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spanish exploration

By kholeryan
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus

    Columbus
    Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492 to find a quicker route to Asia India but landed in America and thought it was India so he called the natives Indians he then was put on trial for telling a lie about riches and treating the natives poorly.
  • Jun 2, 1519

    Pineda

    Pineda
    A Spanish explorer who landed in Florida but sailed the coastline all of the way to Mexico he later made the updated coastline map.
  • Dec 2, 1519

    Cortez

    Cortez
    Sailed from Cuba to Mexico and built what is now Mexico City he and his men conquered the Aztec Natives stole all of there gold which was worth six million dollars.
  • Jun 17, 1527

    De Vaca

    De Vaca
    De Vaca was a Spanish explorer who went on the Florida expedition but him and his men shipwrecked on Galveston Island he later met the Karankawa natives they treated him nicely and nursed them back to health he was put later on trial eight years later for fighting for their rights.The first part of the journey he had a leader Nueva they landed in Florida there boats sank so they built new ones.
  • Oct 22, 1540

    Coronado

    Coronado
    Went on an expedition to find the cities of gold the conquistador assembled an army with a lot of supplies he encountered Turkish Indians on the way he threw branches that were on fire at them and brutally burned them at stakes then he was put on trial for the way he treated the natives.
  • Mar 25, 1558

    Marcos and Esteban

    Marcos and Esteban
    They were both set out to confirm the cities of Gold they both claimed to see the several cities of gold Esteban later died for asking the wrong tribe for women and Marcos died by falling and getting kicked by a horse.