Coach Maciel's Age of Contact Quiz

Which explorer sailed the ocean blue in 1492?

• Columbus

• 
  Coronado

• Cortez

• Jean Luc Picard

In Texas History, why is the year 1519 important?

• Coronado made his way through the coastal plains

• 
  Pineda mapped the Texas coast

• 
  La Salle discovered the American Indian

  
  

• Texas won it's independence

What is someone called that is a Spanish explorer who searched for wealth and land throughout America?

• 
  Conqueror

• Vaquerro

• 
  Warrior

• Conquistador

Who shipwrecked on the Texas coast?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Pineda

• 
  Cortez

• 
  Coronado

Spanish explorers hoped to find ____ in South America.

• corn

• gold

• horses

• chinampas

1519 was significant to Texas history because in that year—

• the coast of Texas was first mapped by Spanish explorers.

• . Father Antonio de Olivares started the first mission and presidio at San Antonio.

• Mexico achieved its independence from Spain.

• Texas declared its independence from Mexico

Which Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?

• Cortes

• De Soto

• Cabeza de Vaca

• 
  Pineda

Which explorer discovered the most gold?

• la salle

• cortes

• pineda

• No one found Gold

Which country were the Spanish Explorers from?

• Spain
• England
• France
• Portugal

What does the Spanish word conquistador mean literally in English?

• coordinator

• controller

• conqueror

• conciliator