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Aug 3, 1492
Colombus First Voyage
Colombus sailed west looking for a route to Asia.
He found The island of San Salvador
He told the king and Queen of Spain that he found tons of gold, and needed more ships.this interested many explorers to come to the New World, looking for gold. -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes voyage
Cortes sailed for mexico. He Conquered the Aztecs and everyone else too.
This is important becasuse he sparked interest because he found so much gold (99 Tons) -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's voyage
He made a map of the gulf coast.
Theis map led to others exploring the gulf coast. -
Jan 1, 1528
De vacas voyage pt1
Led by Narvez, De Vaca and 300 other men came to explore Florida -
Nov 6, 1528
De Vaca finds Texas
De Vaca and eighty other men Are shiprecked on galveston.
He meets the Karankawa indians.
all but De Vaca and three others die
De vaca and three others become medicine men by performing first surgury in texas
they wander for 8 years in texas
one of their group, Esteban, come back to texas. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban's journey
These two and a handful of other explorers set out to find the seven cities of Cibola, or Cities of gold.
Esteban entered a Zuni village and demanded their women and food.Esteban was killed by the Zuni.
Fray Marcos returned to Mexico and reported seeing a town of gold larger than Mexico City . -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso Expidition
Led by De Soto, this expidition sets off to seach near florida.
Due to the fact that De Soto wears gold armor, the indians regard him as a god. when he dies, the indians begin to ask questions, and the crew throws his body into the Mississippi river, which they are credited for finding. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado expiditions
Coronado, guided by Fray Marcos, sets out to find the city Marcos reported seeing. upon arriving, Coronado sees that there is nothing there, and in rage burns 200 of the city's men alive.A man named Turk told the Spaniards about an even grander city, run by Amazon women, where every thing is made of gold.When it is found that this "city" was just an Wicita village, Coronado strangles Turk. He is a failure and Coronado reports that Teaxas should not be setlled, Causing Spain not to return.
