Exploration Leads to Texas

Exploration Leads to Texas

By Thomas Rohan

Columbus sailed from Spain with three ships: Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. Columbus landed on modern-day Florida.

Columbus

Moctezuma was the emperor of the Aztecs. Hernando Cortes however, defeated him.

Moctezuma II

A Spanish conquistador who defeated Moctezuma II.

Hernando Cortes

Shipwrecked in Galveston, TX. Cared for by the Natives, and started an eight year journey.

Cabeza de Vaca

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct according from the slides you've read previously?

• Columbus sailed with three ships.

• Columbus sailed from Italy.

• Columbus landed on New York.

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus landed in modern-day ____________?

• Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

• Florida

• Brazil

• India

Multiple Choice

Hernando Cortes was a Spanish conquistador who defeated ___________?

• Moneytooma

• Mooney. Eddie Mooney.

• Moctezuma

• He has two tickets to paradise.

Multiple Choice

Moctezuma II was an __________ warrior.

• Aztec

• Mayan

• Incan

​This is the rumored city of Cibola. El Turco was a Pawnee guide who lied about this mythical place, and that the city is made out of all gold.

Cibola

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​A French explorer who came to Texas and traveled down the Mississippi River. He also built a small fort in Texas during 1685.

Cavelier de La Salle

Multiple Choice

What is Cibola?

• A mythical city made out of Gold.

• It is a city you can "See-bola"

• A real city that has a silver mine, filled with riches.

Multiple Choice

Cavalier de La Salle was a ________ explorer, and built a fort in Texas during ______.

• Spanish; 1865

• French; 1685.

Esteban was an enslaved African who was shipwrecked. Esteban and de Vaca journeyed all throughout South Texas

​​Esteban

This priest led a group to search for the city of Cibola.

Fray Marcos de Niza

A Spanish nobleman. began his journey to also search for Cibola... but was lied to.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

Spanish called him the "Turk." Coronado had him killed because he lied that the city of Cibola existed.

El Turco

Multiple Choice

Who was the enslaved African prison from the previous slide?

• ESTEBAN

• Kunta Kinte

• Harriet Tubman

Multiple Choice

Who lied about the city of Cibola?

• El Turkey

• El Turco

• El Chicken

• El Pollo

Multiple Choice

Who was the Spanish nobleman who tried to find the city of Cibola?

• Christopher Columbus

• El Turco

• Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

• Mr. Rohan