Spanish Explorers

Why did Christopher Columbus sail west?

• He was looking for the new world

• He was looking for a faster trade route to Asia

• He wanted to make his own country

• He was avoiding arrest in Spain

Spanish soldier- adventurers in search of glory, gold, and land were called

• Explorers

• Soldiers

• Sailors

• Conquistadors

Which empire did Cortez conquer?

• Aztec

• Inca

• Apache

• Iroquois

Which explorer mapped the Texas Coast?

• Cortez

• Pineda

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

How did Cabeza de Vaca become a healer and medicine man for a Native American tribe?

• He had a silver shield and sword so they were scared of him

• He was a missionary and a doctor who offered medical treatment to Native Americans

• He removed and arrow and stitched up a man saving his life

• They thought he was a leader because he was from Spain

Which explorer wrote a book describing the lands and Native Americans in the New World?

• Pineda

• Moscoso

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

What was Coronado searching for?

• City of Gold- Cibola

• A faster trade route to India

• The Aztec Empire

• The lost expedition of Narvaez

Which explorer discovered Petroleum?

• Moscoso

• Coronado

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Onate

Which colony did Onate establish?

• Texas

• Louisiana

• Arizona

• New Mexico

What country was La Salle from?

• England

• Spain

• France

• Portugal