Exploration and Contact in Texas

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Conquistadors were motivated by -

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God, Gold, and Glory

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Christopher Colombus landed in the Bahamas in

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1492

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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The first man to map the coastline of Texas

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Hernan Cortes

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Was believed to be a God by the Aztecs. He took over the capital city of Tenochtitlan.

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Panfilo de Narvaez

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Was defeated by Hernan Cotes and the Apalachee Native Americans. He later died in a hurricane on his way back to Spain.

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The first mapping of the Texas coast occurred in

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1519

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Hernan Cortez landed in...

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Mexico

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The mapping of the Texas coastline is significant because...

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Future explorers could reference this map.

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Survivors of the Narvaez expedition landed in...

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Galveston, Texas

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In 1528, conquistadors came in contact with which tribe in Texas?

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Karankawa