Discoveries
this is what the Spanish named the area in the Rio Grande Valley where the river flows between 2 mountain peaks,
El Paso del Norte (the Northern Pass).
the title for the official person who ruled in the name of the Spanish king in a colony.
Viceroy
This native tribe helped some of the Spanish, but killed some of the French as they tried to settle/explore the Texas coastline area
Karankawa
one of the few not-so-dumb things this explorer did was claim lots of land for France, which became the Louisiana Territory.
Sieur de La Salle
this Spanish conquistador was the first to reach what is present-day Mexico, and is known for conquering the Aztec empire.
Hernan Cortes
a district of a colony or country, similar to a state
Province
from Malhado thru Texas, seeing things like buffalo and meeting many Native tribes, stories from this Spaniard inspired other Spanish expeditions to search for gold & riches.
Cabeza de Vaca
Portuguese explorer credited with being the first to reach the very southern tip of Africa, discovering a path to reach India and east Asia.
Bartolomieu DIAS.
This Pawnee Indian led Coronado on a journey which was supposed to reach a city of gold, but it was just a simple native settlement, so Coronado killed this guide.
The Turk
what was the name of the city in present-day Wichita, KS that Coronado was led to, which was supposed to be a city of gold?
Quivara
The name given to island where Cabeza de Vaca and the Narvaez expedition crashed, means "isle of misfortune".
Malhado
a privately owned Pirate ship that is outfitted with weapons, and was often times rented by other countries for protection.
Privateer
Francisco Coronado claimed this entire region for Spain (the region was named after the Native Tribe that lived throughout it) as he traveled thru northern Texas, Oklahoma, and into Kansas.
Wichita Country
this was the person who organized expeditions to search for gold after hearing the tales of de Vaca.
Viceroy MENDOZA
This was a major long-term effect the Spanish explorers left on Native Americans
Death, caused by diseases that Natives had no immunity to.
What was the primary goal of Sieur de La Salle after he returned from France? He wanted to come back to America and do what?
come back to the mouth of the Mississippi River (in Louisiana) and begin a colony there for France.
capital of the Aztec empire, was conquered by Spanish and Mexico City was built in it's place
Tenochtitlan
the first thing (structure) that was typically built in a Spanish settlement ?
a church or "Mission".
this Spanish explorer was the first to MAP the coastline of Texas, and all of the Gulf of Mexico in 1519
Alonso Alvarez de PINEDA
this Spainard led an expedition to form many settlements along the Upper Rio Grande Valley
Juan de Onate.
the name for a Spanish soldier-explorer, who sought personal riches & fame, while overtaking and claiming land in the Americas
Conquistador
Sieur de La Salle was the first European to travel all the way down THIS RIVER, and claim the entire River Valley for France.
Mississippi River [Valley]
what was the name of La Salle's final remaining ship (that actually crashed after coming loose from it's anchor during a storm).
La Belle
to plan and steer/follow a course in a ship over a body of water.
Navigate
this city in present-day New Mexico was founded by de Onate's group in 1609, and became a major settlement for the Spanish in the Upper Rio Grande region.
Santa Fe
this Spanish explorer reported to the King of Spain that the region of Texas had really good soil for farming, but had no gold.
Francisco CORONADO
Name the 4 European countries that had established colonies in the America's throughout the 1600's
England, France, Spain, Netherlands (Dutch)
List at least 4 tragic events that happened to La Salle?
1) ship was attacked by Pirates close to Haiti
2) could not ever find the mouth of Mississippi River again.
3) Crashed ship in Matagorda Bay
4) 3rd ship was stolen by some of his own people and saild back to France
5) last ship came loose during a storm and was wrecked.
6) built Ft.St.Louis, which was attacked and overran by Karankawa
7) tried to walk by land all the way to Canada
8) ultimately was murdered by his own people as they were trying to travel back to Canada.
why was Fort St. Louis a threat to Spain?
it was a FRENCH fort that was built on territory that Spain thought belonged to them.... France was encroaching on Spanish territory.
a crude or simple fort, built out of logs
Stockade