Exploration Flashcards
When did Pineda map the Texas coastline?
1519
When did Columbus land in the Americas?
1492
What was the Chicken War?
A war between Spain and France.
What is a mission?
Where people are converted to Christians.
What is a presidio?
A fortified fort where soldiers live.
What is a privateer?
A personal ship outfitted with weapons.
Who was La Salle?
He was a Frenchman who claimed the Mississippi river for France. Killed by his own people in a mutiny.
Who was Naveraz?
He was an explorer who was looking for gold and died in a hurricane.
What was Quivera?
Quivera was one of the rumored cities of gold.
What was Cibola?
One of the rumored cities of gold.
Who created Fort St. Louis?
La Salle
Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?
Cabeza De Vaca
Father of the Rio Grand valley
Jose de Escandon
The priest who built San Francisco de los Tejas
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Founded 20 settlements in southern Texas.
Jose de Escandon
Who conquered the Aztec empire?
Hernan Cortes
Built Mexico City
Hernan Cortes
Who was the first to see Texas
Pineda
What is a viceroy?
High official that helps the king.
Spanish mission midway between East Texas and Rio Grande
1718