Hispanic Colonization of North America

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Junipero Serra (U.S. Capitol) Bernardo de Gálvez

 
 
Hernando de Soto  discovers the Mississippi (U.S. Capitol rotunda)

 
 
Spanish missions in California
Spanish missions in Florida and Ga.

 

Spanish Exploration and Conquest of Native America
New Mexico Museum Exhibits Spain’s Legacy in U.S.
 

ALVAR NUÑEZ CABEZA de VACA
In Search of Cabeza de Vaca's Route Across Texas
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America (1542)
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza de Vaca Page
Cabeza de Vaca's Journey to the Southwest

BERNARDO de GALVEZ
Bernardo de Galvez (1746-1786)
 

FRANCISCO VAQUEZ de CORONADO
Coronado Expedition Map 
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado 
 

HERNANDO de SOTO


The Hernando De Soto Expedition
The Hernando De Soto Expedition in Indiana
 

JUAN de MIRALLES
American Revolution 1775-1783
Contribuciones Hispanas a la Independencia de Estados Unidos
Damas Cubanas Donaron Más de un Millón de Libras Tornesas a Washington
Los verdaderos amigos de Washington en Cuba
The Spanish Merchant Juan de Miralles

JUAN de OÑATE
Juan de Oñate
Captain Farfan and His Forgotten Trail 
As a Sculpture Takes Shape in Mexico, Opposition Takes Shape in the U.S. (New York Times, January 17, 2002)
The lost city of America (near Arkansas City): Scientists PROVE that 17th century Spanish conquistadors stumbled across a city of 20,000 Native Americans called Etzanoa (Daily Mail, Nov. 29, 2018)

JUAN PONCE de LEÓN
Juan Ponce de Leon
 

JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO
Cabrilho's Discovery of California
Coastal Navigation and Exploration of the Monterey Bay Area
Estévan (Juan) Cabrillo 
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo 
National Park Service Cabrillo National Monument
Cabrillo National Monument Map

JUNIPERO SERRA
Junípero Serra
 

LINKS
Bibliography 
Maryland State Resolution on the Role Played by Hispanics in the Achievement of American Independence
The Presidio Line