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Nov 5, 1492
Columbus
Began European Exploration to the Americas -
Nov 5, 1519
Cabeza De Vaca
Found petroleum in East Texas -
Nov 5, 1528
La Salle
Mapped the Texas coatline -
Nov 5, 1540
Cornado
Traveled Texas for 7 years and wrote a book about his travels -
Nov 5, 1542
Onate
Built Fort St. Louis on Matagorda bay -
Pineda
Claimed Rio Grande Valley for spain -
Moscoso
Searched for the 7 cities of gold, but found nothing