A map of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean showing the voyage routes of the early European explorers in the region between 1512 and 1580. The map shows the routes of Alonzo de Ojeda to Darien Colombia, Balboa to the Pacific, Juan Ponce de Leon to Florida, Francisco de Cordova to the Yucatan, Juan de Grijalva to the southern coast of Mexico, Hernan Cortez to Mexico City, Lucas Vasquez d'Ayllon to the Carolinas, Panfilo de Narvaez to Florida, Hernando de Soto to Florida and overland to the Mississippi, Melendez (Pedro Menendez de Aviles) to St. Augustine, Friar Augustine Ruyz and Don Antonio de Espego along the Rio Grande.