Europeans Explore Texas

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Why were powerful kings and queens in Europe competing with each other during the 1400s?

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They wanted to expand, rule more land, and gain wealth.

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Hernán Cortés led an expedition of 500 soldiers from Spain that set out to conquer...

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the Aztecs.

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Cabeza de Vaca returned to Spain and told the officials stories he had heard about

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seven cities of gold called Cíbola.

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In 1598, Juan de Oñate crossed the Rio Grande at a place he called

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El Paso del Norte.

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The French explorer known as La Salle had intended to start a new French colony

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at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

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What was one effect of Francisco Coronado's great expedition on the future settlement of Texas?

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Spain learned about the vast land of Texas and its people.