Spanish Explorers

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Motivation for Spanish exploration of the Americas: NOT increasing population by bringing indigenous people to Spain.

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Increasing population by bringing indigenous people back to Spain.

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First European to sail to Asia around Africa's southern tip?

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Bartolomeu Dias

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First explorer to sail west to Asia?

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Christopher Columbus

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Ruler of the Aztec Empire?

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Moctezuma II

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Cortes ensured his soldiers wouldn't retreat by sinking their ships.

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He sunk their ships.

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Cortes built on Tenochtitlan's ruins:

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Mexico City

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Spanish Empire in the Americas?

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New Spain

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First Spanish explorer to map the Texas coast?

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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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Significance of 1519 in Texas History?

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First European saw and mapped the Texas coast.

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First Spanish conquistador to explore Texas interior?

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca