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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus First Voyage
When Columbus set sail he was looking for a new route tho Cathay. Also the three G's which were god gold and glory -
Oct 25, 1519
Cortes Voyage
Cortes landed in Mexico and he conquered the Aztecs. This is important because he brought a lot of gold to Spain which triggered other explorers to come. -
Oct 26, 1519
Pineda Voyage
Pineda was the first person to ever map the coast. This later led to many people exploring that area. -
Oct 26, 1528
Devaca discovers Texas
De Vaca shipwrecked in Galveston. He was here for about 8 years. He ended up meeting the karankawas,coahuletecan,and the Jumano's. -
Oct 26, 1528
De Vaca Voyage Part 1 start day
Cabeza de Vaca's purpose was to find gold. The leader was Narvaez originally but when he died Devaca became the leader. -
Oct 26, 1539
Fray Marcos and Esteban Journey
Fray Marcos and Estebans purpose was to study land. Esteban was killed by indians. Fray Marcos later reported that he saw the 7 cities of gold -
Oct 26, 1539
Moscoso's Expedition
De Soto was the leader then he died. He backed up Coronado that is why spain didn't send other explorers for 150 years -
Oct 26, 1540
Coronado's Expedition
He searched for quivera and the seven cities of gold. For the second part of the jurney a guy called turk was leading them to Quivera. When they got there they figured out that it was a village. They later killed turk and they never found any gold. Coronado reported that Texas was horrible and that no one should go