Texas History Quiz

A Spanish soldier-explorer who sought riches and power for himself and wealth and glory for Spain in the conquest of the Americas was called a _____.

• commando

• conquistador

• missionary

• settler

Spanish priests and nuns began religious settlements called ______ in New Spain.

• chapels

• synagogues

• missions

• mosques

What was Columbus looking for when he sailed from Spain in 1492?

• the Americas

• a new route to India

• the Aztec empire

• new fishing grounds

_____ was the first European to explore the Texas coast.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Many conquistadores were inspired by the tales of _____ and volunteered to explore the Americas.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Cabeza de Vaca reached Texas after the collapse of the _____ expedition.

• Álvarez de Pineda

• Columbus

• Cortés

• Narváez

Juan de Oñate crossed into Texas near which modern city?

• Brownsville

• Eagle Pass

• El Paso

• Laredo

Guided by the Turk, Coronado set out to find Quivira, which was located _____.

• in Palo Duro Canyon

• on the Great Plains

• in New Mexico

• in East Texas

_____ was the name of one of the fabled seven cities of gold.

• Quivira

• Tenochtitlán

• Shangri-La

• Cíbola

In 1540 Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza sent _____ to investigate stories about mysterious, wealthy lands in the north.

• Luis de Moscoso

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto