Explorers
WHO SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE IN 1492
Christopher Columbus
I am the largest region
Coastal Plains
He named this state
Louisiana
to the north
Oklahoma
Columbus
He discovered the Americas, which began the Age of Contact
Conquered the Aztecs and took control of Mexico for Spain
Hernan Cortes
I am the smallest region
Mountains and Basins
He built a stockade and called it......
Fort St. Louis
to the south (country)
Mexico
La Salle
It main Spain interested in Texas again due to French Settlement there
I mapped the gulf coast
Pineda
I am home to AT&T Stadium
Central Plains
His goal was to lead his colonists to the.......
Mississippi River
East
Louisiana
Pineda
He gave us the first map of Texas' coastline
I was enslaved by Indian tribes after my shipwrecked in Texas, I wrote a book about my experiences
Cabeza De Vaca
My cities include Lubbock, Odessa, and Midland
Great Plains
What happened to a few of his ships on his journey?
Attacked by privateers (pirates from Spain)
West
New Mexico
Cabeza De Vaca
He was the first to experience the land of Texas, gave us the first look of what it was like
I built Fort Saint Louis and I named a state!
La Salle
What are the 4 regions of Texas?
Coastal, Central, Great, Mountains and Basins
How did he die?
His own people came together to kill him
northeast
Arkansas
Coach Rogers
Greatest Texan to ever live