Explorers of Texas

Who was the first Spanish explorer to set foot in Texas?

• Juan de Oñate

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

Which Spanish explorer led an expedition to search for the Seven Cities of Gold in Texas?

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

Who established the first Spanish mission in Texas?

• Jesuit priests.

• Franciscan friars

• Dominican monks.

• Benedictine nuns.

Which Spanish explorer explored the Texas coast and mapped it?

• Hernán Cortés

• Juan Ponce de León

• Francisco Pizarro

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Who led the first Spanish expedition to Texas in search of gold?

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernán Cortés

Which Spanish explorer established the first European settlement in Texas?

• Juan de Oñate

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernán Cortés

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach the Rio Grande?

• Hernando de Soto

• Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

• Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

• Juan de Oñate

Which Spanish explorer led the first expedition to Texas?

• Hernán Cortés

• Francisco Pizarro

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Who was the first Spanish explorer to explore the Texas Panhandle?

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Juan de Oñate

• Hernando de Soto

Which Spanish explorer was known as the 'Father of Texas'?

• Vasco Núñez de Balboa

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Juan Ponce de León

• Hernán Cortés