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Who was the leader of the first American expedition into Spanish territory?
In 1803, Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery and named Army Captain Meriwether Lewis its leader, who then invited William Clark to co-lead the expedition with him.
Who is Pike Wilkinson?
Maryland-born Wilkinson, a medical doctor and one-time protégé of Benedict Arnold, George Washington, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson, moved to Kentucky in the 1780s and became a leading voice for Kentucky’s statehood.
When was Zebulon Pike captured by the Spanish?
February 26, 1807
Spanish authorities captured Pike and some of his party on February 26, 1807. Pike and his men were taken to Santa Fe and on to the capital of Chihuahua province, and presented to Commandant General Salcedo, who was governor of the state.
Who was the first Spanish explorer to explore North America?
De Ayllón set out to explore the region in 1525. He and his crew created a rough map of the land between modern day Florida and Delaware by sailing along the Atlantic coast of North America. The creation of this map fulfilled the exploration portion of his contract with the crown.
Where was the first Spanish settlement in California?
Spanish colonization of “Alta California” began when the Presidio at San Diego, the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Coast, was established in 1769. With the expedition was Father Junipero Serra, a Franciscan Father who would have a tremendous influence in the colonization of California through the establishment of missions.
Who was on the Spanish expedition to the Pacific Northwest?
1775 voyage of Heceta and Bodega y Quadra. In 1775 a second voyage of ninety men led by Lieutenant Bruno de Heceta aboard the Santiago, set sail from San Blas, Nayarit on March 16, 1775 with orders to make clear Spanish claims for the entire Northwestern Pacific Coast.
When did the Spanish start to colonize the Americas?
Beginning with the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Caribbean and continuing control of vast territory for over three centuries, the Spanish Empire would expand across the Caribbean Islands, half of South America, most of Central America and much of North America (including present day Mexico, Florida and the Southwestern and Pacific