Texas Missions

Was the 1st Explorer to come to the New World. Landed in Bahamas and named the natives "Indians" because he thought he was in India.

• Was the 1st Explorer to come to the New World. Landed in Bahamas and named the natives "Indians" because he thought he was in India.

• Was the 1st Explorer to come to the New World. Landed in Bahamas and named the natives "Indians" because he thought he was in India.

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan de Onate

Explored Mexico and conquered the Aztecs and their capital city Tenochitlan.

• Cortez

• Fray Marcos

• Hernando de Soto

• Cabeza de Vaca

The first Explorer to map the Texas Coast.

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortes

• Alvarez de Pineda

• Fray Marcos

Was the first Spanish explorer of Texas. In 1528 he shipwrecked on the coast of Texas. He is credited with being the first European explorer to set foot in what is now Texas. Recorded information about living among the Karankawa population in his book La Relacion.

• Juan de Onate

• Hernando de Soto

• Hernan Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

A conquistador who explored for Spain; He explored the southwest of the American continent, looking for the mythical Seven Cities of Cibola (gold) claimed most of the southwest for Spain and charted the course of many rivers and native roads in the area. He walked across the Panhandle and said it was good for farming.

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Onate

• Moscoso

Was a French explorer best known for leading an expedition down the Mississippi River, claiming the region for France. Established a failed fort in Matagorda Bay located in present day Texas and named it Fort St. Louis.

• Cortes

• Coronado

• Lasalle

• Columbus

This term explains that food and goods from each continent were introduced to each other as a result of the Exploration Era.

• Fruit Exchange

• Continent Exchange

• European Exchange

• Columbian Exchange

Which one below is not a reason for Spanish Exploration?

• Gold

• Guns

• God

• Glory

Explorer who went to New Mexico, Southwestern Texas, and gave El Paso its name. He was also known to build roads, and was very cruel to the Native Americans.

• Onate

• De Soto

• Cortes

• Pineda

This is what Coronado as well as other Spanish Explorers were looking for.

• El Paso

• Seven Cities of Cibolo

• Grand Canyon

• Apache Indians