Spanish timeline

By GrimmjowSwaggerjaquez
  • Jan 1, 1501

    Slavery is introduced to the new world

    Spanish settlers bring african slaves to the new world
  • Jan 1, 1513

    The spanish explore florida

    Free africans juan garrido and juan gonzalez de leon accompany juan ponce de leon in his exploration of la florida
  • Jan 1, 1526

    First african slaves step foot into north america

    First enslaved africans brought to north america by lucas vasquez de allyon expedition; established settlement of san miguel de gualdelupe in present day georgia; this is the first european settlement in the geographic united states
  • Jan 1, 1528

    Settlement attempt fails

    panfilo narvaez attempts to settle near tampa bay with 600 people but fails because of lack of supplies and hurricanes.
  • Jan 1, 1536

    survivors of tampa bay settlement

    4 survivors of the tampa bay settlement end up in north carolina after walking through the wilderness for eight years; estevanico, an african slave, ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way