Explorer Facts
Coronado
Cabeza de Vaca
Pineda
Miscellaneous
100
the 3 G's of Spanish Exploration
What is God, Gold, Glory
100
Where did Francisco Coronado sail from?
What is Spain
100
Animal that he discovered on his expedition in Texas
What is Bison or Buffalo?
100
Pineda makes the first of this
What is a map
100
I began the era of Exploration.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
The only French explorer to come to Texas
Who is La Salle
200
What was the main obstacle for his group?
What are Indians
200
Cabeza de Vaca and Estavanico were allowed to live because of this reason
What is Indians thought they were medicine men (shamans)
200
Captures his men and is seen as a rival
Who is Cortes
200
I destroyed the Aztec empire.
Who is Cortes?
300
The ruler of the Aztecs that was killed by Cortes and his men
Who is Monctezuma
300
Year Coronado left for the New World
What is 1540
300
Book written to describe his expedition
What is Relacion
300
Reason why he left Spain
What is a water route to the Pacific Ocean
300
I was shipwrecked by a storm and then wandered Texas with Native Americans for 8 years.
Who is Cabeza de Vaca?
400
Spanish explorers.
What are conquistadors?
400
number of men Coronado set out with to find Cibola
What is 1000
400
3 groups he encountered in Texas
Who are Karankawa, Atakapan, and Coahuiltecans
400
Year he left from Spain
What is 1519
400
I went looking for gold, found none, but discovered the Grand Canyon and Palo Duro Canyon.
Who is Coronado?
500
Date Narvaez group set foot on Texas soil?
What is November 6, 1528
500
Two places of wealth Coronado went in search of
What is Cibola and Quivira
500
Number of years he was in Texas
What is 8
500
Place where he lost his life
What is Jamaica
500
A journey taken for a specific purpose.
What is an Expedition
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