north carolina colony Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/north-carolina-colony Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:16:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 North Carolina http://travelsfinders.com/north-carolina.html http://travelsfinders.com/north-carolina.html#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 23:44:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=205039 Spanish explorer Francisco Gordillo explores the Atlantic coast, extending as far north as the present-day Carolinas. Explorer Pedro de Quexos leads an expedition along the Atlantic coast and passes through present-day North Carolina. His exploration ends in Virginia. Explorer Lucas Vazquez de Ayllon attempts a first settlement in an unknown location, possibly present-day North Carolina. He moves on to establish a short-lived settlement in present-day South Carolina. Hernando de Soto, the Spanish explorer, arrives in the Carolinas looking for gold. All he finds is copper, a few pearls, and some weapons. He leaves behind a path of destruction. Two Spanish

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