Unit 3 Flashcards
Discovered new lands thought to be
Asia
Christopher Columbus
Built Mexico City in New
Spain
Hernan Cortes
drew maps of the Gulf of Mexico that
were used by other explorers
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
1519
Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
survivors of his expedition were
stranded in Texas
Panfilo de Narvaez
His journey began the Age
of Contact
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
Searched for Cibola and Quivira
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Asked the French to reopen San
Francisco de los Tejas.
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Murdered by his own men
Renee-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de
la Salle
Wanted to build a mission among
the Caddo people of East Texas
Father Francisco Hidalgo
Priest that built San Francisco de
los Tejas
Damian Massanet
Opened the most successful
mission in East Texas
Antonio Margil de Jesus
More than 6,000 people lived in
his settlements.
Jose de Escandon
Founded 20 settlements in
southern Texas.
Jose de Escandon
Sent to drive the French from East
Texas after the Chicken War.
Marques de San Miguel de
Aguayo