Domínguez–Escalante expedition
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The Domínguez–Escalante Expedition was a Spanish journey of exploration conducted in 1776 by two Franciscan priests, Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to their Roman Catholic... Wikipedia
End: 1777
Goal: Find a route from Nuevo México, to the Spanish missions in The Californias
Leader: Atanasio Domínguez; Silvestre Vélez de Escalante
Start: Santa Fe de Nuevo México; (modern-day Santa Fe, New Mexico); 1776