Academic Terms
Widespread outbreaks of disease
What is an epidemic
The first explorer to write about his expeditions
Who was deVaca
First European to see the Texas coast. First to map the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Who was Pineda
Sailed from Jamaica to the Gulf of Mexico
Who was Pineda
Expedition crossed the Texas Panhandle and found the Zuni Pueblos
What was the Coronado Expedition
The wild offspring of the horses the Spanish brought to the Americas
What is a mustang
Chosen to lead the mission to colonize the land of the Pueblo Indians
Who was Juan Onate
Led another voyage to the Gulf of Mexico. Also landed in Florida
Who was Narvaez
What explorer widely travelled Texas in search of a return to Spanish Mexico
Who was de Vaca
Founded the colony of New Mexico
Who was Juan Onate
The royal governor, of New Spain
What is a viceroy
The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases
What was the Columbian Exchange
North African slave served as captain under Narváez
Who was Estevanico
Shipwrecked along the Texas coast, captured by Karankawas
Who was Narvaez
Defeated the Aztec Empire
Who was Hernan Cortes
Spanish soldier-adventurers in search of glory, gold, and land.
What is a conquistador
Conquistador who sailed from Spanish Cuba to the eastern coast of Mexico.
Who was Cortes
A 30-year-old conquistador, commanded the Spanish force to conquer Cibola
Who was Coronado
Eventual leader of the Coronado expedition; did not find riches and decided to head to Mexico City
Who was Moscoso
Sponsored Christopher Columbus on his explorations
Who was King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
The lost city of gold
What was Cibola
Aztec Empire, leader
Who was Moctezuma II
Was the first emperor of Mexico
Who was Agustin de Iturbide
The year of Pineda's exploration
What is 1519
Brought devastating diseases and useful horses to North America
What was the Columbian Exchange