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Aug 3, 1492
columbus first voyage
he was looking for a water route to india in order to trade spices.
he discovered a new world but he didnt know it was a real world.
made 4 trips and started the spanish exploring in north america. -
Jun 2, 1519
pineda voyage
he was the first to map the gulf coast from florida to texas
it was important because his map of the coast le the others exploring the land on the gulf coast -
Aug 13, 1523
cortes voyage
he conquered mexico and he conquered the aztec empire he found tons of gold
its important because he sparked the interests of many people to explore south and north america -
Jun 17, 1528
de vaca voyage part 1 start day
his leader was narvez
the purpose of it was to get people to come to texas -
Jan 1, 1537
de vaca discovers texas
he met the karankawas, coahuiltecan and the jumano indians
i think that 9 years
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Jan 1, 1539
fray marcos and estebans journey
the purpose of the journey was to the land in the north. the zunis killed esteban because he was demanding their women and food.fray marcos said that he saw the golden city. -
Jan 1, 1539
moscoso expedition
his leader was de soto he died at the the mississipi river. they discovered the mississipi river -
Nov 5, 1540
coronados expedition
he was looking for the 7 cities of gold. he searched for quivera and cibola. his guide was the turk. turk tricked him so coronado strangled him.palo duro canyon in texas and the grand canyon in arizona. its important because he discovered 5 states
