Early Texas Explorers

Which explorer is best remembered for keeping detailed records of his explorations

• La Salle

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

Which explorer is best remembered for searching for the Seven Cities of Gold?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Which explorer established a French colony on the Texas Coast?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who is remembered for the many violent clashes between his men and local Native Americans?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Who explored in the New World from 1540-1554?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Which explorer spent time as a slave to several Native American tribes?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Whose men discovered the Grand Canyon and other major physical landmarks while on an expedition?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Whose remaining colonists were killed by the Karankawa Indians while he was away on an expedition?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

This explorer was killed by his own men.

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle

Which explorer was in the New World from 1527-1536?

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Coronado

• La Salle