Texas Studies Weekly Week 9: Significant Explorers

1. 1. What country financed Piñeda’s expedition?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

2. What was the goal of Piñeda’s expedition?

• to discover silver and gold mines

• to find a route to the Pacific Ocean

• to map the rivers and lakes of Texas

• to prove La Florida was not an island

3. 3. What is Piñeda’s major accomplishment?

• establishing settlements on Jamaica

• discovering a water route through Texas

• exploring Florida and claiming it for Spain

• creating the first European map of the coastal Texas

4. 4. What country financed Cabeza de Vaca’s expedition?

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

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5. 5. Who led the expedition in article 2?

• Espejo

• Narvaez

• Onate

• Pineda

6. 6. What was Cabeza de Vaca’s major accomplishment?

• a coastal map

• a guide to plants

• a colonial charter

• a historical account

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7. 
   7. What country financed Coronado’s expedition?

• Spain

• England

• France

• Portugal

8. 8. Where did Coronado serve as governor?

• New Spain

• New Mexico

• New Galicia

• New Jamaica

9. 
   9. What was the goal of Coronado’s expedition?

• to expand trade networks

• to discover new waterways

• to claim new lands for Spain

• to find gold and other riches

10. 10. What country financed Moscoso’s expedition?

• England

• France

• Spain

• Portugal