Spanish Exploration of Texas

Which of the following is true about Francisco Coronado?

• He was looking for the "Seven Cities of Gold" in the southwest region.

• He conquered the Inca's in South America.

• He conquered the Mexican's in 1540.

• He is responsible for building houses made of stucco in present day New Mexico.

Who helped the survivors of Pánfilo de Narváez’s expedition after they were stranded on an island?

• the Zuni

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• the Karankawa

What was the name of the Spanish empire in the Americas?

• Tenochtitlán

• Mexico City

• Texas

• New Spain

 What was the most important result of the Alvarez de Pineda expedition?

• the establishment of the first missions in San Antonio
• discovery of gold and silver in the Panhandle
• the discovery of an all water route to the Pacific Ocean
• making the first map of the Texas coastline
  

Which was NOT a motive for Spanish exploration in Texas? 

• God
• Glory
• Greatness
• Gold

first person to write about and report about Texas

• Alvarez de Pineda
• Cabeza de Vaca
• Coronado
• Moscoso

Place where Cabeza de Vaca was shipwrecked.

• Galveston
• Rio de Las Palmas
• Houston
• Mexico

The first European to explore the interior of
Texas.

• Coronado
• Cortes
• Narvaez
• Cabeza de Vaca

Which was traded from the Old World to the New World?

• horses and major diseases
• squash, pumpkins, and turkeys
• cocoa and horses
• cocoa and llamas

Which was traded from the New World to the Old World?

• major diseases
• horses
• potatoes and corn
• slaves