voyage
Pineda's goal was to go find the water source to the Gulf of Mexico, but instead he might have seen the Rio Grande. He is famous for making the first map to the Gulf coast from Florida. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes' Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztecs and the leader. Then he also brought back million dollers of gold. Brought back 99 tons of gold in 1570. -
Jan 1, 1528
The Medicine Men
De Vaca bacame a medicine man for the Indians. His goal was to find gold with his leader Narvez in Florida. -
Jan 1, 1530
Moscoso’ Expedition
The leader of Moscoso was DeSoto, but he died. Moscoso went looking for gold, but instead discovered the Mississippi River. while he was also exploring Florida to Texas. Because He gave the same reports that Coronado gave(that there was nothing good for the spanish) the spanish did not return for 150 years! -
Jan 1, 1537
De Vaca discovers Texas
He reported that he saw seven cities of gold and said people should go into Texas. Texas is a good place to be. This made people want to explore in Texas and found nothing and that made the people mad. -
Jan 1, 1539
Golden City???
Frar Marcos explored Texas and New Mexico. He said that he saw a city as big or bigger than Mexico only made of gold, So many other explorers went with him to go see it and there wa nothing there. -
Jan 1, 1539
Frar Marcos and Esteban's Journey
Frar Marcos claimed that he saw a city that was MUCH bigger than Mexico, and only made of gold so Estaban went with him and found nothing and got really mad. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado’s Expedition
Coronado went to find the seven cities of gold for spain, but instead he found what he said was "harsh land, difficult Indians, and no gold nothing for the spanish."
