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Jan 1, 1400
Age of exploration begins
The reasons people were exploring were for God gold and glory.
Columbus was looking for a better and quicker route to Asia but failed.
The main exploring countries were England, Spain, France, and Europe
A conquistador is a explorer.
Hernandez Cortez tore down Tenochtitlan -
Jan 1, 1519
Pineda maps Texas coast
Pineda started in Jamaica and Went along the gulf coast. His accomplishments were to make a map of the route to Texas and succeeded. -
Nov 6, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca shipwrecks
Cabeza De Vaca was taken by the Karankawas.
Disease killed many native Americans and explorers
People thought that the story was amazing and it became famous. -
Jan 1, 1548
Coronado sets out for Cibola
Cibola are seven cities of "gold"
Cabeza De Vaca got back and wrote a book saying that height have seen cibola. Coronado went because of De Vacas book.
Coronado didn't find the cibola -
La Salle lands in Texas
France began challenging Spain for Texas
La salle discovered the Mississippi River delta. -
Fort St. Louis founded
For at. Louis is located at Garcitas Creek.
La salle founded the ft. St. Louis.
Good usable timber was very far away and They didn't have any animals to move the large pieces or timber.
La salle was shot it in head and was seriously injured. People stripped him of his clothes and he died an hour later. -
Marques de Rubi Inspects Texas
To inspect texas
King Carlos 3rd sent Marques out
Abandon east Texas and pull back behind San antionio -
Mission San Francisco founded
The purpose of a mission is to colonize people to be Spanish citizens
Friars are the people who led missions
Spain started leading missions
The Friars tried to convert people to catholothism.
Friars were successful in turning people into Spanish citizens.
Some missions weren't able to convert people into Catholics.
Percitios protected missions -
The Louisiana Purchase