Texas Explorers

This is NOT one of the 3 G's.

• God

• Gold

• Guns

• Glory

Juan de Oñate named this city when he crossed the Rio Grande.

• El Paso

• San Antonio

• Schulenburg

• Laredo

He was the first explorer to reach present-day Texas.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Coronado

• Hernando De Soto

• Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda

Luis de Moscoso was the first explorer to see this floating on the water in Texas.

• seaweed

• oil

• dolphins

• beach balls

Hernando Cortes built this city which became a base for further Spanish exploration in North America.

• Mexico City

• Houston

• Austin

• Cuba

These were the Native American people whose gold Hernando Cortes stole and whose city he destroyed.

• Aztecs

• Incas

• Mayans

• Coahuiltecans

Cibola is the name of ________________.

• the Seven Cities of Gold

• another explorer we learned about

• a Native American tribe the explorers met

• one of the settlements the explorers built

Hernando De Soto was the first European explorer to see this river.

• Rio Grande

• Mississippi River

• Colorado River

• Red River

Hernando De Soto did not finish his journey because this killed him during his expedition.

• Native Americans

• Drowning

• Snake bite

• Fever

Francisco Coronado attacked a town of this Native American tribe because he thought they had gold he could steal.

• Zuni

• Aztec

• Tonkawa

• Caddo