Age of Contact

African guide killed by the Zuni in 1539

• Juan de Oñate
• Pánfilo de Narváez
• Moctezuma II  
• Estevanico

An Italian sailor named _________________________ believed he could reach Asia by sailing west.

• Ferdinand Magellan
• Christopher Columbus
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

Spanish conquistadores first conquered the ____________________.

• the Bahamas
• Isle of Misfortune
• Caribbean Islands
• Pacific Ocean

In 1519, Cortés sailed from Cuba to what is now ____________________.

• New Mexico
• Spain
• Mexico
• Jamaica

On the ruins of the Aztec capital, Cortés built ____________________.

• Sante Fe
• Mexico City
• Veracruz
• Puebla

Much of the Aztec treasure including gold and silver was taken to ____________________.

• Texas
• Cuba
• Spain
• Jamaica

Spanish explorer ______________________________ spent years wandering around Texas and living with the Karankawa and other Indians.

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado

North African ____________________ was skilled at communicating with different American Indian groups and helped other explorers survive life in Texas.

• Cibola
• Malinche
• Quivira
• Estevanico

Fray Marcos reported to Mexico City that he had found ____________________, or seven wealthy cities in what is now New Mexico.

• Quivira
• Shangrila
• Cibola
• Las Vegas

A large expedition, led by ______________________________, was mounted to find and conquer Cibola.  

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda