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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' First Voyage
Columbus's goal was to find a faster water route to Asia/India, he had found gold and it mattered because he sparked interest in exploration toward the New World -
Jan 1, 1519
Cortes Voyage
Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire, he conquered the Aztecs, this is important because he brought back a lot of gold and claimed Mexico for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda made a detailed map(of the Coast), this is important because the map later led to the colonization by Spaniards and other Europeans(the land on the Gulf Coast. -
Jan 1, 1528
DeVaca Voyage Part 1 start day
Their purpose was to search for gold in Florida with their leader Narvez. -
Jan 1, 1528
De Vaca Discovers Texas
He was a part of a Spanish expedition that started in Florida to find gold. He was probably there around 9 years. He encountered the Karankawas which took them in for 4 years. -
Jan 1, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
Their purpose was to study the land to the north Evaluate. Esteban dies and Fray Marcos reported that the 7 cities of gold exists. -
Jan 1, 1539
Moscoso' Expedition
De Soto was the leader but Moscoso took over after his death, Moscoso reported the same thing as Coronado; therefore Spain didn't return for 150 years. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado's expedition
The two cities were the 7 cities of Cibola and Quivera. The Turk was Coronado's guide but Coronado put the Turk to death. He discovered Texas - Palo Duro and Arizona - Grand Canyon. He gave a bad report on Texas which later Moscoso agrees and the Spanish do not return with any expeditions for 150 years.
