Texas History, Ch. 4, Section 2 Quiz

The governor of New Spain who represented the King of Spain

• conquistador

• friar

• missionary

• viceroy

Cabeza de Vaca had heard stories from the natives about a land to the north which was rich with gold, silver, and other precious items called

• Tenochtitlan

• Tiguex

• Tejas

• Cibola

The governor of New Spain sent and expedition to find if the stories Cabeza de Vaca heard were true. Who accompanied Fray Marcos's party as a guide?

• Alejandro

• Estevanico

• Moscoso

• Hernando

Estevanico was

• the leader of the expedition through eastern Texas.

• one of the companions of Cabeza de Vaca who returned to the region to act as a guide for Fray Marcos.

• the guide for Coronado who was killed by the Wichita.

• part of the expedition lead by de Soto who explored east Texas after de Soto died.

The tribe that killed Estevanico was

• the Zuni Pueblos

• the Wichita

• the Karankawa

• the Coahuiltecan

Explored the Palo Duro Canyon in the Panhandle of Texas during his travels to find Cibola and then Quivira

• Coronado

• Mendoza

• Moscoso

• de Soto

A village with connected, flat-roofed adobe buildings is called

• a pueblo.

• a mission.

• a comancheria.

• malhado.

The Turk told Coronado about

• the Caddo tribes to the east who had a vast trade network.

• about the Seven Cities of Cibola which contained many riches.

• about a place beyond Cibola called Quivira which had many riches.

• about the Grand Canyon to the west.

Coronado's expedition traveled through

• Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas.

• New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado.

• Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Utah.

• Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and California.

Coronado found

• two of the cities of Cibola but they had been abandoned.

• a gold mine abandoned by the Zuni, which contained very little gold, but encourage him to continue to look for Quivira.

• only disappointment after he found no great cities or great riches in his expedition.

• one large city but it did not contain any of the riches he was hoping to find.