Spanish Conquistadors & French Exploration Pt. 2

Which choice gives a list of explorers in the correct order they visited Texas?

• Pineda
  Cabeza de Vaca
  Coronado
  La Salle
• Coronado
  Pineda
  La Salle
  Cabeza de Vaca
• La Salle
  Coronado
  Pineda
  Cabeza de Vaca
• Cabeza de Vaca
  La Salle
  Coronado
  Pineda

Who was the first European to explore the INTERIOR of Texas?

[He survived as a shaman and trader for 6 years before walking home]

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso de Pineda

• Francisco Coronado

• Hernan Cortes

How did Cabeza de Vaca end up in Texas?

• bad luck and bad weather caused his ship to wreck on the coast of Texas

• he led a force of 500 conquistadors up from Mexico City

• his ship landed in California, then he walked all the way to Texas

• he was part of the Cortes expedition to find the seven cities of gold

What did Pineda do in 1519?

• he mapped the coast of Texas, claiming it for Spain
• he conquered the Aztecs, completely destroying their culture
• he built a Spanish settlement called Mexico City
• he was the first to see [and cross] the Mississippi River

Which of these answers has two explorers who accomplished their main event in the same year?

• Pineda and Cortes
• Cortes and Coronado
• Cabeza de Vaca and Pineda
• Coronado and Cabeza de Vaca

Which of these answers has two explorers who accomplished their main event in the same year?

• Pineda and Cortes
• Cortes and Coronado
• Cabeza de Vaca and Pineda
• Coronado and Cabeza de Vaca

Which explorer kept a journal of his experiences in Texas?

• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Columbus
• Cortes

What was "Cibola"?  [hint: Coronado was looking for this]

• seven cities of gold and silver
• a river that would lead to the Pacific Ocean
• a famous Spanish explorer who had disappeared somewhere in the "new world"
• a massive Pirate treasure buried somewhere in far South Texas

Which of these describes the main contribution of Cabeza de Vaca to the story of Texas history?

• he learned a lot about the people and geography of Texas during his travels

• he found vast wealth and treasure among the tribes of native Texans

• he built a ship-building factory on the coast of Texas

Though he didn't find exactly what he was looking for, what was one POSITIVE thing that Coronado reported finding in his explorations?

• good soil for farming

• a diamond mine filled with glittering jewels

• a river that had enormous fish

• a native Texan group that was growing corn and potatoes