Early Explorers
After Cabeza de Vaca returned from Texas, rumors of __________ ___________ spread across Mexico.
great wealth
Father Miguel Hidalgo declared...
independence from Spain.
A military fort established by the Spanish.
A presidio.
In 1492, Spanish explorations began with...
Christopher Columbus
The Spanish realized they needed to claim their land by building _________ and _________ across Texas.
missions, presidios
In 1686, _________ took a small group of men to try and find the Mississippi River, but most of the men died.
La Salle
The Gutiérrez and Magee expedition wanted to...
free Texas.
A journey undertaken for a specific purpose, often exploratory.
An expedition.
Spain wanted to claim lands in the Americas and create a__________.
colony
Damian Massanet
Among his people, the ______is regarded as a hero for protecting them by leading Coronado away from their homes.
Turks
On August 18, 1813, the bloodiest battle in Texas history took place at...
The Battle of Medina.
A Spanish explorer and conqueror.
A Conquistador.
In 1520, Hernan Cortes mounted a __________of the city.
siege(attack by surrounding)
The _________ language is the second most spoke language in the United States.
Spanish
This explorer was inspired by the stories of the Seven Cities of Cibola, or El Dorado.
Hernando de Soto
What was the name of the expedition that occurred in 1819, when Spain and the United States signed the Adams-Onis treaty...
The Long expedition, or James Long expedition.
A religious order.
A friar.
The exchange of ideas and goods from Europe and Africa to the Americas, is called...
The Columbian Exchange.
The La Bahia had the largest _______ _______ in Texas in the late 1700s.
cattle ranch
This explorer led an expedition to explore the coast of Florida and southeastern Mexico.
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
The Neutral Territory is also called...
No Man's land.
An unauthorized military expedition into a foreign country.
A filibuster.
During a storm, the ship carrying ______________ and _________sank near Galveston island.
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Estevanico
The mission contributed to the economy in other ways. It established necessary industries such as weaving, ______ working and _______.
iron, carpentry