Explorers #1
This explorer is given credit as the "first" European to make contact with natives in the Americas.
Columbus
This explorer is the conqueror of the Aztecs
Cortes
What is the importance of the date of 1519 in TX history?
Pineda mapped the TX coastline
This explorer mapped the Texas coastline in 1519
Pineda
What settlement was the main tool for colonization of TX & its goal was to convert Natives to the Catholic faith?
missions
This explorer conquered the Incan Empire
Pizarro
This explorer set out to find the city of gold but stumbled upon the Grand Canyon
Coronado
What is significant of the date of 1718 in TX history?
It was the founding of the city of San Antonio
What are the "three G's" of exploration?
God, Gold, Glory
What was a constant threat for those living in places like towns & ranches?
attacks by Native Texans
This explorer is credited with the discovery of the Mississippi River
de Soto
This explorer first made contact with the Caddo Native Texans
Moscoso
Name of a military post in an area under Spanish control?
presidio
Spanish official appointed to rule land claimed by Spain
viceroy
Region in Texas that receives the most rainfall
Coastal Plains
This explorer is the founder of El Paso, TX & Sante Fe, NM.
Onate
This explorer's goal was to find a Northwest Passage for the French.
La Salle
Spanish name for explorer
conquistador
Interaction with the Spanish depended on what two things for the Native Tribes?
location & lifestyle
Region in Texas that includes the cities of Dallas, Ft. Worth, & Austin
Central Plains
This explorer was the first to write about Texas & publish a book about it in 1542
Cabeza de Vaca
This explorer's men were the first to set foot on TX soil in 1528.
Narvaez
Native Tribes preferred the French over the Spanish for this reason
The French simply wanted to trade with them.
What was the main purpose of a presidio?
Native tribe that had homes that looked like grass-covered beehives