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Jan 1, 1492
colombus first voyage
he was looking for an easier water route to asia
what he found insted was north and south america
its importance in history is that he basically started everything -
Jan 1, 1517
pineda's voyage
he maped out the cost of florida down to texas it was important because he helped people realize that florida is not an island which led to more exploring -
Feb 1, 1519
cortes voyage
he conquered in mexico he conquered the aztecs he is important because he got people to want to explore and started mexico city -
Apr 1, 1528
de vaca voyage part 1
Panfilo de Narvaez
expedition for gold -
Jan 1, 1533
devaca discovers texas
after he is hot by storms he lands in galveston
5 years
Karankawa, -
Apr 7, 1538
moscoso's expedition
Hernando De Soto from a fever
explored large area of land -
Jan 1, 1539
fray marcos and estaban journey
find the 7 cities of gold
estaban was killed
he reported that 7 cities of gold did indeed exist -
Jan 1, 1554
coronado expedion
Cíbola, Quivara
the turk
he escaped knowing he was reponsible for lots of bad stuff
he discovered that there is no such thing as 7 cities of gold
he explored lots of the west
