Texas Explorers

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

Religious settlements

• province

• stockade

• mission

• conquest

An official who rules in the name of the king or queen

• viceroy

• prince

• judge

• governor

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

Im considered the first explorer of Texas:

• Pineda

• Cabeza De Vaca

• Columbus

• Cortes

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

• La Salle

• Cornado

• Onate

• Moscoso

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