Age of Contact

Spaniard who spent eight years among the Texas Indians in the 1500s

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
• Estevanico

Conqueror of the Aztec

• Juan de Oñate
• Hernán Cortés
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
• Hernando de Soto

A large expedition, led by ______________________________, was mounted to find and conquer Cibola.  

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado
• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Spanish explorer ______________________________ spent years wandering around Texas and living with the Karankawa and other Indians.

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
• Ferdinand Magellan
• Luis de Moscoso Alvarado

Much of the Aztec treasure including gold and silver was taken to ____________________.

• Texas
• Cuba
• Spain
• Jamaica

In 1519, Cortés sailed from Cuba to what is now ____________________.

• New Mexico
• Spain
• Mexico
• Jamaica

On the ruins of the Aztec capital, Cortés built ____________________.

• Sante Fe
• Mexico City
• Veracruz
• Puebla

Which explorer mapped the Texas coast, and in what year?

• La Salle-1685
• Columbus-1492
• Pineda-1519
• Cabeza de Vaca-1528

Which explorer created the settlement of Fort St. Louis?

• Columbus
• La Salle
• Onate
• Pineda

Which explorer saw the Grand Canyon and the Palo Duro Canyon?

• Cortes
• Moscoso
• Coronado
• Pineda