European Exploration of Texas

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1519

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The year Pineda mapped the Gulf Coast of Texas.

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AGE OF CONTACT

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The era that is about European exploration of Texas.

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SPAIN

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The first country to claim Texas, starting in 1519.

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CABEZA DE VACA

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Shipwrecked on what is believed today to be Galveston Island in 1528. After trading in the region for some six years, he later explored the Texas interior on his way to Mexico; wrote book about cities of gold.

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ESTEVANICO

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Accompanied De Vaca on his expedition; shipwrecked on Galveston. A Moroccan who is considered the first known African to enter Texas; a guide to Fray Marcos to ensure the friendship of the Native Americans especially the Zuni.

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PINEDA

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Spanish explorer who mapped the coastline of Texas in 1519, claiming the land for Spain.

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FRANCE

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The country who owned Louisiana at the time. LaSalle is from here and his landing in Texas gave France a claim to Texas. They were the second country to claim Texas.

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SPANISH

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The language and reference to people who are from Spain.

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CORONADO

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A Spanish explorer who discovered the Grand Canyon in search of the fabled Cities of Gold.

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CONQUISTADORS

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A Spanish conqueror of the Americas.