Early Explorers of Texas
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- Q1Explorers wanted to spread their religion to other parts of the world. They also believed there were riches in Texas. Lastly wanted to conquer other places and become powerful.Gold, God, Glory30s
- Q2Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)Hernan Cortes30s
- Q3He went looking for the 7 cities of cibola and instead found the texas panhandle. Eventually found the Grand Canyon.Francisco Coronado30s
- Q4First known European to explore and map the Texas coastline in 1519.Alonso Alvarez de Pineda30s
- Q5They were spanish explorers who came to america in the 1500s who claimed large areas of landConquisadors30s
- Q6They are trips taken with the goal of exploringExpeditions30s
- Q7Spanish explorer who was shipwrecked in Texas and wandered for several years among American IndiansAlvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca30s
- Q8Cabeza De Vaca wrote this book in 1524, and it was the first book to report about Texas.Castaways30s
- Q9When Cabeza De Vaca became stranded in Galveston after searching for gold in Florida.153730s
- Q10The inside part of somethingInterior30s