Explores in Texas

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Who sailed from Spanish Cuba to the eastern coast of Mexico and conquered the Aztecs by becoming allies with neighboring Native Americans and taking Moctezuma II prisoner?

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Hernando Cortez

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First European to Map the Texas Coast: He sailed from Jamaica to the Gulf of Mexico to explore the land between Florida and Mexico. He tried to establish a colony, but the entire settlement was killed by Native Americans.

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Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda

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He searched for the rumored seven cities made of gold, leading 300 Spanish soldiers to the Texas area in 1540.

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Francisco Coronado

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Who became famous as healers after removing an arrowhead from a man’s chest while escaping captivity with 3 other Spaniards?

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

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French explorer who, in 1682, canoed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. There he planted the French flag and claimed all of the land drained by the Mississippi for France.

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La Salle

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In 1691, he dedicated his life and work to missions among the Native Americans in East Texas. He stayed at the mission of San Francisco de los Tejas and wanted to do mission work with the Caddos.

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Francisco Hidalgo

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He was the founder of the first Spanish mission in East Texas named San Francisco de los Tejas. Native Americans became resentful and even planned an attack on the mission.

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Fray Damian Massanet

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An early Roman Catholic missionary to Texas who established several missions in East Texas by 1717.

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Antonio Margil De Jesus

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A Native American who told Coronado about Quivera: a region full of cities of gold. Coronado killed me for deceiving him.

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Turk

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Gold, Glory, and God: the European explorers came to the Americas to become rich, famous, and to convert Native Americans to Christianity.

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