Spanish Exploration

  • Aug 12, 1492

    Colombus sailed the ocean blue

    Colombus sailed the ocean blue
    Colmbus was trying to find a route to asia to get spices
    He (was) the first to sail into the new world.
    When he landed in the neworld he gold and items from the indians
    He is an important person in history because the called him the first to sail into the neworld
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Cortes sailes

    Cortes sailes
    Cortes sailed because coloumbus wanted to see if there was good stuff there.
    Concoured Mexico/new spain
    Concoured the aztezs
    It was important because he came back bith 6 million tons of gold and made people want to get some of that gold too
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Pineda's voage

    Pineda's voage
    Pineda made a made a map of the coast in 1519 and mapped 800 mi of coast.
    He was important because somebody will use his map later on
  • Jan 1, 1528

    Devaca Day 1

    Devaca Day 1
    Narvez was the orginal leader
    The pourpose of this journy was to search for gold in florida with Narvez
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Devaca lands on present texas

    Devaca lands on present texas
    This event happened when the indians landes in florida, starved to death, and the indians there killed alot of them.
    Also met the kowalkieans and/and coahuiltecan.
  • Jan 1, 1530

    Fray marcos journey

    Fray marcos journey
    The pourpose of the journey was to study the land north gulf
    Eteban was killed in an indianfight and Fray marcos was exploring the area.
    Then he reported that he found the 7 cites of gold
  • Jan 1, 1539

    Moscoso Expedition

    Moscoso Expedition
    De soto waa the leder but he was killed
    He explored texas and did the same thing that corando did, only he is saing to not go to texas
  • Oct 1, 1540

    Coronado and the 7 cities of fold

    Coronado and the 7 cities of fold
    The 2 cities he was looking for were the 7 cities of gold and the avivera
    HIs assistance during the second part of the journy was Fray marcos
    he discouvered the grand canyon,north texas,arazonis,newmexico,oklolohma
    He is important in history because he responded Dont go to texas, its ugly and horrible,and also they dident return for 150 years.