Unit 3 Spanish Explorers

Mapped the gulf coast in 1519

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Shipwrecked near present-day Galveston

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Lived among the natives and journeyed all over Texas for 8 years

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Wrote "La Relacion" describing the landscape and natives of Texas

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Led an expedition in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

His mission to find gold in Texas failed

• Cortes

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

What happened to La Salle’s expedition? 

• the French gave La Salle an award for his excellent navigation skills.
• the entire settlement showed excellent skills and kindness in working with the local Indians.
• Near Matagorda Bay they built Fort St. Louis and many settlers were killed by local Karankawa Indians, wild animals, starvation and ruin. 
• LaSalle was honored by the Tonkawa tribe for his kindness.

What motivated Spanish explorers to want to travel to Texas?

• to learn Indian languages
• to study the local fish species
• to find gold
• to find new song ideas

What impact did the expeditions of Pineda and Cabeza de Vaca have on the exploration of Texas? 

• Pineda’s map and Cabeza’s stories so alarmed the Kings of Europe that they stopped all further exploration 
• the King gave free copies of Pineda’s map to all the interested peasants in Europe who wanted to vacation 
• Cabeza’s stories of his travels (his journal) and Pineda’s map encouraged others to settle.
• the local Indians were so happy with Pineda’s map that they offered free land to any European settlers.

Which headline could have occurred in 1519?

• Manny Valdez defeats the Aztecs!
• Coronado claims Oregon!
• Pineda Maps Coastline of Texas!
• La Salle Claims New York!