Early Explorers of Texas

What year did Hernan Cortez conquer the Aztecs?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

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

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

What year did Christopher Columbus land in Caribbean Islands?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

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

• 1492

• 1519

• 1521

• 1536

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

• 1521

• 1536

• 1540

• 1685

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

• 1521

• 1536

• 1540

• 1685

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

• Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

• Hernan Cortez

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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

• Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

• Hernan Cortez

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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

• Looking for Cibola

• Looking for easy trade routes to India

• Looking for Florida

• Looking for Mexico

After Columbus, what was the 3 reasons for Exploration?

• Gold, Glory, and God

• Glory, God, and Goodness

• Gold, God, and Greatness