Spanish Exploration of Texas and North America

Dias finds water route around coast of Africa to Asia

Period: Aug 1, 1487 to Nov 1, 1488

Bartolomeu de Novaes Dias find water route around coast of Africa

Columbus makes landfall in the West Indies

Oct 12, 1492

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efIJuhM58SU

Pineda explores the coast of the Gulf of Mexico

Jun 2, 1519

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSq6O42pk6s

Pánfilo de Narváez explores Florida

Jun 17, 1527

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1nfilo_de_Narv%C3%A1ez#/media/File:St_Petersburg_FL_Jungle_Prada_sign02.jpg

Cabeza De Vaca

Jun 17, 1527

Marcos de Niza and Estavanico search for gold and lie about it

Mar 1, 1539

http://www.psi.edu/about/staff/hartmann/coronado/journeyofmarcosdeniza.html

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado explores the Southwest for Cibola (City of Gold)

Feb 25, 1540

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_V%C3%A1zquez_de_Coronado#/media/File:Coronado_expedition.jpg

Hernando De Soto explores the South East of United States

May 5, 1542

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDH_pB6DzNY

Moscoso de Alvarado take over from De Soto and explores East Texas

Jun 5, 1542

https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo71

Juan de Oñate explores New Mexico and founds Santa Fe mission

Apr 30, 1598

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUdGJ9WyvkU