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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' first voyage
- Columbus' goal was to find a new route to Asia
- Columbus found the "new world" and without him the Americas would have been just another island
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Jan 1, 1519
Cortes voyage
- Conquered in mexico
- Cortes conquered the Aztecs
- Opened up exploration in Mexico
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Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
- Mapped nearly 800 miles of shoreline including rivers and bays
- Encourage further exploration along the gulf coast
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Nov 6, 1528
DeVaca Voyage part 1 start day
- DeVacas original leader was Narves
- To find a lot of gold
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Nov 6, 1528
DeVaca discovers Texas
- He performed the first "surgery" in front of the Indians and becomes the medicine man
- In Texas for 8 years
- Meet the Karankawas
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Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
- to study the land to the north
- He died
- The seven cities of Cibola
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Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso' expidition
- His original leader was De Soto
- He died of fever
- He Reported the same thing as Coronado
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Jan 1, 1540
Coronado's expidition
- Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, and Oklahoma
- Fray Marcos and was his quide to Quivera
- Discovered Texas-Palo Duro Canyon, Arizona - Grand Canyon
- He reported, DO NOT GO TO TEXAS
