Explorers Flashcards
Who was a Karankawa slave for 8 years
Cabeza de Vaca
Who died in a hurricane during his expedition
Narvaez
When did Pineda see and map the Texas Coastline
1519
What was the settlement that La Salle built
Fort St. Louis
Who began the Age of Contact
Cabeza de Vaca
What was the Unofficial capital of Spanish Texas
Los Adaes
Who first saw Texas
Pineda
Who Discovered new Lands thought to be Asia
Columbus
Who conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain
Cortes
Who Founded 20 settlements in southern Texas.
Escandon
Who established Los Adaes
Aguayo
Who was Murdered by his own men
La Salle
Who was the First European to explore Texas
Cabeza de Vaca
What mission did Damian Massanet build
San Francisco de los Tejas
What is the modern name of mission San Antonio de Valero
The Alamo
What was the first mission in Texas
San Francisco de los Tejas
What was Quivira
A place on the Great Plains said to be filled with gold
What was the Settlement midway between the Rio Grande and East Texas
San Antonio de Bexar
Who Opened the most successful mission in East Texas
Margil de Jesus
Who Asked the French to reopen San Francisco de los Tejas
Hidalgo
Who Discovered Palo Duro Canyon
Coronado
Who Searched for Cibola and Quivira
Coronado
Who inspired explorers to sail West
Columbus
Who is the Father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Escandon
Who Built Mexico City in New Spain
Cortes
What was the title of a conqueror for Spain
A Conquistador
Why did native Americans leave the Texas Missions
Disinterest and Disease
