Name Professor Title Date [] Spain colonization of America Spain was one of the superpowers in Europe during the exploration age. Spain began exploring American between 1492 to 1513. Spain`s administration of its colonies got full establishment in 1535 as the Viceroyalty of New Spain in Mexico City. Between 1539 and 1541, Hernando de Soto crossed Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, and reached the Mississippi River. Later in 1545 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explored the Upper California coast. It was not until 1565 when the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine was established in America and by 1582 the Spanish were in the valleys of the Gila and the Rio Grande. Between 1598 and 1608, Don Juan de Onate brought the first colony to New Mexico and explored vast areas of New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. In 1602, Sebastian Vizcaino sailed up the coast of California. Later in 1610, the Spanish built the Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Between 1680 and 1692, the Pueblo Revolt was located in New Mexico and Arizona. That was a great initial victory for the Pueblo, but the Spanish re-conquered the lands in 1692. Spain gave away Florida to the Kingdom of Great Bri