Early Explorers of Texas

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What year did Hernan Cortez conquer the Aztecs?

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1521

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What year did Alonso Alvarez de Pineda map the Texas coastline?

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1519

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What year did Christopher Columbus land in Caribbean Islands?

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1492

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What year did Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca get shipwrecked in Galveston island and captured by the Karankawas?

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1536

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What year did Francisco Vasquez de Coronado search for Cibola (cities of gold)?

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1540

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What year did frenchman Robert de La Salle land in Matagorda Bay instead of the Mississippi River?

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1685

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Which Spanish explorer wrote about the mainland of Texas and heard of the cities of gold?

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Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

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Which Spanish explorer set out to find Cibola (cities of gold) and was considered a failure for Spain?

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he discovered the New World?

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Looking for easy trade routes to India

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After Columbus, what were the 3 reasons for Exploration?

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Gold, Glory, and God