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Period: Sep 8, 1492 to Sep 8, 1530
Spanish explorers
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Mar 3, 1499
Vincente Pinzon
Sailed to the Brazilian Coast at a cape. From there he sailed northwest to the Amazon River. After that he sailed to Venezuela. -
Aug 14, 1508
Vincente Pinzon
Sailed to the nwe world twice with Juan Diaz de Solis trying to find a passage to the Spice Islands. -
Jul 10, 1511
Panifilo de Narvaez
Helped conquer Cuba. -
Mar 3, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Sailed to Puerto Rico with three ships and 200 men. -
Feb 16, 1517
Francisco Fernandez
Sailed from Cuba to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico with 3 ships and 110 soldiers. Was the first European to explore this area. -
Oct 13, 1517
Bernal Diaz
He sailed to the Yucatan Pennisula in Mexico with Francisco de Córdoba's expedition. -
May 8, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Pineda was sent to explore and chart the Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Mexico. -
Jan 22, 1524
Hernando De Soto
Hernando went on an expedition to Nicaragua, South America with Francisco De Cordoba and decided to go against Cordoba. -
Nov 5, 1525
Andres De Urdaneta
Went on the second sailing around the world expedition at the age of 17 and accampained with Garcia Jofre de Loaysa. -
Apr 18, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
Traveled much of the Pacifc Ocean and discovered that Incan empire and conquered it quickly.
