Explorers of Texas

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought personal riches and power, as well as wealth and glory for Spain, in the conquest for the Americas

• conquistador

• missionary

• representative

• privateer

Which is NOT a part of the 3 G's

• God

• Guns

• Glory

• Gold

Which of the following explorers never came to Texas:

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• La Salle

• Columbus

Which explorer was the very first European to ever sail to America?

• Pineda
• Coronado
• Magellin
• Columbus

Who am I: I sailed the Gulf in Mexico in 1519, mapping it and claiming the land around it for Spain

• De Soto
• Cortes
• Columbus
• Pineda

I discovered the New World in 1492?

• Columbus
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Pineda
• De Soto

I established Fort St. Louis after not finding the Mississippi River:

• La Salle

• Cornado

• Onate

• Moscoso

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

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