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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Columbus reached America in 1492, October ,12.He was an Italian explorer.Columbus thought he was In the indies that's why he called the people he met Indians.Cristopher Columbus was born in 1451, Genoa ,Italy.The Colombian exchange started when Columbus landed on America,the exchange included animals,plants,diseases,and technology.columbus thought he could get to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean -
Jun 2, 1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Pineda maps the gulf coast of Texas -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes
Defeated the Aztec empire -
Apr 14, 1528
Panfilo de Narvaez
Led 5 ships with about 600 soldiers and horses to Florida then went to Tampa bay -
Nov 6, 1528
Cabeza de Vaca
Landed in Tampa bay Florida -
Oct 4, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
he led the the biggest expedition with about 300 soldiers plenty of religious officials and more than 1000 Indians -
Juan Onate
Declared New Mexico -
La Salle
Established Louisiana
