Spanish Explorers of Texas

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Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs

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Cortes

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Stole gold from the most powerful empire in the New World

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Cortes

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Established Mexico City and became governor of New Spain

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Cortes

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Mapped the gulf coast in 1519

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Pineda

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Created the first map to include Texas

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Pineda

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Spanish cartographer

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Pineda

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Shipwrecked near present-day Galveston

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Lived among the natives and journeyed all over Texas for 8 years

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Wrote "La Relacion" describing the landscape and natives of Texas

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola

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Coronado