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Nov 5, 1492
columbus
began European exploration to the america's -
Nov 5, 1519
Cabeza de Vaca
Found petroleum in East Texas -
Nov 5, 1528
La Salle
Mapped the Texas coastline -
Nov 5, 1540
Coronado
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 the Rio Grande Valley for Spain -
Moscoso
Searched for the 7 cities of gold, but found nothing