Spanish exploration

Columbu's first voyage

Aug 4, 1492

Columbus alfter waiting for the war of the spanish and the moors to end queen isabella finally accepted columbus offer. Columbus
thinking he found india found whats now the bahamas coming back to spain saying he found gold expire exploration in spain

cortes voyage

Nov 17, 1518

Alfter Columbus expedition Cortes was a conquistador went to america killed the leader of the aztec and dominated the aztec and found a lot of gold

Pineda

Oct 31, 1519

Pineda hearing that america has a lot of gold went to the caribbean island and was first to map the caribbean

DeVaca

Jun 30, 1527

leader narvaez and wanted to conquer florida and rio de palmas

DeVaca discovers texas

Oct 31, 1535

they got to galveston and met the karankwas many of his men died in the first winter the natives made the survivors slaves and they were slaves for 8 years

Fray Marcos and Esteban journey

Nov 7, 1539

Fray Marcos and Esteban go to mexico trying to find the 7 cities of gold but Esteban requestion woman and gold gets killed and fray marcos said he found the 7 cities of gold making explorers go to explore

Coronado rexpedition

Feb 23, 1540

Alfter hearing the 7 cities of gold coronado spent 600,000 dollars for the expediton but all he saw was the zuni tribe and killed 200 indians and turk led coronado to quivera just another adobe house and killed turk on fustration.

moscoso expededition

Nov 7, 1543

Moscoso going to Texas but are in the harshland the mean indians and just backs up coronado on how bad texas was and that ends exploration in texas for 150 years