Spanish explorers Flashcards
1
Q
Who Mapped the coastline of Texas and planted the flag of Spain in 1519 to claim area and called it new Spain
A
Alonzo Pineda
2
Q
Shipwrecked and Galveston Island walked over 2000 miles and saw lots of buffalo heard rumors of the seven cities of Cibola and wrote a book
A
Cabeza de Vaca
3
Q
Looking for gold cities, Brock cows, sheep, horses, and mules into area of Texas traveled into the Palo Duro Canyon
A
Francisco Coronado
4
Q
Came from the east and crossed, red and Trinity, rivers looking for golden cities, but only found black gold (oil)
A
Louis Moscoso
5
Q
Last Spanish explorer to look for gold traveled along Rio Grande, then moved north. Founded the current day city of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
A
Juan De Onate
