The Spanish Exploration and Settlement of Texas

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Cabeza de Vaca told the Spanish Viceroy about what?

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Cities of great wealth supposedly hidden in the mountains.

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What valuable resource did the Spanish lose interest in exploring Texas for?

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Gold

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Where did La Salle and his colonists land by accident?

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Texas (specifically, Matagorda Bay)

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What canyon did the Coronado Expedition first see?

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Palo Duro Canyon

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What was Cabeza de Vaca's published work about his travels called?

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Memoir

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Who was the original leader of the expedition Cabeza de Vaca was part of?

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Panfilo de Narvaez

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What was Marcos de Niza also known as?

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Fray Marcos

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Which Spanish explorer died while chasing rumors of gold?

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Hernando de Soto

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Who left Mexico in 1541 for a famous expedition in North America?

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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What animals were introduced to Texas by Spanish explorers?

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Horses