[1] In 1586 Gonzalez led a mission send for Menéndez de Márquez to a legendary strait located "beyond" Florida, where several villages were established, of which Menendez de Marquez wanted to learn.
During his trip, Gonzalez meet a local cacique who confirmed him the existence of the strait.
[3] In October 1586, Gonzalez told the Council of the Indies that near St. Augustine, Florida was a port next to a fertile land with gold and diamond mines, which was densely populated by indigenous.
The Council decided that this land should be studied and Spanish shipwreck victims to settle there.
[2] In the 1580s Vicente González led several voyages into the Chesapeake Bay in search of English settlements in the area.