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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus's first voyage
Columbus was looking for route to Asia for trading spices and silk. He thought he had landed in Asia, but he really discovered the new world. -
Feb 1, 1519
Cortes Voyage
Cortes came to tenochtitlan, the capitol of the Aztecs, and conquered them and built Mexico City over it. -
Mar 1, 1519
Pineda's Voyage
Pineda was the first to map Florida to Texas and he may have discovered the Rio Grande. -
Apr 1, 1526
De Vaca's Start Day
De Vaca set out with Narvez. -
Oct 26, 1537
De Vaca Discovers Texas
He was the first to wright about texas. He preformed the first surgery in texas by moving an arrow. He became a medicine man. -
Oct 26, 1539
Fray Marcos and Estaban's journey
Told a tale of a city of gold. They went to find the cities of gold. Fray Marcos lied of seeing one of the cities of gold. They were unsuccessful. -
Oct 26, 1540
Cornados Expedition
He exlored the states looking for the cities of gold. He also looked for cibola. He later looked for quevara. -
Oct 26, 1542
Moscoso's expidition
He discovered the mississippi river.