Explorers

Who discovered the new world on October 12, 1492 when he landed on the Island he named San Salvador

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes
• Antonio de Espejo
• Montezuma

Which word means Conqueror?

• Friar
• Monk
• Crusader
• Conquistadores

Who conquered the Aztec Empire

• Christopher Columbus
• Hernan Cortes
• Antonio de Espejo
• Montezuma

Who is credited with being the first European to step foot in Texas

• ALONSO ALVAREZ DE PINEDA
• ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA
• ESTEVANICO
• DON JUAN DE ONATE

Whose name literally translates to cow's head based on his ancestors helping the Christians find a secret passage against the Moors?

• ALONSO ALVAREZ DE PINEDA
• ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA
• ESTEVANICO
• DON JUAN DE ONATE

His map is the first known document of Texas history and was the first map of the Gulf Coast region of the United States

• ALONSO ALVAREZ DE PINEDA
• ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA
• ESTEVANICO
• DON JUAN DE ONATE

Who told about a city of vast wealth, a golden city called Cíbola. He described the city as standing on a high hill, that it was made of gold, and that one could see the Pacific Ocean off to the west.

• FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA
• FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO
• HERNAN DE SOTO
• RENE ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE

Who led an expedition to find Cíbola, when it was discovered to be a fake then led his men through the Texas panhandle then north until they were in present day Kansas looking for riches.

• FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA
• FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO
• HERNAN DE SOTO
• RENE ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE

Who helped Pizarro in conquering the Inca in South America

• FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA
• FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO
• HERNAN DE SOTO
• RENE ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE

Who is believed to be the first European to see the Mississippi River? Ironically he was also buried there to hid the fact he was not a god like he claimed to be.

• FRAY MARCOS DE NIZA
• FRANCISCO VAZQUEZ DE CORONADO
• HERNAN DE SOTO
• RENE ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE