Explorers of Texas Quiz

In what year did Christopher Columbus sail from Spain to explore a new route to Asia and discovered the Americas?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1528

• 1540

Who was the first European conquistador to explore and map the Texas coastline in 1519?

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Juan de Oñate

• Hernando de Soto

Who became the first European explorer to set foot in Texas and wrote the earliest descriptions of Texas and its people?

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Juan de Oñate

• Hernando de Soto

Who led an expedition to find the Seven Cities of Gold, but never did find gold?

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

Who was the first European explorer to establish the colony of New Mexico, Santa Fe, for Spain.

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

• Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

• Juan de Oñate

• Hernando de Soto

Which of the following explorers was shipwrecked near Galveston while searching for the legendary city of El Dorado?

• Christopher Columbus

• Sieur de La Salle

• Hernan Cortes

• Cabeza de Vaca

Which Spanish explorer captured great wealth and land by conquering the Aztec empire?

• Hernan Cortez

• Cabeza de Vaca

• Alvarez de Pineda

• Christopher Columbus

His skill at communicating with indigenous tribes helped explorers survive in Texas

• La Salle

• de Vaca

• Estevanico

• Onate

The settlement of Fort St. Louis gave France a claim to Texas.

• Robert La Salle

• de Vaca

• Onate

• Coronado

What were the three reasons for European exploration?

• God

• Glory

• Gold

• Golf