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who shipwrecked on the Texas Coast?
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Who searched for Cibola and Quivira?
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Who was the first European to see the TX coast?
Pineda
Who inspired explorers to sail West?
Columbus
Who claimed the Mississippi River Valley for France?
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle
Who conquered the Aztec Empire for Spain?
Hernan Cortes
Whos expedition was caught in a hurricane in the gulf of Mexico
Panfilo de Narvaez
Who wanted to build a mission among the Caddo people of East Texas?
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Who founded 20 settlements in southern Texas.
Damian Massanet
Who Opened the most successful mission in East Texas?
Antonio Margil de Jesus
Who was named the father of the Lower Rio Grande Valley?
Jose de Escandon
Who was sent to drive the French from East Texas after the Chicken War?
Marques de San Miguel de Aguayo
