Europeans Explore Texas

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Why were powerful kings and queens in Europe competing with each other during the 1400s?

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They wanted to expand, rule more land, and gain wealth.

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Hernán Cortés led an expedition of 500 soldiers from Spain that set out to conquer...

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the Aztecs.

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Cabeza de Vaca returned to Spain and told the officials stories he had heard about

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seven cities of gold called Cíbola.

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The French explorer known as La Salle had intended to start a new French colony

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at the mouth of the Mississippi River.

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Which explorer is credited with the first European sighting of the Grand Canyon?

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Francisco Coronado.

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What was the primary goal of Spanish expeditions to the New World in the 16th century?

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To find and conquer wealthy civilizations.